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<p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The next Ecosystem meeting is Tuesday, Feb 10th at 11am Easter, 8am Pacific.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I see that the Web3D events page has the wrong time. I’ll reach out to Anita to have the Event Calendar updated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for catching that John.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Aaron<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> X3D-Ecosystem <x3d-ecosystem-bounces@web3d.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Carlson via X3D-Ecosystem<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 31, 2026 6:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> X3D Ecosystem public discussion <x3d-ecosystem@web3d.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> John Carlson <yottzumm@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [X3D-Ecosystem] Blender XML read/write, codename Blixemel<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Correction, Tuesday, Feb 10th at 8am CST, unless someone tells me otherwise.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM John Carlson <<a href="mailto:yottzumm@gmail.com">yottzumm@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Note that I’ve been accepting changes to handle FBX/glTF armatures, and they might not apply to other armatures. If someone wants me to use a different type of imported armature, please provide a .blend test case. I imagine that there
will be a USDSkel and MPFB2 plugin eventually, depending on how Blender upgrades go. Apparently, my version of MPFB2 didn’t work with Blender 5.0. Note that I’m strictly working with .blend native files.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am mildly optimistic that we can use my exporter as a PBR sample export for X3D.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope to report progress on Feb 13th.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 6:54 AM John Carlson <<a href="mailto:yottzumm@gmail.com" target="_blank">yottzumm@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can see and animate bones in wrong position, but bones aren't directly tied to meshes, apparently.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">WARNING: Parent 'Object_7' not found for Bike<br>
WARNING: Parent 'Object_7' not found for FlapLeft<br>
WARNING: Parent 'Object_7' not found for FlapRight<br>
WARNING: Parent 'Object_7' not found for SwitchLeft<br>
WARNING: Parent 'Object_7' not found for SwitchRight<br>
WARNING: Parent 'Object_7' not found for VentMain<br>
WARNING: Parent 'Object_7' not found for VentSub<br>
WARNING: Parent 'Object_7' not found for WingLeft<br>
WARNING: Parent 'Object_7' not found for WingMain<br>
WARNING: Parent 'Object_7' not found for WingRight<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Object_7 is the armature Object in the original scene.<o:p></o:p></p>
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