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Problems exporting milkshape materials

by Michael Hotchkiss · in Artist Corner · 03/26/2007 (2:51 pm) · 31 replies

I downloaded a cobra helicopter in 3ds format and import it to milkshape and everything seems fine. It uses milkshapes materials instead of a bitmap and when I try to export I check the export materials box, but when I open it in showtool it stays gray. I've checked the materials list in showtool and it has the right material names. I don't have any experience with 3d modeling so I have no idea what i need to do to fix this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Torque Owner Lee Latham
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#21
05/03/2007 (11:36 pm)
EVERYONE should use the new Plus exporter. It's not even worth your time experimenting with the old one.

Torque Owner Michael Hotchkiss
#22
05/03/2007 (11:44 pm)
Ok I have plus vs 2.6.1 but have been using torque game engine(DTS) exporter just because its easier.

Torque Owner Michael Hotchkiss
#23
05/04/2007 (12:01 am)
Sweet, it works, but I can't figure out where to set the bounding box. Thanks for all the help.

Torque Owner Lee Latham
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#24
05/04/2007 (12:18 am)
Cool. What do you mean about the bounds?

Torque Owner Michael Hotchkiss
#25
05/04/2007 (12:38 am)
Well I can't seem to figure out how to set the bounding box, so I can run through the model when placed in the game. When I click on "create bounds" in the exporter nothing happens.

Torque Owner Michael Hotchkiss
#26
05/04/2007 (12:41 am)
Sorry just read my post and it's not as clear as I'd like. In the game I can run right through the model. I need to figure out the exporter so I can set the bounding box so I can't walk through.

Torque Owner Lee Latham
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#27
05/04/2007 (12:56 am)
Read about collision-1 in my big post above. That's what you need, not bounds.

Torque Owner Michael Hotchkiss
#28
05/04/2007 (10:53 am)
Ahhh... cool.

Torque Owner Michael Hotchkiss
#29
05/04/2007 (1:43 pm)
Ok so in the exporter I was using before all I had to do was check a box to "create a bounding box" so I'm having hard time figuring out the collision mesh. Do I have to define something in script?

Torque Owner Lee Latham
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#30
05/04/2007 (2:25 pm)
Just rename your bounding box group to collision-1, and voila, your object will collide.

Then you can work on making a more sophisticated collision mesh. Just be sure its convex.

Torque Owner Michael Hotchkiss
#31
05/04/2007 (2:34 pm)
Sweet!!!!!!! Now I'm gonna have fun making collision boxes for everything lol. Thank Lee :D
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