Panda3D

[hard wyrd]

If you haven't heard of Panda3D yet, I think now is the time to take a look :).

It's a solid framework for 3D game development specially if you're a code junkie. It's all in python, use the library freely since it's a Modified BSD License. No obligations. All from Disney and Carnegie-Mellon University.

Attached is a rendering on my machine using their sample code running on my Ubuntu Lucid 64bit box. A few lines has produced this full 3D render, environment, assets, actor, movements and all.

http://www.panda3d.org 

Enjoy! :)

from math import pi, sin, cos
 
from direct.showbase.ShowBase import ShowBase

from direct.task import Task
from direct.actor.Actor import Actor

from direct.interval.IntervalGlobal import Sequence

from panda3d.core import Point3
 
class MyApp(ShowBase):

    def __init__(self):

        ShowBase.__init__(self)
 
        # Disable the camera trackball controls.

        self.disableMouse()
 
        # Load the environment model.

        self.environ = self.loader.loadModel("models/environment")

        # Reparent the model to render.
        self.environ.reparentTo(self.render)

        # Apply scale and position transforms on the model.
        self.environ.setScale(0.25, 0.25, 0.25)

        self.environ.setPos(-8, 42, 0)

 
        # Add the spinCameraTask procedure to the task manager.
        self.taskMgr.add(self.spinCameraTask, "SpinCameraTask")

 
        # Load and transform the panda actor.
        self.pandaActor = Actor("models/panda-model",

                                {"walk": "models/panda-walk4"})

        self.pandaActor.setScale(0.005, 0.005, 0.005)

        self.pandaActor.reparentTo(self.render)

        # Loop its animation.
        self.pandaActor.loop("walk")

 
        # Create the four lerp intervals needed for the panda to
        # walk back and forth.

        pandaPosInterval1 = self.pandaActor.posInterval(13,

                                                        Point3(0, -10, 0),

                                                        startPos=Point3(0, 10, 0))

        pandaPosInterval2 = self.pandaActor.posInterval(13,

                                                        Point3(0, 10, 0),

                                                        startPos=Point3(0, -10, 0))

        pandaHprInterval1 = self.pandaActor.hprInterval(3,

                                                        Point3(180, 0, 0),

                                                        startHpr=Point3(0, 0, 0))

        pandaHprInterval2 = self.pandaActor.hprInterval(3,

                                                        Point3(0, 0, 0),

                                                        startHpr=Point3(180, 0, 0))

 
        # Create and play the sequence that coordinates the intervals.
        self.pandaPace = Sequence(pandaPosInterval1,

                                  pandaHprInterval1,
                                  pandaPosInterval2,
                                  pandaHprInterval2,
                                  name="pandaPace")

        self.pandaPace.loop()

 
    # Define a procedure to move the camera.
    def spinCameraTask(self, task):

        angleDegrees = task.time * 6.0
        angleRadians = angleDegrees * (pi / 180.0)

        self.camera.setPos(20 * sin(angleRadians), -20.0 * cos(angleRadians), 3)

        self.camera.setHpr(angleDegrees, 0, 0)

        return Task.cont
 
app = MyApp()

app.run()

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