# Copyright (c) 2022-2026, The Isaac Lab Project Developers (https://github.com/isaac-sim/IsaacLab/blob/main/CONTRIBUTORS.md). # All rights reserved. # # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause """ Convert a mesh file to `.obj` using blender. This file processes a given dae mesh file and saves the resulting mesh file in obj format. It needs to be called using the python packaged with blender, i.e.: blender --background --python blender_obj.py -- -in_file FILE -out_file FILE For more information: https://docs.blender.org/api/current/index.html The script was tested on Blender 3.2 on Ubuntu 20.04LTS. """ import os import sys import bpy def parse_cli_args(): """Parse the input command line arguments.""" import argparse # get the args passed to blender after "--", all of which are ignored by # blender so scripts may receive their own arguments argv = sys.argv if "--" not in argv: argv = [] # as if no args are passed else: argv = argv[argv.index("--") + 1 :] # get all args after "--" # When --help or no args are given, print this help usage_text = ( f"Run blender in background mode with this script:\n\tblender --background --python {__file__} -- [options]" ) parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=usage_text) # Add arguments parser.add_argument("-i", "--in_file", metavar="FILE", type=str, required=True, help="Path to input OBJ file.") parser.add_argument("-o", "--out_file", metavar="FILE", type=str, required=True, help="Path to output OBJ file.") args = parser.parse_args(argv) # Check if any arguments provided if not argv or not args.in_file or not args.out_file: parser.print_help() return None # return arguments return args def convert_to_obj(in_file: str, out_file: str, save_usd: bool = False): """Convert a mesh file to `.obj` using blender. Args: in_file: Input mesh file to process. out_file: Path to store output obj file. """ # check valid input file if not os.path.exists(in_file): raise FileNotFoundError(in_file) # add ending of file format if not out_file.endswith(".obj"): out_file += ".obj" # create directory if it doesn't exist for destination file if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(out_file)): os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(out_file), exist_ok=True) # reset scene to empty bpy.ops.wm.read_factory_settings(use_empty=True) # load object into scene if in_file.endswith(".dae"): bpy.ops.wm.collada_import(filepath=in_file) elif in_file.endswith(".stl") or in_file.endswith(".STL"): bpy.ops.import_mesh.stl(filepath=in_file) else: raise ValueError(f"Input file not in dae/stl format: {in_file}") # convert to obj format and store with z up # TODO: Read the convention from dae file instead of manually fixing it. # Reference: https://docs.blender.org/api/2.79/bpy.ops.export_scene.html bpy.ops.export_scene.obj( filepath=out_file, check_existing=False, axis_forward="Y", axis_up="Z", global_scale=1, path_mode="RELATIVE" ) # save it as usd as well if save_usd: out_file = out_file.replace("obj", "usd") bpy.ops.wm.usd_export(filepath=out_file, check_existing=False) if __name__ == "__main__": # read arguments cli_args = parse_cli_args() # check CLI args if cli_args is None: sys.exit() # process via blender convert_to_obj(cli_args.in_file, cli_args.out_file)