attachment names

[darwin]

I'm very new to modeling, and so far have just been adding attachments and sounds to models using the tutorials here.

I have a simple question:

When I add an attachment, can I use any name I want or do I have to use one of the standards such as: weapon, hand, foot, chest, origin, etc.

I tried adding an attachment called: arm1 and it didn't seem to work when I used a trigger to attach something to it.

 

[Goolygot]

The models have attachment points, and there are the only places you can add attachments. You can find the attachment points in the model editor.
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/tools-560/war3-model-editor-62876/

I have forgot where you find it in model editor, but I can try to find it.

Edit: I think it is in Windows - Node manager. But I'm not sure.

 

[Tirlititi]

That is not the question.
Indeed, the key words for attachments seem to be defined in the game.dll so you can't edit/add attachment names.
Key words are listed here.

However, you still can use other attachments but you'll have to specify the path of the special effect attached. It's an other use of the attachments.

 

[Deolrin]

In addition to what Tirlititi said, in Magos' Model Editor's Node Manager, when creating an attachment point, you must add "Ref" after the name, so for example, "Hand Right Ref" will link to "Hand, Right". Don't forget to also set the coordinates for your attachment points.

 

[darwin]

In addition to what Tirlititi said, in Magos' Model Editor's Node Manager, when creating an attachment point, you must add "Ref" after the name, so for example, "Hand Right Ref" will link to "Hand, Right". Don't forget to also set the coordinates for your attachment points.

Just for the record, I've put overhead and origin attachments without "Ref" after it that have worked. I'm not sure why. Is "Ref" just for those that have a modifier like "left" or "rear"?

Are the animation names also hardcoded? A nice modeler added an animation to a model for me and when he asked me what I wanted to name the animation I said "roll" because that was what it was. He called it "spell" which was fine, but i got the sense that you can't just name any animation whatever you want.

 

[Deolrin]

Indeed, animation names are hardcoded. Someone explained that in another thread. All you have to know is that with modifier suffixes you can have more animations than you need...