I am looking at this question http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/9393/game-asset-website-list-free-and-paid-textures-models-packs-etc and all the sites linked their and would like to know - what should i check in a model before i pay for it , most of the sites do not have their assets specifically tailored for unity. i know in the unity docs there is a list of supported asset types , is that enough for a model? and the other way around if there is a format not supported by unity for example .daz package , is there a way to convert to unity.
I would be happy to get some sort of link explaining the different asset types and what is the difference .
i know in the unity docs there is a
list of supported asset types , is
that enough for a model?
What else do you need? The list clearly specifies which are supported, and what features of each can Unity import. Do bear in mind that Unity only imports FBX natively, and for the other formats you will need to have the corresponding application so you can convert it.
Thanks Ricardo , what i meant was issues such as performance , quality etc. is there something i should look at in a model before i pay for it . Thx
You can also check out http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Manual/Modeling%20Optimized%20Characters.html Most sites will let you know how many polygons/triangles a model has, and will maybe give you a way to contact the author. You can ask questions on amount of materials and stuff like that. Performance is a complicated thing and depends on many factors, but the manual and searching the forum should get you started.
Which file formats are "supported by Unity" largely depends on which 3d-modelling packages you have installed on your machine. The reason is that unless you have FBX, Unity uses the actual modelling packages to convert the files to FBX which Unity natively supports (I think there's one or two other formats that Unity supports directly).
Thanks Ricardo , what i meant was issues such as performance , quality etc. is there something i should look at in a model before i pay for it . Thx
– anon9132674You can also check out http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Manual/Modeling%20Optimized%20Characters.html Most sites will let you know how many polygons/triangles a model has, and will maybe give you a way to contact the author. You can ask questions on amount of materials and stuff like that. Performance is a complicated thing and depends on many factors, but the manual and searching the forum should get you started.
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