[Development] PyM2 (Python M2 ScriptLib)

[Tigurius]

I started writing a little library for accessing m2 files in python.


script.py is an example script printing the texture filenames on the screen and correcting animation indices and lookup table.

You need Python installed.

SVN: script.py - pym2 - Project Hosting on Google Code

[Xel]

Thanks again for an awesome release Tigurius.

Thread Approved!

[Toyoka]

Sounds interesting, I'll keep my eye on this!

[Zantas]

Awesome
So lucky that you make in a language I kinda understand.

Long live the snake!

[Tigurius]

So far, everything except *.anim files is implemented(so if you load models with *.anim files it may crash)
Except of this exception, you can now use this.
Examples:
1.GeosetTypes:

from skin import *

#Create Dictionary for Translating Ids
GeosetTypes = { "00" : "Hairstyles", "01" : "Facial1", "02" : "Facial2", "03" : "Facial3",
"04" : "Bracers", "05" : "Boots", "06" : "Unknown1", "07" : "Ears", "08" : "Wristbands", "09" : "Kneepads",
"10" : "Unknown2", "11" : "Pants", "12" : "Tabard", "13" : "Trousers/Kilt", "14" : "Unknown3",
"15" : "Cape", "16" : "Unknown4", "17" : "Eyeglows", "18" : "Belt" } 

#Open SkinFile
sk = SkinFile("VrykulMale00.skin")
#Iterate through the Geosets
for i in sk.mesh:
	s = str(i.mesh_id)#Convert the GeosetId to a string
	j = len(s)#Get the Length of the string
	if (j<3):#If it's only two digits...
		s = "00"#the Id is 00
	elif(j<4):#if it's length is <4, then it has only one digit
		s =  "0" + s[0]
	else:#get the two important digits
		s =  s[0:2]
	print str(i.mesh_id) +" is " + GeosetTypes[s]#print mesh_id and it's translation

2. Texture Types:

from m2 import *

#Dictionary for Texture types
TextureTypes = { 0 : "Hardcoded" , 1 : "Body/Clothes" , 2 : "Items", 3 : "ArmorReflect?", 6 : "Hair/Beard",
8 : "Tauren fur", 9 : "Inventory Art 1", 10 : "quillboarpinata", 11 : "Skin for creatures or gameobjects 1",
12 : "Skin for creatures or gameobjects 2" ,13 : "Skin for creatures or gameobjects 3", 14 : "Inventory Art 2"} 

#open m2
m2 = M2File("HumanMale.m2")
#iterate through textures
for i in m2.textures:
	print "Type is " + TextureTypes[i.type]#print texture type
	print i.name#print texture filename

[gorq]

how can i use it? I have python but no idea :S

[Tigurius]

Create a textfile called blah.py insert your program and start it via cmd

[Demonshade]

awesome script! TY

[griwes]

What can we do with this - tried to understand, but you should start commenting code while writing (in lib). Anywhen possibility to convert it to other formats? :P

[Aryzar]

hope you're still working on this

[Tigurius]

No, as it's finished.

[Jordaldo]

how do I GET pym2? do i make the file myself, or do i download it somewhere?

[danielrhodea]

Hi tigu, how would one go about calling multiple versions of your m2 (i.e. wotlk & cata). I think I found a script that performs a conversion between format but it imports four.m2, and I'm not sure how I would get your library to function in this way (btw this is the first time I've ever used python and am happy that I have added error checking to the script.py and moddler apps (and got them to run from svn, which they unfortunately do not!)

[equertez]

hey tigu do you can convert worgen.m2 from cataclysm to wotlk? (including *.anim and *.skin if you can please help me and the guide pls thanks also +rep if you help me