Newer Export Script for a non ancient version of blender?

[dioxazine-]

Hey everyone. Im just wondering if all you guys who export your own custom bike jms actually still use the old 2.79 or 2.80 blender export script.
I would like to imagine there is a new script for a newer blender version like 5.0 or somethin even if its not a official jlv script.
Excuse my ignorance if im wrong, i learned model making for MXB and on new blender versions.
Thanks Guys

[jlv]

I wasn't aware they broke the export scripts again. You'd think they'd be running out of new ways to break things by now!

[dioxazine-]

I wasn't aware they broke the export scripts again. You'd think they'd be running out of new ways to break things by now!

they broke it in a couple ways according to the error codes it gives. but take it with a grain of salt because im and not sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to computers. i havent seen any1 else with this issue after a couple days of searching so im really not sure if its me or the script.

[jlv]

I wonder if it might be a better idea to make a converter from a common format instead of endlessly chasing Blender API changes. Any suggestions for what format to use?

[hvpmvp]

I would recommend just using 2.79 with the older export script honestly. Pretty much all models are set up with materials for that version that end up breaking in 2.8+, so you would have to redo all the materials in a system that is a lot more finicky than what we have in 2.79. It wouldn't be as big of a deal if we had gloss maps

I wasn't aware they broke the export scripts again. You'd think they'd be running out of new ways to break things by now!

It's crazy how much they break stuff with new updates. I can't even open blends from the newest version in a version only a year or two old for seemingly no reason.

[dioxazine-]

I wonder if it might be a better idea to make a converter from a common format instead of endlessly chasing Blender API changes. Any suggestions for what format to use?

This would be sick especially for people coming from MxBikes (like a lot of people such as myself are) who like making their own models but cant figure out the old versions of blender

[jlv]

It's a shame obj doesn't support bones. Maybe glTF although that looks like overkill.