Making the shape for an attachment?

[Total_Warrior]

Hi im learning how to model and im trying to make this using 3DS MAX OR milkshape 3D

Im not sure how to make the shape of the shield

This is not a request(I want to do it on my own but im wondering how i would make that shape)

 

[skrab]

look at this tutorial in milkshape

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/f282/milkshape-attachment-modeling-53734/
if that tutorial doesn't help than...

if you already have some version of 3Ds max go to HELP and chose TUTORIALS
you will learn there a lot about basic modeling in 3Ds max

 

[Total_Warrior]

look at this tutorial in milkshape

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/f282/milkshape-attachment-modeling-53734/
if that tutorial doesn't help than...

if you already have some version of 3Ds max go to HELP and chose TUTORIALS
you will learn there a lot about basic modeling in 3Ds max

Thanks and that tutorial really didnt work for me my shield came out retarded but ill try the tutorials(i have the latest 3ds max)

 

[skrab]

here is a small tutorial ^^

Attachment tutorial

post here if you need any help

 

[Total_Warrior]

here is a small tutorial ^^

Attachment tutorial

post here if you need any help

My god thanks sooooooo much +rep
EDIT:How do i get rid of the grid?

 

[skrab]

press G

 

[Total_Warrior]

Also at 00:51 seconds when you used the edge how did you create another line?

 

[skrab]

there ))

 

[Total_Warrior]

Alright everything is fine but i dont really get what you did with the rotate and how you got the line at 04:14

 

[skrab]

Click on Polygon and select all polygons
than click Slice Plane
when you click on the Slice plane the box will show up and you can rotate/move/scale it where do you want to cut the polygon
in this situation just enter 90^o on Y axis
than just click SLICE below the Slice Plane and the polygon will be sliced

 

[Total_Warrior]

Yay finished ^^ Thanks so much for the tutorial skrab!
What do i do with it now?

 

[skrab]

first you need to convert that picture to TGA format 256x256 or 512x512 and name it shield.tga and use some tool to convert TGA to BLP (Warcraft III Viewer)
than select your model and right click on it
than convert it to Editable Mesh
than follow the tutorial from 07:30 to 09:15 (instead of that jpg picture use TGA format)

than when you are finished with Unwrap UVW see the picture tut.jpg i attached ( there is the link at the bottom with dexporter script)

than this will show up (look at the picture 2.jpg i attached

and thats it :/

use this tool to convert mdl to mdx (so you can import it in the map)


Dexporter

 

[Total_Warrior]

How do you convert to .TGA and what do you mean by 7:30-9:15?

 

[skrab]

With Adobe Photoshop
and 07:30-09:15 are minutes and seconds on that tutorial i made
you start following it from 07minutes and 30seconds

 

[graystuff111]

Um, convert the tga file into a blp in warcraft 3 viewer?

 

[Total_Warrior]

I opened the picture of the shield with photoshop and didnt touch it all i did was save it as .tga and opened it in viewer converted to .blp and it was 0 kb and it was nothing