ANoob's BRRES Material Tool

ANoob's BRRES Material Tool

Creator:	ANoob
Operating system:	Windows/Mac/Linux
Version:	v0.7.3
File Formats:	BRRES, OBJ, DAE
Date of latest release:	2020-09-24
Programming language:	Python
Download:	Github

Overview

ANoob's Brres Material Tool (abmatt) is a python command line tool used for creating, editing, and exporting BRRES models. It was created with the intention of making the process of material editing and model creation easier.

Main Features

• Conversion to and from OBJ and DAE file formats.
• Automatically uses previous material settings on model replacement.
• Copy and pasting of materials, shaders, and animations.
• Regular expression pattern matching.
• Interactive mode.
• Text file commands.
• Custom configuration (etc/abmatt/config.conf).
• Presets (etc/abmatt/presets.txt)
• Automatically checks and fixes.
• Automatically detects model name of course, map, and vrcorn models.
• Automatically adds map model bones.

Model Creation Geometry Details

• Automatically detects encoding format to use, guaranteeing 6 decimals of precision.
• Uses tristrips to create model geometry, saving file space.
• Removes super small triangles that become lines.

Dependencies

The tool uses Wiimm's Image Tool (wimgt) to convert images, which must be on the system's path.

Media

v0.7.2 release video

Version History

Version	Date of release	Information
v0.4.0	2020-06-15	Added support for commands: set info add remove preset select save
v0.5.0	2020-06-28	Added support for copy/paste commands. Added feature for editing animations. Added auto-fixing and checks.
v0.6.0	2020-07-19	Added installer for Windows and Linux. Added configuration file. Fixed a bug with copy/paste SRT0 layer.
v0.6.1	2020-07-20	Adjusted output for bug notification. Added some options to configuration file. Updated Readme.
v0.7.0	2020-09-19	Added convert command supporting conversion to and from 'dae' and 'obj' files. Added image conversion and editing using WIMGT and pillow. Added ability to directly input a command on command-line in addition to the command-line options. Changed installer to improve speed, now binaries are all put in one directory instead of one file. Fixed numerous bugs that would cause crashes in game.
v0.7.1	2020-09-21	Fixed Collada matrix parsing. Fixed an issue that Windows Defender treated as virus.
v0.7.2	2020-09-23	Updated to handle exporting multiple models. Updated argument parsing.
v0.7.3	2020-09-24	Fixed compatibility issue with calling image converter on Linux systems. Changed export of floats to avoid scientific notation.

By the same author: ANoob

Custom Tracks:
Arctic Mines – Beginner Level – Bowser's Lava Lair – Candy Bay – Crazy Cannon Chaos – Dinner Dash – Fiery Path – One Super Race – Pac-Track – Paradise Gardens – Rainbow Galaxy
Rainbow Runway – SMS Delfino Plaza – Snake Way – Spooky Circuit – The Elfin – Toad Town – Toy Story – Yellow Brick Road – Yoshi's Woolly Raceway

Reversed Tracks:
DS Delfino Square R – DS Desert Hills R – DS Peach Gardens R – GBA Bowser Castle 3R – GCN Mario Circuit R – N64 DK's Jungle Parkway R – SNES Mario Circuit 3R

Software:
ANoob's BRRES Material Tool – ANoob's KMP Tool