Avorion-OBJ-Export

Simple export app for Avorion Ship XML to OBJ/STL/PLY/VTK format.

OBJ/STL only support mesh export, PLY also exports color data. VTK exports color, block type, build material, and cell index data in addition to the PolyData mesh.

The exported mesh contains the faces of all blocks.

Requirements

Python >= 3.7
NumPy
VTK
PyVista

Installation

Repository Clone

git clone https://github.com/jgersti/avorion-obj-exporter.git
cd avorion-obj-exporter
pip install -e .

Archive

Download archive and execute
```
pip install <Archive>
```

Usage

avorion-obj-exporter [-h] [-p [PATH]] [-f [{obj,stl,ply,vtk}]] [-o [OUTPUT]] file

positional arguments:
  file                  XML ship file to render.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -p [PATH], --path [PATH]
                        Path to the file. Defaults to the 'ships' folder of
                        the avorion installation.
  -f [{obj,stl,ply,vtk}], --format [{obj,stl,ply,vtk}]
                        Format to export. [Default: obj]
  -o [OUTPUT], --output [OUTPUT]
                        Output file name. File ending will be ignored.
                        [Default: file argument]