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Creating a "bounding box" for 3ds max 6 to DTS export

by Jack Stone · in General Discussion · 10/21/2004 (6:22 am) · 7 replies

I searched online last night and found a program that exports from 3ds max 6 to DTS. It looks to be working ok, but its says "No bounding box found" when im exporting.
I tried to find a tutorial or something on how to create one, but I couldnt get anything. I searched here and found some reference to documentation that was supposed to be with the exporter, but I never got that. I downloaded a 3ds max 5 exporter thinking I could use the documentation for that, but again, no documentation present.
I tried creating a box around my entire model, and calling it "bound" "bound -1" and then hiding it, and messing with its porperties...
Nothing...
So maybe someone here can tell me? I searched, but couldnt find anything...
Thanks :)
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Torque Owner Westy
#1
10/21/2004 (6:27 am)
Just create a box around everythign in your scene, leave it unlinked and call it 'bounds'.

Associate Logan Foster
perPixel Studios
#2
10/21/2004 (6:38 am)
Jack you might want to spend some time reading the documentation for the DTS Exporter. Here is the URL to the official DTS documentation for 3DS Max, I highly recommend that you spend some time reading it until you understand it, it will save yo a lot of problems in the long run.

Torque 3D Owner Jack Stone
#3
10/21/2004 (6:38 am)
Ah thank you, that worked, but it now says "no data to export"
Is there a tutorial anywhere on this? I have looked believe me, but I cant find anything...

Torque 3D Owner Jack Stone
#4
10/21/2004 (6:40 am)
Thank L Foster, thats the kind of thing I was looking for :)

Torque 3D Owner Jack Stone
#5
10/21/2004 (7:30 am)
That seems to be for an old version of Max, I cant find the Numbering or embed shape buttons they are talking about...

Associate Logan Foster
perPixel Studios
#6
10/21/2004 (9:11 am)
The exporter is the same for all the versions. To find thsoe buttons you need to access the DTS Exporter Utility from the Utility Command Panel. It likely will not be a default button by default so you will need to choose it out of the "more" options (if you want to add it to the default Utility Command Panel buttons consult your 3DS Max documentation).

Torque 3D Owner Jack Stone
#7
10/21/2004 (2:40 pm)
Thanks! That worked perfectly. Im new to the modelling scene, so i appreciate the help... :)