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QUESTION mesh model in evaldraw with OpenGL

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• mikewas at 2010-07-06 02:04
  I have read the information on the gl functions in evaldraw but being inexperienced with OpenGl I have a few Q`s
  
  1. Can I make a mesh model then use OpenGL to render it in evaldraw
  2. if that is not possible when I convert the .3DS file to voxel is there any way to make it very large so it looks like a mesh model when scaled down
  3. Does anyone know a good place to start learning OpenGL so I can easily start using meshes with my games
  
  
  Any help is appreciated I am sill a NOOB
• Awesoken at 2010-07-07 00:15

  Re: QUESTION mesh model in evaldraw with OpenGL

  1. You could, but it would probably render too slowly. EVALDRAW's GL functions are not optimized well for high polygon count. I might implement MD2/MD3 support at some point, but don't count on it happening anytime soon.
  
  2. POLY2VOX allows you to convert to very high voxel resolution (you must run it at a command prompt to see the options). Doing so is usually a huge waste of memory and speed. I wouldn't go higher than 256.
  
  3. EVALDRAW currently supports a very small subset of the OpenGL command set, such as glBegin(), glTexCoord(), and glVertex(). Try googling "OpenGL basics".