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ASCII Object Output Utility

Saves the definition of an object in an ASCII text file.

Reference

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Pick Object: Selects the object to be saved.

Object Space: Unchecked by default, when checked, the object’s coordinates are output as object-space coordinates, instead of world-space coordinates, with no transforms applied.

Shapes as Bezier: This affects only shape objects. When unchecked (the default), shapes are output in polyline format, with a vertex for each interpolated point on the shape. When checked, the output is specified as knot coordinates and vectors for each knot, letting a parser restore the original Bezier spline.

How To

To export an object as an ASCII text file, do this:

  1. Select ASCII Object Output in the Utilities panel
  2. Click the Pick Object button.
  3. Select the object you want to save as an ASCII file in any viewport.

    4. When you select an object, a file requester appears asking you to enter a file name. The utility then writes out the state of the object at the current frame to a text file. The resulting file is compatible with 3D Studio Release 4 .asc files.