ElfGems is a tool for creating sprite sheets from 3D models.

To create a sprite sheet from a 3D model you have to render the model. You can render it in a 3D editor or use ElfGems. If you decide to use a 3D editor you have following technical difficulties:

• a good 3D editor is expensive and requires special knowledge;
• it takes a lot of time to render multiple sprites - you cannot quickly re-render all sprites if you decide to change a small thing in a 3D model;
• you have to pack sprites manually in most cases or you have to develop a lot of scripts.

Yes, there are other tools but:

• some of them are obsolete or work with rare 3D formats which require special tools;
• most of them are targeted only to game developers and it is hard to use them in web development;
• most of them pack too fatly;
• most of them have very limited functionality.

Generally sequence is simple:

• Create or buy a 3D model. It can be animated or not.
• Convert it to Ogre3D mesh format using OgreMax converter.
• Open the converted model in ElfGems.
• Configure sprites.
• Render sprite shits.

See a tutorial for details.

For now you can get a free working prototype. It has no limitations and is enough for many cases. A fully functional version will be released later.

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