Content Pipeline . Import Meshes

Introduction

Importing mesh is powered by Assimp. Assimp support many mesh format, nevertheless we recommend .fbx or .obj.

Add mesh content to project

Just set Importer name to OpenAssetImporter and Processor name to ModelProcessor, like below.

<Item Include="\Models\Tank\Tank.fbx">
  <Name>Tank</Name>
  <BuildAction>Compile</BuildAction>
  <Importer Name="OpenAssetImporter" />
  <Processor Name="ModelProcessor">
    <TextureFormat>Compressed</TextureFormat>
  </Processor>
</Item>

Add skinned mesh content to project

Just set Importer name to OpenAssetImporter, Processor name to SkinnedModelProcessor, and StockEffect value to SkinnedEffect, like below.

<Item Include="\Models\Karakter\Karakter.fbx">
  <Name>Karakter</Name>
  <BuildAction>Compile</BuildAction>
  <Importer Name="OpenAssetImporter" />
  <Processor Name="SkinnedModelProcessor">
    <StockEffect>SkinnedEffect</StockEffect>
    <TextureFormat>Compressed</TextureFormat>
  </Processor>
</Item>

Defaultly, TextureFormat is Compressed for best performance when rendering. You can create custom Importer library .dll to support other mesh format.