Hi Mike, Thanks for the help. Will look into those two options. I need the six animation inputs (a-f) to be freely controllable by the user, for example: translate subpart 1 by amount a and rotate by amount b, rotate subpart 2 by c, etc... More like a video game, less like a presentation.
Cheers, Colin > On Mar 29, 2019, at 12:47 PM, Mike Krus <mike.k...@kdab.com> wrote: > > Hi Colin > > disclaimer: I’m not a SolidWorks user. But it looks like the latest version > can export glTF 2 files? > > You could then use Kuesa https://github.com/KDAB/kuesa to load the file in Qt > 3D and use simple > qml bindings to access the parts of the file. Assuming the exporter from > SolidWorks correctly > exports animations, these can be triggered also. > > If animations need to be created in Blender, then the gltfExporter will > definitely export them > properly, along with cameras, materials, etc. > > It’s usually much easier to create nice looking animations using interactive > tools rather than > hard coding them in QML. > > Kuesa makes is it really easy to import rich scenes authored in Blender, 3DS > Max or other > tools that support glTF 2. > > Hope this helps, > Mike > >> On 29 Mar 2019, at 15:45, Colin Worth <jlk2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Looking for help from someone who’s worked with 3D meshes in Qt qml. I am >> trying to move a 3D object created in solid works into a Qt qml app. The >> object has six motion-inputs, ie numbers, for six transforms that animate >> the object’s sub-parts. Right now I'm importing a Solidworks VRML file into >> into Blender, and using a Blender Qml plugin to generate qml files for each >> sub-part. This works, but it takes a lot of work to define the animations. >> You have to identify all the relevant coordinates and directions for each >> sub-part by clicking around in Blender, then use algebra to figure out each >> transformation matrix. >> >> Wondering if there is a better way to approach it. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Interest mailing list >> Interest@qt-project.org >> https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/interest > > — > Mike Krus | mike.k...@kdab.com | Senior Software Engineer > KDAB (UK) Ltd., a KDAB Group company > Tel: UK Office +44 1625 809908 Mobile +44 7833 491941 > KDAB - The Qt Experts, C++, OpenGL Experts > _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/interest
