I have a .3ds file that I want to import into the 3D Viewbox in Silverlight.
I am currently using Expression Blend.
Is this possible? And if so, how? Thanks!
You need it as .Obj format.
Expression Blend can import 3D content in the .obj file format. For
these files to render correctly, you must also import the material
file (.mtl file) that defines the materials used on the 3D object, and
import all of the image files that are used in the material file.
If you need a free tool to convert in try Blender or Meshlab.
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I'm a developer of WPF application and I should to apply a design of application, created by designed in PSD format. But I even can't imagine what should I do at first time. How to import some element from PSD to my application? Thanks
Expression Blend supports importing PSDs.
Is there any library or tool to convert a pdf file to SilverLight xaml file?
This is what my google-fu got me:
http://www.amazedsaint.com/2009/05/pdf-to-xaml-conversion-alternate.html
From that article:
Create a new Silverlight Project in Expression Blend.
As Expression Blend can import adobe illustrator files, simply rename a pdf file's extension from pdf to ai
Clicked File-> Import Adobe Illustrator files in Blend, and imported to my active window.
You'll get the whole form imported as graphical paths, preserving the whole layout
Download and install the free XAML Export plugin for Adobe Illustrator (CS, CS2, CS3, or CS4).
http://www.mikeswanson.com/XAMLExport/
Rename your .PDF to .AI (for older versions of Illustrator).
Open in Adobe Illustrator.
Choose which page (Illustrator can only open one page of your PDF at a time).
Export to XAML (choose Silverlight over WPF, it produces better results)
Rinse and repeat for other pages.
I have a few images in EPS format which I would like to use in my WPF application. Is this possible?
If not, is there a way to convert them to XAML so I can use them directly in WPF? I don't have a budget for Expression Design or Adobe Illustrator, and there are only a few images to convert.
You can use Inkscape http://www.inkscape.org/. It will allow you to import EPS file, but you'll need to have GhostScript installed for that. Inkscape uses SVG format and will allow you to export from SVG to XAML.
Is it possible to import WMF (Windows Metafile) or any other vector based file into a silverlight project?
You can use Paste2Xaml to convert WMF/EMF to XAML
http://www.wpf-graphics.com/Paste2Xaml.aspx
And (from the same source) ViewerSvg to convert SVG to XAML
http://www.wpf-graphics.com/ViewerSvg.aspx
Also, for SVG, InkScape has a XAML export feature and there's a XAML export plugin for Adobe Illustrator somewhere, for WMF, Microsoft Expression Graphics Designer (what a short name) is supposed to be able to import WMF and export XAML, but I haven't used those myself.
You may want to have a look at free Silverlight Contrib project at codeplex. It comes with control to display WMF and EMF files.
Inkscape can import wmf and export xaml: http://www.inkscape.org.
I don't know of a direct way, but I've definitely transformed SVG into XAML successfully before. See this brief guide.
I can easily enough go from Adobe Illustrator and make a XAML file via the XPS Virtual Printer, but is there any way to import Vector graphics defined in XAML into Adobe Illustrator to continue working on it?
Cheers
Nik
You could try using Inkscape to convert your XAML into a format Illustrator understands. It support XAML import and export.
Export your drawing in Expression Designer as PDF or PSD and open it in Illustrator