Importing 3D Models
Tips on importing models in MagicaVoxel
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Tips on importing models in MagicaVoxel
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This is a simple workflow I use when transforming high-poly models to voxel models.
You want to import a 3D scan model into MagicaVoxel.
I use a 3-steps procedure:
Open the file in MagicaVoxel
Download and install the software
Open the software
Import (File > Import Mesh) the 3D mesh you need to simplify
You are now ready to simplify the model:
Select, from the main menu Filters > Remeshing, Simplification and Reconstruction > Simplification > Quadric Edge Collapse Decimation
You will get the following simplification window:
For our purpose, we just need to decrease the number of faces
Lower the Target number of faces value (it is usually already halved) or use the Percentage reducion value (0 to 1)
Click Apply
Repeat the process until you are happy with the results
Export the mesh in your favourite format
Download the tool from the GitHub repository
Unzip the package in your file system
Execute the FileToVox command:
You are now ready to open the file in MagicaVoxel.
Simplify the mesh through
Create a .vox model through
MeshLab () is an amazing open-source tool for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes. What we need here is its ability to cleanup and reduce triangle numbers.
For this step you will need a command line tool called FileToVox ():
Note: if you are not comfortable with the commnad line tool, you can use FileToVox-LazyGUI ().