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SuperBMD was created by Sage-of-Mirrors, is maintained by Renol/Yoshi2, and can be found on these Github Repositories:


SuperBMD

A library to import and export various 3D model formats into the Binary Model (BMD) format.

This API uses the Open Asset Import Library (AssImp). A list of supported model formats can be found here. Recommended: .dae/.fbx.

This is a fork of SuperBMD that supports generating triangle strips (a more space-efficient way to represent faces in a model) and extracting and applying BMD material data as JSON, maintained by Yoshi2 (RenolY2 on github).

Please report any issues you find here: https://github.com/RenolY2/SuperBMD/issues

New compiled releases (and their source code) are found here: https://github.com/RenolY2/SuperBMD/releases

Usage

SuperBMD.exe can be used to convert models to the BMD format and BMD models to the DAE format.

To convert a model, drag it onto the executable or run the program via command line:

SuperBMD.exe <model path>

If model path is a BMD, it will be converted to DAE, its textures will be dumped as .PNG and its material data will be dumped as JSON in the same folder as the DAE and the textures.

If model path is a model but not BMD, it will be converted to BMD. By default triangle strips are generated for static meshes but not rigged meshes. See below for more options on this.

Full usage

SuperBMD.exe <input path> [output path] [--mat <material path>] [--texheader <texheader path>] [--tristrip (all/static/none)] [--rotate] [--dontFix] [--bdl] [--version]

Arguments in square brackets are optional. If output path is left out it is created from the input path by replacing the extension either with .bmd, .bdl or .dae, depending on input.

  • If input path is BMD then the extracted DAE is written to output path. Textures are dumped to the same directory as the DAE.
  • If input path is not a BMD, the model is converted into a BMD and written to output path. If output path ends with .bdl and the --bdl option is set, or output path is empty and --bdl is set, the model is converted to BDL.
  • If input path is a BMD/BDL and output path is a BMD, behaviour is similar to if the input was not a BMD/BDL.

The --version option outputs the program's version and then exits.

Any model -> BMD:

  • If material path is set, loads material data from that path (See "Materials" further down in this document)
  • If texheader path is set, loads texture header info from that path (See "Texture header info" further down in this document)
  • --tristrip none generates no triangle strips. --tristrip static generates triangle strips only for static models (no rig). --tristrip all generates triangle strips for all models (static and rigged), currently triangle strips on rigged models are buggy though. If omitted, the default mode is generating triangle strips only for static models.
  • --rotate rotates the model so that Y is up instead of Z. Default is no rotation.
  • --dontFix disables (trying to) fix normals on rigged models. This is only relevant for using materials that add shading to the model and has no effect on whether a face is considered to be front or back-facing for culling purposes.
  • --bdl is necessary for when you want to create a BDL instead of a BMD..

BMD -> DAE:

  • If material path is set, write material data to that path. Otherwise, write it in the same place as the created DAE.
  • If texheader path is set, write texture header info to that path. Otherwise, write it in the same place as the created DAE.
  • None of the other options have an effect.

Notes

Modeling

  • When exporting a model for conversion to BMD, rotate the model about the X axis by -90 degrees. Most modeling programs define the Z axis as the up axis, but Nintendo games use the Y axis instead. Rotating the model ensures that the model is not sideways when imported into a game. Alternatively, set the --rotate option when calling SuperBMD.exe which will rotate the model appropriately without you having to do it.

Skinning

  • SuperBMD supports both skinned and unskinned models.
  • For skinned meshes, make the root of the model's skeleton the child of a dummy object called skeleton_root. SuperBMD uses the name of this dummy object to find the root of the skeleton so that it can process it.
  • If a skeleton_root object is not found, then the model will be imported with a single root bone. This is recommended for models intended for maps. If your model

Vertex Colors

  • SuperBMD supports vertex colors.

Textures

  • SuperBMD supports models that have no textures. These models will appear white when imported into a game.
  • It is recommended that the model's textures be in the same directory as the model being converted. If SuperBMD cannot find the model's textures, it will use a black and white checkerboard image instead.
  • Textures must be in BMP, JPG, PNG or TGA format.

Converting BMD to DAE

When you drop a BMD on SuperBMD.exe, it will be converted into DAE. When you import the DAE into 3DS Max, in the Import options that appear you need to go into Advanced Options->Units, uncheck "Automatic" and set File units converted to Meters. Otherwise the imported dae will be very big.

Materials

  • This fork of SuperBMD allows dumping and inserting materials as JSON and it allows additional textures to be loaded without having to apply them in a 3D modelling program. Look at Full Usage above on how to extract and apply material files. While Drag&Drop works, writing bat files is recommended.
  • The mat json file will contain one or more materials from the BMD file. When applying materials, the material names are exactly the name of the materials of the model when exported from a 3D modelling program. You do not have to cover every material, SuperBMD will generate material data for the rest. You can also use a default material setup for every material in the model by naming the material in the JSON __MatDefault.
  • The Textures section contains the names of the textures used by the material. Usually the first texture is the main texture, the rest are used for graphics effects. When using a __MatDefault material it can be useful to leave the first texture name as null so each material will retain the texture name it originally had.
  • Additional textures can be loaded by adding their names in the Textures section of a material. The program will search for these textures in the folder of the material file by appending an extension to the name in this order: .png, .jpg, .tga, .bmp. (Example: If there are two textures Texture.png and Texture.bmp, the PNG texture will be loaded rather than the BMP texture)
  • You can modify materials if you know what you are doing. Look on the internet for info on TEV and check the source code of SuperBMD for possible values for some of the enums (When viewing the source code in VS or other good IDEs, check SuperBMD/source/Materials/Material.cs). A recap of all enums and useful info about materials will be available here https://github.com/RenolY2/SuperBMD/wiki when it is added.

Material presets

This release has some bat scripts that apply some included materials.

  • toonshading: This provides SMS-style toon shading. Known to work with SMS.
  • shiny: Based on the toon shading material, this gives the model an interesting shine. Known to work with SMS.
  • simpleshading: Creates shadows based on the direction a triangle is facing. Known to work with Pikmin 2, but looks dark in SMS.

These material presets are not always the best and you are encouraged to find other presets by experimenting with material data from models and making new scripts. You can combine options if wanted. For example, you can add the --rotate option from superbmd_rotatemodel.bat to the other bat scripts if you want shaded and rotated models, or you can add the --bdl option from superbmd_createbdl.bat to the other scripts for shaded BDL models.

Texture header info

When dumping BMDs to DAE you will find a texheader json file. It contains some data from the BTI headers of the textures stored in the BMD. Of note are the Format (sets the texture format) and the WrapS/WrapT (affects the way UV maps will wrap when going beyond the edges) attributes. They are applied in a similar way to materials, using --texheader to specify the path to such a file. Header data is applied to textures with a matching name. A default header can be specified by setting the name to __TexDefault.

Supported texture formats: I4, I8, IA4, IA8, RGB565, RGB5A3, RGBA32 and CMPR (in other words, all that GC hardware supports except for the color-indexed formats). Supported wrap modes: ClampToEdge, Repeat and MirroredRepeat When using I4 or I8, note that intensity equals alpha.

Attribution

This project uses a number of external libraries or parts of them in the code which will be listed here together with their license if necessary:


If you acquired a compiled release of SuperBMD, the following licenses also apply:

  • Assimp: (Assimp32.dll, Assimp64.dll, AssimpNet.dll)
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