Model importing help needed

[sarimdesert]

Hello i m having a problem importing models into wc3 editor....... so i import the model using the manager and then when i open object editor it doesnt let me assign the model..... but shows the object editor plz help me

 

[kazpikex]

Hey, importing models into WE(World editor) is easy you can always search videos on youtube. its the easiest way find follow it step by step here is one Tutorial that helped me. when i first used WE

link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v1VLjGuRGg

 

[PurgeandFire]

If that youtube video doesn't help, you can always read this tutorial:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/3d-modeling-tutorials-282/how-import-custom-models-32237/

 

[sarimdesert]

Okay so i get it how to get the model but if i want a character to appear in warcraft3(not in the scenrio) outside the editor how do i do that is it possible???

 

[ap0calypse]

Huh? What do you mean "in warcraft3 [...] outside the editor"?
If you can see it in the editor, you can use it in Warcraft 3 as well (obviously).

There's no trick to it: just use it in the editor and it will be used in-game as well :/

 

[sarimdesert]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh................... plz tell me whole process......

 

[Maxwell Murder]

what exactly is it you are trying to do?
Import the model file? or Use the model file as a model for a unit?

 

[sarimdesert]

use the model for a unit that will appear in warcraft3

 

[Nightmare Moon]

You just to import the model into WE, then create replace the model with imported > save map > reload editor > done...

 

[Mallaboro]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models.php?id=xc4roo&p=tutorial_import
^ Here's a guide by the Hive. I've used it when I've needed help and it's always worked fine for me. Perhaps it's not a problem with importing, but you're using a bad in-game object to use the model.

Please don't use prefixes in this board & I hope this helps.

Remember, you might need to close the program and re-open it once the models been properly imported.

 

[sarimdesert]

hmmm. i just want the chracters i download to appear in warcraft 3 random map or custom game

 

[sarimdesert]

oh so i learn it with just a single mdx but if there are two or models and it has skins and textures too so wht do i do then?>?

 

[ap0calypse]

Edit: oh, seems like you didn't want that (post partially removed).

oh so i learn it with just a single mdx but if there are two or models and it has skins and textures too so wht do i do then?>?

You import both .mdx-files and all texture files.
Change the path of the texture-files to what the readme file says.

 

[sarimdesert]

ok so i have done tht now i if i want the unit with the model say i want to make peasant look like the model in a custom game not in a scenrio then wht do i do>>

 

[ap0calypse]

Open the object editor (F6).
The "Unit" tab should be open by default, if not: open the unit tab.

Now go to Human -> Melee -> Units and select the Peasant.
To the left, you see a set of values, select "Art - Model file" and select your imported model.

If the model does not work, then the texture path is wrong.
Open the import manager again, open the readme-file of the model (every file has one) and check the path names.
If these don't match, then change the path name of the textures to what the readme-file says.

 

[xnutralityx]

Hi, im having some of the same problems and i have looked everywhere to no avail. here is the situation, I download a model named MedicFK and i started the import process. I imported the files and changed the .blp (like i saw in the tutorial) to have a custom path that was in the readme. When i tried to bind the Art - Model File (Medic.mdx) it turned into a custom file (Medic.mdl) no matter how many other models i try it come to the same conculsion.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. All help is apprectiated.

 

[sarimdesert]

NO i m saying if i want the peasant to look like the model in every map......

 

[sarimdesert]

i know i can see it in warcraft but its only in the map tht i hv edited

 

[ap0calypse]

Aha, I believe you can edit the MPQ-file for that.


Unfortunately, I haven't been able to do this without getting a fatal error yet.
I simply renamed the model to "peasant.mdx" and "peasant_Portrait.mdx", set the texture to "Peasant.blp" with MDX Pather and then replaced those with the standard files.
However, warcraft won't start after I do that.

And honestly, I can't see where I went wrong - the file names are identical, as well as the texture they require.