Unity to KSP.

[Kerbal01]

I have Unity and the most recent part tools. I have a fully modeled, UV'd and textured model from NASA(http://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/detail/loral-1300bus). I haven't started a new project. Do I need to go into Blender to export the .lwo as a .fbx?

[tg626]

I don't know the answer to your question, but I do know that those models are high poly and meant for "rendering scenes" more then being used in a game.  If you do manage to make it into a part, you may find it either lags like mad or crashes the game...

[CobaltWolf]

Unity's site says that you need to export .lwo to .fbx, but you could just as easily import the .lwo into blender and just use the .blend file. However,

Just now, tg626 said:

I don't know the answer to your question, but I do know that those models are high poly and meant for "rendering scenes" more then being used in a game.  If you do manage to make it into a part, you may find it either lags like mad or crashes the game...

 

 

 

^^ completely right. What kind of polycount is it? Do you know? 

 

[nli2work]

*ninjaed... at 4 megs it it should not be a big deal for KSP. Assuming the geometry is clean enough.From the picture it looks simple enough.

Edited April 28, 2016 by nli2work

[Kerbal01]

having issues importing it to Unity. Got it in Blender and exported as .obj, but it looks funky. I Blame NASA.

[Kerbal01]

I asked the NASA group in charge of the website that hosts the 3d models if they would add files for the model in the OP in .fbx and .obj, they did, so i am back in business.