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How to import Legion Sign Doodad

Introduction

This is an automatically generated tutorial. It will guide you through the process of importing the model Legion Sign Doodad of the bundle Legion Sign Doodad. Please note that all the screenshots in this tutorial were made using a Mac, however it should be no problem to interpret what is equivalent on a Windows or Linux machine.

Extract and Access

I am assuming that you have already downloaded the file Legion Sign Doodad.zip and know where it is located on your hard drive. The file is compressed as a zip archive. Most modern operating systems allow you to unzip the archive by double clicking it and dragging the contents out to the desktop (or any other place).

When you have extracted the archive, it should look like this:

Legion Sign Doodad
BU_Banner_01.mdx
METAL TRIM 01.blp
FIRE1.blp
BURNINGLEGION.blp

Open World Editor and click Module -> Import Manager:

This is the Import Manager. From here you can add and remove custom files from your map file:

Importing BU_Banner_01.mdx

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'BU_Banner_01.mdx' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

Legion Sign Doodad
BU_Banner_01.mdx
BURNINGLEGION.blp
FIRE1.blp
METAL TRIM 01.blp

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

BU_Banner_01.mdx
Model
45
war3mapimported/BU_Banner_01.mdx

Done, you have imported the file BU_Banner_01.mdx.

Importing BURNINGLEGION.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'BURNINGLEGION.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

Legion Sign Doodad
BU_Banner_01.mdx
BURNINGLEGION.blp
FIRE1.blp
METAL TRIM 01.blp

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

BU_Banner_01.mdx
Model
45
war3mapimported/BU_Banner_01.mdx
BURNINGLEGION.blp
Image / Texture
93
war3mapimported/BURNINGLEGION.blp

Double-click the file BURNINGLEGION.blp:

BURNINGLEGION.blp
Image / Texture
93
war3mapimported/BURNINGLEGION.blp

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

BURNINGLEGION.blp
Image / Texture
93
BURNINGLEGION.BLP

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

BU_Banner_01.mdx
Model
45
war3mapimported/BU_Banner_01.mdx
BURNINGLEGION.blp
Image / Texture
93
BURNINGLEGION.BLP

Done, you have imported the file BURNINGLEGION.blp.

Importing FIRE1.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'FIRE1.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

Legion Sign Doodad
BU_Banner_01.mdx
BURNINGLEGION.blp
FIRE1.blp
METAL TRIM 01.blp

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

BU_Banner_01.mdx
Model
45
war3mapimported/BU_Banner_01.mdx
BURNINGLEGION.blp
Image / Texture
93
BURNINGLEGION.BLP
FIRE1.blp
Image / Texture
77
war3mapimported/FIRE1.blp

Double-click the file FIRE1.blp:

FIRE1.blp
Image / Texture
77
war3mapimported/FIRE1.blp

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

FIRE1.blp
Image / Texture
77
FIRE1.BLP

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

BU_Banner_01.mdx
Model
45
war3mapimported/BU_Banner_01.mdx
BURNINGLEGION.blp
Image / Texture
93
BURNINGLEGION.BLP
FIRE1.blp
Image / Texture
77
FIRE1.BLP

Done, you have imported the file FIRE1.blp.

Importing METAL TRIM 01.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'METAL TRIM 01.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

Legion Sign Doodad
BU_Banner_01.mdx
BURNINGLEGION.blp
FIRE1.blp
METAL TRIM 01.blp

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

BU_Banner_01.mdx
Model
45
war3mapimported/BU_Banner_01.mdx
BURNINGLEGION.blp
Image / Texture
93
BURNINGLEGION.BLP
FIRE1.blp
Image / Texture
77
FIRE1.BLP
METAL TRIM 01.blp
Image / Texture
131
war3mapimported/METAL TRIM 01.blp

Double-click the file METAL TRIM 01.blp:

METAL TRIM 01.blp
Image / Texture
131
war3mapimported/METAL TRIM 01.blp

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

METAL TRIM 01.blp
Image / Texture
131
METAL TRIM 01.BLP

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

BU_Banner_01.mdx
Model
45
war3mapimported/BU_Banner_01.mdx
BURNINGLEGION.blp
Image / Texture
93
BURNINGLEGION.BLP
FIRE1.blp
Image / Texture
77
FIRE1.BLP
METAL TRIM 01.blp
Image / Texture
131
METAL TRIM 01.BLP

Done, you have imported the file METAL TRIM 01.blp.

You're done

You have now imported your model. Don't be afraid when you place the object and it appears to be a purple cube. Just close the map, re-open it and it will look fine in the World Editor.

If you did exactly as this guide told you and it did not work properly. Please make a thread in the Modeling & Animation Forum containing the following:

  • Link to the model and the tutorial
  • Precise description of what does not work
  • The map you tried to import it to (with the model imported)
And we will do what we can to help you.
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