SKETCHUP TO CRYSIS WARS TIPS

HI ALL,

AFTER THE FIRST DAY WE'VE UNCOVERED A COUPLE OF THINGS TO AVOID WHEN MAKING MODELS IN SKETCHUP TO TAKE INTO CRYSIS WARS:

1. DON'T USE TEXTURES WITH SPACES IN THEIR FILE NAMES .... LIKE "red test.jpg" . IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT USE EITHER RedTest.jpg OR red_test.jpg.

HAVING SAID THAT, DON'T USE GENERIC NAMES LIKE "REDTEST", USE NAMES UNIQUE TO YOU.

2. ONE STUDENT USED A *.png FILE TYPE FOR HER SKETCHUP MODEL. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WOULD BE A PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE. SHE GOT AN ERROR WHEN SHE TRIED TO COMPILE THE MODEL. IT FROZE AND SHE GOT A *.dmp FILE INSTEAD OF THE EXPECTED *.cgf FILE. CHANGING THE *.png TO A *.jpg SORTED IT OUT.

3. IT LOOKS LIKE THE COMPILER (THE BIT WHERE YOU RIGHT CLICK ON THE *.dae FILE FROM SKETCHUP) DOESN'T LIKE "INSTANCED" OBJECTS IN SKETCHUP EITHER. SO IF YOU MAKE ONE THING AND REPEAT IT SEVERAL TIMES, MAKE SURE YOU "EXPLODE" THE OBJECTS IN SKETCHUP BEFORE YOU EXPORT THEM.

IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH YOU LEARN WHEN A WHOLE CLASS IS DOING A RANGE OF ALMOST UNPREDICTABLE THINGS.

CHEERS, AND DON'T FORGET TO USE THE DISCUSSION FORUM IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OUTSIDE OF CLASS...