CaptainSpaulding Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 OBJ8 to Wavefront OBJ converter View File OBJ8 to Wavefront OBJ Converterfor Linux, Windows and MacOsX OBJ8_convert allows you to convert 3D meshes from X-Plane's proprietary format to a standard Wavefront OBJ. This tool converts only the meshes, discarding all the other informations such as: materials, animations, dataref. HOW IT WORKS OBJ8_convert is a command line tool. The syntax is quite simple: obj8_convert <xplanesfile.obj> [<output.obj>] Once converted, the file can be opened in Blender or in any other software that is able to handle a standard Wavefront OBJ file.EXAMPLE Just for the sake of test, let's convert one of the standard objects in the library of X-Plane, the small fuel truck: The file can be found here: Resources/default scenery/airport scenery/Common_Elements/Vehicles/Small_Fuel_Truck.obj Once converted with: OBJ8_convert 'Resources/default scenery/airport scenery/Common_Elements/Vehicles/Small_Fuel_Truck.obj' test.obj ...can be opened in Blender: All the measures in the OBJ8 file are in meters, thus the resulting Wavefront OBJ file uses the meter as a unit base. Infact, is clearly visible from the snapshot, the truck is 6 meters long, meaning 6 squale, thus it is compatible with the real life truck which is 6.12 meter long. APPLICATIONS OBJ8_convert can be used to add extra elements to an airplane. For instance, if one wants to add the pilots (or some passenger) to a plane that is missing them, he can convert the cockpit file and use it as template to place the pilots in the proper position, making sure that the hands are in the right places. The sames applies to additional parts, such as winglets on the tip of the wings. OBJ8_convert can be used to get a reference to make the winglets perfectly fit the wings. Or you may want to model a ladder or a stairway to your plane's door. OBJ8_convert can be very useful also to make the files need by librain. DEVELOPMENTThis tool is under active development and its functionalities may change in the future.The primary development platform is Linux.Special thanks to @xraydelta1 for compiling the Mac version.Feedbacks, reports, suggestions or ideas are strongly welcomed: feel free to send me a message with your thoughts.X-Pilot's forum is the primary and sole forum for support, announcements and new releases. IMPORTANT NOTICE OBJ8_convert must not be used to convert copyrighted material. Please respect all intellectual properties and copyrights. PLEASE DO NOT REDISTRIBUTE DI TOOLS THROUGH OTHERS FORUMS OR PLATFORMS Submitter CaptainSpaulding Submitted 12/16/2020 Category Plugins and Utilities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranckMX Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Excellent tool, I just have a problem, the executable does not work on windows 64, it just does not open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSpaulding Posted December 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 5 hours ago, FranckMX said: Excellent tool, I just have a problem, the executable does not work on windows 64, it just does not open. Hello... This is weird, because the tool has been compiled for Windows64 and tested. Are you using a terminal window? (it is not a GUI utility, it's a command-line tool) Can you send me a screenshot of the error you get on the terminal after running the tool? For what I'm concerned it should work on Win64. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWmF Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Very happy to see this tool, as I've been looking for a way to open .obj8 files with Autodesk Fusion 360. Can you provide further details about installation and use? When I try to run it I get; OBJ8_convert: command not found. DWmF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pejmanjohnson Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 Hey there, I have the same problem as the first guy. It opens for less than a second and disappear after that. although I could make it work by giving CMD it's directory, but I cant convert any obj files. It just says "ERROR: can't open file 'file path' even though I do everything as you said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean29 Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) The obj8 converter works quite good on my side with the only disadvantage: I see in blender the whole framework of the object but without any other important details like colors, additional elements and so on... Anyway many thanks to the creator for this tool ! Edited February 16, 2022 by Ocean29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAS Design Group Posted February 27, 2022 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 How to install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss101 Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 How do you install this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Russell Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 Extract it from the zip? And copy it into your command line path... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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