<\/image> Export your Character as Collada<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/map_collada1_panel.png\")
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nThe Collada exporter exports your Mesh character or mesh attachment to a form that is recognizable by the target System (SL, OpenSim or any compatible online world). You find the Mesh Exporter in the Blender Export menu.The Exporter opens with a file selection window where you can select the file to where you want to export, or you can type in a new filename.<\/p>\n
Note:<\/span><\/strong> If you prefer to see the Collada exporter in the Tool Shelf, then you can customize the Avastar Add-on Preferences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Image355\"](\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/279\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Image355-1.png\")
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nThe Export option Panel<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/map_collada2_panel.png\")
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nHint: <\/span><\/strong>You usually can keep the default settings and just click on the “Collada(Avastar)(.dae)” button in the upper right corner of the Window (see zoom icon in this chapter title).<\/p>\nA File Selector will pop up. Here you can navigate to your export directory and then export your file as a Collada file (using the file extension “.dae”)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n![](\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/279\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Image356.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Export option panels<\/h3>\n
The Exporter provides a couple of export options for special cases. Please use these options with care.<\/p>\n
Modifiers<\/h3>\n\n\nBy default Avastar applies all mesh changing Modifiers except the Armature Modifiers<\/em><\/span> to the exported meshes. However, some modifiers provide 2 sets of options, one option set is for rendering, the other option set is for the Viewport. We offer 3 options here:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"modifier_export\"](\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/279\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/modifier_export.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n- Apply according to the View Settings<\/strong><\/em> (the 3D Preview settings)<\/li>\n
- Apply according to the Render Settings<\/strong><\/em> (the settings for Blender’s own Render engine)<\/li>\n
- Don’t apply modifiers and only export the base mesh
\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe View settings<\/em><\/strong> get applied by default. These settings are very closely related to the Blender Render System. In most cases you can actually just use the defaults. We will get back to this when we talk about how to use (or not use) Modifiers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSide note: The Armature Modifier<\/h3>\n\n\nArmature Modifiers define the relation between your meshes and your Skeleton (Armature). Armature Modifiers are never applied when exporting because then the mesh wouldd be treated as static non rigged Mesh. This is almost never what you want.<\/p>\n
For the curious:<\/span> <\/strong>You find the Armature modifier in the Modifier Stack (see image). Remind: Armature modifiers are always defined in the mesh modifier stack. Armatures them self have no Armature modifier.<\/p>\nWe will get to armature Modifiers in the “Create an Attachment<\/a>” tutorial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"modifiers\"](\"http:\/\/avastar.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/modifiers-300x268.png\")
<\/a>Hint: You want to display the modifier in edit mode and adjust edit cage to modifier result<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
Textures export (advanced)<\/h3>\n\nYou can export images along with your models. In that case the exporter stores images as files and adds a reference to the main Collada file. The SL Importer knows how to read and import these images for static meshes.
\nNote:<\/span><\/strong> But for rigged meshes the images are not recognized.<\/div>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Collada exporter exports your Mesh character or mesh attachment to a form that is recognizable by the target System (SL, OpenSim or any compatible online world). You find the Mesh Exporter in the Blender Export menu.The Exporter opens with a file selection window where you can select the file to where you want to export, or you can type in a new filename.<\/p>\n
Note:<\/span><\/strong> If you prefer to see the Collada exporter in the Tool Shelf, then you can customize the Avastar Add-on Preferences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Hint: <\/span><\/strong>You usually can keep the default settings and just click on the “Collada(Avastar)(.dae)” button in the upper right corner of the Window (see zoom icon in this chapter title).<\/p>\n A File Selector will pop up. Here you can navigate to your export directory and then export your file as a Collada file (using the file extension “.dae”)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Exporter provides a couple of export options for special cases. Please use these options with care.<\/p>\n By default Avastar applies all mesh changing Modifiers except the Armature Modifiers<\/em><\/span> to the exported meshes. However, some modifiers provide 2 sets of options, one option set is for rendering, the other option set is for the Viewport. We offer 3 options here:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The View settings<\/em><\/strong> get applied by default. These settings are very closely related to the Blender Render System. In most cases you can actually just use the defaults. We will get back to this when we talk about how to use (or not use) Modifiers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Armature Modifiers define the relation between your meshes and your Skeleton (Armature). Armature Modifiers are never applied when exporting because then the mesh wouldd be treated as static non rigged Mesh. This is almost never what you want.<\/p>\n For the curious:<\/span> <\/strong>You find the Armature modifier in the Modifier Stack (see image). Remind: Armature modifiers are always defined in the mesh modifier stack. Armatures them self have no Armature modifier.<\/p>\n We will get to armature Modifiers in the “Create an Attachment<\/a>” tutorial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Hint: You want to display the modifier in edit mode and adjust edit cage to modifier result<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Export option Panel<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Export option panels<\/h3>\n
Modifiers<\/h3>
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSide note: The Armature Modifier<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Textures export (advanced)<\/h3>
\nNote:<\/span><\/strong> But for rigged meshes the images are not recognized.<\/div>\n