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Contents 1 COLLADA Exporter 1.1 COLLADA Format Output 1.2 COLLADA Export Settings 1.3 Max Vertices Per Face Options 1.4 Texture Folder Option 1.5 File Format Menu 1.6 Round to Nearest Integer Option 1.7 Check Duplicates Option 1.8 Double Sided Option 1.9 Flip Normals 1.10 COLLADA Exporter Specifications 1.11 Surface Attributes 1.12 Texture Mapping 1.13 Camera | Light Export Support 1.14 Joint Export Support

COLLADA Exporter

COLLADA is an open, XML based file format created by Sony Entertainment America for its PlayStation© 3 platform. Since its release, COLLADA has become the most open, cross platform file format for moving files between graphics applications. COLLADA export is available in many software applications, including Adobe Photoshop CS 4 or higher, Vue, Poser and more. COLLADA Export is currently only available in the 32 bit versions of Shade.

COLLADA Format Output

To export in COLLADA format, go to File > Export > COLLADA…. The COLLADA Export dialog appears. You can select specific options from the Export dialog.

COLLADA Export Settings

The COLLADA Export Dialog lets you select options for COLLADA file export. Some of the settings for exporting in COLLADA are similar to settings found in other exporters.

For additional information about Basic Export Settings from Shade, refer to Help > Shade Help for the Plugin Manual.

Max Vertices Per Face Options

The default setting for maximum number of vertices per face is four sided rectangles. You can also select from 3-sided (triangles) and unlimited.

Texture Folder Option

When you export to COLLADA, this option allows you to set the name of the folder containing the exported texture maps. If you do not specify a folder name, the texture maps are exported directly into the same directory as the exported COLLADA based geometry.

File Format Menu

Select the format for exported texture maps. The choices are Windows Bitmap (.bmp), PICT, JPEG, TGA, PNG and TIFF.

Round to Nearest Integer Option

This option automatically solves rounding issues in floating point calculations in your geometry.

Check Duplicates Option

Automatically check for and remove duplicate vertices on faces generated during the export process. Selecting this option will increase the time it takes to export the model.

Double Sided Option

Automatically creates double sided faces in exported geometry. Selecting this option may avoid the addition of unwanted geometry in the export, especially when performed with Boolean options, however it can also increase the size and complexity of a model.

Flip Normals

Automatically flips all normals in the exported model.

COLLADA Exporter Specifications

Surface Attributes

Shade supports the following surface materials. • Diffuse Color • Texture Mapping All other parameters, textures, and mappings are not supported.

Texture Mapping

Texture mapping is supported in the COLLADA export from Shade. However if there are multiple layers in the surface, only the first two layers are supported in the export.

Camera | Light Export Support

Lighting is supported in the COLLADA export from Shade, though point lights are not supported. Camera position information can be exported.

Joint Export Support

Shade native joints have limited support in COLLADA export from Shade. The following Joint types are supported: • Slider Joint • Rotator Joint • Scale Joint • Uni-Scale Joint