tutorials/assets_pipeline/importing_3d_scenes/node_type_customization

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tutorials/assets_pipeline/importing_3d_scenes/node_type_customization

Many times, when editing a scene, there are common tasks that need to be done after exporting: Adding collision detection to objects., Setting objects as navigation meshes., Deleting nodes that are...

https://docs.godotengine.org/en/4.3/tutorials/assets_pipeline/importing_3d_scenes/node_type_customization.html

[Innokentiy-Alaytsev]

Judging by the Godot source code and the observed behaviour, $* are processed as import hint suffixes as well, e.g. $colonly is the same as -colonly. The comment says "blender and other stuff" whatever that means.

[etherealxx]

In Blender, this requires using the NLA Editor and naming the Action with the loop or cycle prefix or suffix.

When using NLA, there are Actions, Strips, and Tracks. Based on my testing, you need to rename the Tracks, not the Action. Atleast when i export into glb with "NLA Tracks" export mode.

[tobia88]

It's odd because only Collada files support primitive collision shape, neither gltf is supporting.
Collision shape will be imported as a ConcavePolygonShape3D even exported with a simple cube in gltf.
i would suggest supporting more suffixes like -cononly-box, -cononly-sphere , -cononly-capsule...etc to enhance support for exporting primitive shapes.

[Monday-nr]

"loop" for animations doesn't really work.
If you open the imported glb file as a scene, the animation will be set to loop in the scene's animation player.
But if you just double click the glb file to open the import settings, the loop mode is not set there. And setting the save path for the animations and reimporting will get rid of the loop data for good (since the suffix is removed from the names already). And the "saved" animation files will not be set to loop. (Godot 4.4.1)

[Calinou]

This sounds like a bug, can you open an issue on https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues with a minimal reproduction project attached?

[Monday-nr]

I opened one: godotengine/godot#108823

[GreenCloversGames]

Tried some experiments and you can't combine multiple types of suffixes, so for example you can't combine "-colonly" and "-rigid", you simply get a static body that has the name ending in -rigid.
It also doesn't seem like it's possible to change the type of body in the import editor without having to create a script to do so.
So if you're looking to generate a rigid body out of simple shapes, you'll need to do manually, which is a shame. If you know of a better way, please do leave a comment!

[chaosjoey]

I would love if tags for navigation link start position and end positions could be added.

[Calinou]

Please open a proposal for this on the Godot proposals repository.

[RostagRed]

Is there not a way to import a collision without it being a Static Body?

[Calinou]

You can import it as a RigidBody instead using -rigid.

[RostagRed]

Nice! Thanks dude.

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