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NASA Freebies - models of spacecraft, terrain, etc...

tj_1ca9500btj_1ca9500b Posts: 2,048
edited May 2017 in Freebies

Just stumbled across this site.  It's a collection of various models that NASA has made available to the public, for 3d printing and other uses.

https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/models

Usage guidelines are here:

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html

There's a few .objs there, as well as files in a number of other formats, including a few in Blender format.

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  • AndySAndyS Posts: 1,434

    Hm,

    pitty: Spaceshuttle only as 3ds file.

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 12,636
    AndyS said:

    Hm,

    pitty: Spaceshuttle only as 3ds file.

    3ds files can be converted to obj format and then imported into DAZ Studio or Poser

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,032

    That is the site of where I got this space capsule from.

  • AndySAndyS Posts: 1,434
    Charlie Judge said:
    AndyS said:

    Hm,

    pitty: Spaceshuttle only as 3ds file.

    3ds files can be converted to obj format and then imported into DAZ Studio or Poser

    Who can convert those? DAZ3D?

  • SixDsSixDs Posts: 2,384

    There are a number of options for conversion, including Blender. No, DAZ Studio cannot do it alone.

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 12,636
    AndyS said:
    Charlie Judge said:
    AndyS said:

    Hm,

    pitty: Spaceshuttle only as 3ds file.

    3ds files can be converted to obj format and then imported into DAZ Studio or Poser

    Who can convert those? DAZ3D?

    Propviewer ( http://www.sharecg.com/v/47408/gallery/11/Poser/PropViewer-3.2 ) and Blender ( https://www.blender.org/ ), amongst others. Greentoken is a free online service.

  • AndySAndyS Posts: 1,434

    So I have to install a further, concurring 3D Design program?
    Is it really free?

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,032

    You can also use AutoDesk's FBX Converter from 2013. It is free too.

  • RedfernRedfern Posts: 1,593
    edited May 2017

    A while ago, I grabbed the Voyager probe from NASA's site.  I got the higher detailed Blender version and used the free suite to convert it to .OBJ format which I then imported into Poser.

    Sincerely,

    Bill

    Voyager-J-1.jpg
    600 x 600 - 30K
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  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,125

    Carrara imports the 3DS files.  Here, I was able to use Carrara to open a 3ds of a shuttle, save as an obj, and then open in Studio.

     

    nasa 2.JPG
    1490 x 1011 - 124K
  • Eustace ScrubbEustace Scrubb Posts: 2,697

    For that matter, Anim8or can do 3DS as well.  Always has been able to.

  • FirstBastionFirstBastion Posts: 7,744

    Bryce, Hexagon, Carrara will import 3ds and export obj

    AndyS said:
    Charlie Judge said:
    AndyS said:

    Hm,

    pitty: Spaceshuttle only as 3ds file.

    3ds files can be converted to obj format and then imported into DAZ Studio or Poser

    Who can convert those? DAZ3D?

     

  • tj_1ca9500btj_1ca9500b Posts: 2,048
    edited May 2018

    There was a thread about this one under suggestions, but since this is a NASA related freebies thread, I'll leave this here...

    http://www.sharecg.com/v/84533/gallery/5/3D-Model/NASA-Warp-Ship2

    There's an .obj included, just finished an Iray render with it... The Space Sphere you see in the background was something I grabbed from Rendo, and adjusted for Iray.

    Since Daz can't open it natively (.3ds, .max, etc,), the .obj will import as uniformly grey, but it has a bunch of material zones that you can fill in with your own shader sets.  I had fun with some metallic shaders and a couple of emissives (after applying Iray Uber base to everything), but there are lots of options there.

    TRON has a few other NASA related freebies as well (Mars Rover, etc.).

    NASA_Warpship_Gliese.jpg
    1920 x 1080 - 470K
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