Key Features

The key features for 3DXchange include:

Tools design for building up massive iClone model library – Scene, Props, and Accessories.
Load and convert 3DS and OBJ files into iClone VNS formats.
Load iClone VNS files for material editing, pivot setting, or bring back individual elements from Merged Props.
Full texture conversion – unwrapped UV, multi sub-material texturing, diffuse, bump, opacity.
Texture format supported: JPG, BMP, PNG, TGA, TIFF.
Support 3DS animation data import and export (spline not supported).
Model Export Filter: check on/off mesh nodes in Scene Tree to filter output elements.

Material Editing: material color, glossiness, specular (how shiny the material appears, eg. plastic, metal, glass).
Normal Correction: 2-sided, flip, unify.
iClone Shadow Attribute Setting: Cast Shadow , Receive Shadow.
Scene Transformation: Rotation, Translation, Scaling.
Quick Align to Center and Ground: Auto move the scene to the origin or align scene elements to iClone root ground position.
Edge Smoothness: define hard or soft edge by specified angle threshold.
Pivot Setting: set pivot for rotation in iClone – eg. door – rotate based on edge, wheels – rotate based on center:

Drag and Drop file import: 3DS, OBJ or VNS file formats.
Scene Tree: multiple elements selection for node attribute editing.
Quick project reload – press F5 to reload last project, effective tuning loop for model creation.
Auto locate and export VNS files to specified iClone folder – Scene, Props, Accessories, user define.
Keep last path assignment to save repetitive path finding efforts.

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