Exporting model using skin for animations
by Pascal Bos · in Artist Corner · 10/06/2001 (3:24 pm) · 6 replies
Ok got some problems (probably me though) I got this player model and i set it up for animations, using skin (which came with MAX4). I used skin because it's one mesh, not no segmented model, i know it's no COM Skin but i tried anyway.... It doesn't work allthough not for me, not yet.
I know i must be doing something wrong but i don't have a clue what, the thing exports but it gives me a "no data exported" error.
Question is simple, will some one please take a look at my model and see what i did wrong, or maybe i just have to use COM skin, any answer will be helpfull..
As soon as i get this sucker nailed i'm going to write a tutorial from beginning to end, because i can't find one anywhere, verry frustrating.....
I know i must be doing something wrong but i don't have a clue what, the thing exports but it gives me a "no data exported" error.
Question is simple, will some one please take a look at my model and see what i did wrong, or maybe i just have to use COM skin, any answer will be helpfull..
As soon as i get this sucker nailed i'm going to write a tutorial from beginning to end, because i can't find one anywhere, verry frustrating.....
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#2
10/06/2001 (11:54 pm)
Are you refering to use of the max2dts exporter? If so, then the docs for it explain the process fairly well. 
#3
10/07/2001 (12:10 am)
actually i have found that the process of importing any kind of graphics, the file formats etc are not well documented but I am sure they will be in due time :)
#4
I must agree with you Entr0py, the documentation is verry poor let's hope that will change in the near future
10/07/2001 (2:32 am)
Thanx Joe, it's on it's way, i really hope you can help me.I must agree with you Entr0py, the documentation is verry poor let's hope that will change in the near future
#5
Now they arent giving me and any modelers EXACT STEP BY STEP DOCS on how to Gget a character and their animtions in the game thats the problem right now
(and this copied from icq)
the ons the do have models in the game explain it in overly complicated ways that a good modeler but non technical person can't fully understand
(some ome please help i have a web server and would be happ to put any and all doc on it (for coding also))
10/14/2001 (9:58 pm)
i agree , im no modeler ,but i have a ver good one on my team , and he is geting rather discusted, he has max 3.1 and this is what he says (we need this big time),,,:Now they arent giving me and any modelers EXACT STEP BY STEP DOCS on how to Gget a character and their animtions in the game thats the problem right now
(and this copied from icq)
the ons the do have models in the game explain it in overly complicated ways that a good modeler but non technical person can't fully understand
(some ome please help i have a web server and would be happ to put any and all doc on it (for coding also))
#6
10/14/2001 (10:57 pm)
If your modeller needs help, have him email me directly and I will try to help. I am at some point going to write up a detailed tutorial, but the 'exact, step by step' way of explaining it is going to mean that the documentation is going to be very, very long. 
Torque Owner Joe Maruschak
Joe