Blender Import-Export script for Blitz 3D .b3d files.
Should work with versions 2.8x, 2.9x, 3.x, and 4.x.
Download the ZIP file:
Then follow the add-on installation instructions for your Blender version:
- Animation is not yet implemented in version 1.0. Check master branch for updates.
- Nodes use original quaternion rotation that affects user interface. Maybe convert them into euler angles.
Blitz3D was a game engine developed by Blitz Research (Mark Sibly) in 2001 utilizing the Blitz BASIC language and bringing with it the B3D format.
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Blender addon:
- 2008 - Developed for Blender 2.45 by Diego "GaNDaLDF" Parisi
- 2010 - Lightmap fixes by Capricorn 76 Pty. Ltd (date estimated)
- 2011 - Changes by Marianne Gagnon and Joerg Henrichs from supertuxkart
- 2013 - Blender 2.62 and 2.63 compatibility work from MTLZ (aka "is06", date estimated)
- 2018 - Blender 2.8 compatibility and importer by Joric
- 2020 - Blender 2.9 compatibility by GreenXenith
- 2023 - Blender 3.0 compatibility by GreenXenith
This software is covered by GPL 2.0. Pull requests are welcome.
- The import script based on a heavily rewriten (new reader) script from Glogow Poland Mariusz Szkaradek.
- The export script uses portions of script by Diego 'GaNDaLDF' Parisi (ported to Blender 2.8) under GPL license.
- The b3d format documentation (b3dfile_specs.txt) doesn't have a clear license (Public Domain assumed).
- Original addon by Joric - Works for Blender 2.8 but not later
- B3DExport by RainWarrior - Based on same work from Diego Parisi, for Blender 2.6 or 2.7
- B3DExport for Minetest - Minetest's fork of B3DExport for Blender 2.7
- Assimp - Importer only. Animation is allegedly hit-or-miss
- fragMOTION - Seems to work fine, though it is nagware and does not export animation to any modern formats