I am a newbie at iOS programming, hence apologize in advance if this is a naive question. I exported a few objects (separately) from 3DS Max (as .obj) and then used the algorithm provided by Mr. Heiko Behrens which is available here.
What the algorithm does is convert .obj files into header files (containing vertex, normal and texture co-ordinate data). This information is then read by Xcode to render these objects onto an iPad.
Now I tried to export all the objects together as one big .obj file but then the header file created is in a format that Xcode fails to read. So I exported every object individually making them 30 separate header files (corresponding to 30 objects) which contain vertices, normals and texture co-ordinates of the respective objects. Now for testing purposes I rendered the first 2 objects. I managed to do so but the 2 objects are displayed as merged into one (or overlapped). I've also added code to make rotation of the object possible which verified that the 2 objects are fused together.
My questions are:
When I export separate obj files from 3DS Max, are the relative positions of these objects preserved? If not, how do I display these objects side-by-side instead of a fused unit?
Will I have to translate every object separately to the required position? If so, kindly guide me how?
I'd really appreciate any help/comments regarding my issue and thank you in advance!!
Thanks, H
