Blend2Java - Exporting 3D Objects from Blender for Java

Aim

The aim of this tutorial is to allow a complete beginner, who has absolutely no previous knowledge of Blend2Java, Python, or Blender scripting, to export a 3D object that they have created in Blender, into a form that can be later used by Java3D and my other tutorials.



Step 1 - Get Blend2Java

Go here and download it. It's free, just like all things that I cover in my tutorials.

Once you have downloaded it. Open the Zip file.

You should get the following screen.

Extract the files to the desktop

Once you've extracted the files and opened the folder you should see the following:

Step 2 - Editing the export.py script for use in blender.

Open the export.py file in notepad and you should see the following:

Insert the following code into the top of the file and then save it.

#!BPY
"""
Name: 'Blend2Java'
Blender: 248
Group: 'Export'
"""

Note that the 248 stands for version 2.48, change this number for your blender version. (It says when you start blender up)

Step 3 - Using the export.py script to export your 3D object.

Now we need to load the export.py script into blender. Open up blender.

press shift+f11 to open the scripting window, as shown below.

Open the python script by clicking the button shown below:

You should then get the following menu.

Select your exporg.py file that you edited earlier and saved. Then open it.

Run the python script

You should get the following menu asking you for the output directory and the start export button.

Enter the directory you wish the files to be exported to. I put it as C:/test as shown. Then press the stat export button.

Your files wil now be in the folder you specified, as shown. This file can be used by Java3D later.

Well done your finished!

• Note: If you have any problems please comment about the issues and I will try to solve them in a troubleshooting section of this post. Please do not comment about any spelling/grammar mistakes. Thank you.