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potato
potato

Reputation: 4589

how to convert .dae to .scn files in SceneKit

This is a screenshot from Apple's Fox sample code. As you can see, they use .scn file format for graphics object. They explicitly state in the wwdc2015 video that this was done by an artist. So far I only worked with .dae and was until recently convinced that this is the only supported format. My question is, how do I export objects stored in .dae file to .scn file?

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EDIT: this is what I get if go to Editor-> Convert to SceneKit scene file format (.scn)

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Upvotes: 42

Views: 39191

Answers (3)

Andy Jazz
Andy Jazz

Reputation: 58043

You can programmatically convert .dae to .scn using the following code. The instance method called write(to:options:delegate:progressHandler:) works in iOS 10.0+ and macOS 10.9+.

import SceneKit

class GameViewController: NSViewController {
    
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        
        let sceneView = self.view as! SCNView
        sceneView.allowsCameraControl = true
        let dae = SCNScene(named: "art.scnassets/model.dae")!
        
        
        let path = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory,
                                             in: .userDomainMask)[0]
                                          .appendingPathComponent("Model.scn")
        
        dae.write(to: path, options: nil, delegate: nil, progressHandler: nil)
        print(path)
        
        let scene = try! SCNScene(url: path)
        sceneView.scene = scene
    }
}

Upvotes: 0

mnuages
mnuages

Reputation: 13462

open your DAE file in the SceneKit scene editor, then go to the Editor menu and click "Convert to scn file format".

Your artist won't be able to export a scn file from their favourite tool. You'll have to use Xcode to convert a DAE to SCN.

Upvotes: 28

l'L'l
l'L'l

Reputation: 47159

Exporting the .dae is unnecessary; you can place the object directly into a .scn file:

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Create the new .scn file in the .scnassets folder, then drag the .dae file into the scene.

Upvotes: 39

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