3D Studio Max 4.2 with Blizzard Art Tools

[BudSmoke]

OMG I have been working for 2 days and am about to give up.
I have 3ds Studio 4 with the Blizzard tools.
I cannot get a model after exported from it to work at all!!!!
I cant even get the sample ones that blizzard provided to export and work???


Heres what I did

Step 1:
I downloaded the SkeletonFireWariorMage model from this website.
Loaded it in 3ds max
I didnt touch anything after it loaded.
Step 2.
I went to File>Export> Export to MDX
Step 3.
Imported file to War3 Editor using default custom paths.
Step 4. Reloaded the map


and then nothing... I get a mdl load error



I CAN get the model to work if I import it normally without loading and exporting through my 3ds program.

I have also tried exporting the Sample Peon that comes with the blizzard art tools and had the same problem.

Has anyone used 3ds max 4.2 or 5 and has had any luck?

I even tried creating a simple sphere with 1 material and exported it to mdx.

 

[HappyTauren]

Ehh why would you import MY model into max anyway
And besides, attach the model you "made" to the post.

 

[SuPa-]

People use 3ds Max 5 and have no problems

 

[BudSmoke]

Yours was the first model on the list that I knew was solidy written so I grabbed it. It said that it was tried and tested so I used it for an experiment.
By the way, great work dude. seriously, the particle emitters are awesome.


Nonetheless I fixed my problem.....

when I import my model in the world editor it has a default import path of
war3mapimport\xxxx.mdx

I had to remove the war3mapimport and it seems to work now.... i'm not sure what or where the path of a model and its texture are defined in 3ds max.

Also, when doing animations, where do you choose or select Stand, Death, Walking, Attack?

 

[skrab]

first of all plz READ ART TOOLS DOCUMENTATION

what importer did you used to import mdl/mdx to 3d max?

 

[ElectricSaiyan]

Skrab, he mentioned in his last post that he fixed the problem.

But he asked a new question, which was how to select the different animations in max. I'm wondering how to do that as well.

 

[skrab]

just read ART TOOLS DOCUMENTATION

 

[MistAssass]

Hi !
Sorry to intrerupt the discution but where do i find 3ds Studio 5 with the Blizzard tools ?
Hope i didn't ask a forbidden question ...
Ty !

 

[HappyTauren]

You did. You can't get 3dsmax5 anylonger, unless you PM jigrael at wc3c, of course.

 

[MistAssass]

Ty ! sorry for the question ...

 

[BudSmoke]

War3Viewer Exports Models in MDX format.........
The 3DS Max Blizz Import Script requires MDL ??????
Does anyone know why the hell it was written like that? Do I have to conver to mdl first?

 

[skrab]

yes blizzimporter imports ONLY mdl format