sdkmesh

My interpretation is that sdkmesh was just an intermediary format whilst D3DX10 gets fixed up.

The story around sdkmesh/x file formats isn't entirely clear - I get the feeling no one (on the MS side) really wants them and they're more a necessary evil than a genuine 'feature' of the platform/SDK. It was mentioned a few times that most professional studios have their own content pipelines and tools for handling mesh data so it's not really something the big fish are too bothered about.

Ultimately the decision really needs to be made based on your expected content creation tools and pipeline. Which 3rd party products are you using, what sort of data are you storing, how do you want to manipulate it, which file formats are available etc..etc.. Don't just pick sdkmesh/x because it's included by default with the SDK.

hth
Jack

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Original post by jollyjeffers My interpretation is that sdkmesh was just an intermediary format whilst D3DX10 gets fixed up. The story around sdkmesh/x file formats isn't entirely clear - I get the feeling no one (on the MS side) really wants them and they're more a necessary evil than a genuine 'feature' of the platform/SDK. It was mentioned a few times that most professional studios have their own content pipelines and tools for handling mesh data so it's not really something the big fish are too bothered about. Ultimately the decision really needs to be made based on your expected content creation tools and pipeline. Which 3rd party products are you using, what sort of data are you storing, how do you want to manipulate it, which file formats are available etc..etc.. Don't just pick sdkmesh/x because it's included by default with the SDK. hth Jack

Yeah, that’s true. Currently we are a very small team, just me and an artist. The scene is therefore quite limited. My main driving force is to show off rendering techniques. The artist is mostly using Photoshop and Maya. I think the x-file format was working ok before. Maybe someone has some other format to recommend.