[Import] Model Importing Issues

[Aka Gambit]

Hello everyone, I am having a few problems importing models and hopefully someone here can (and are willing to) help me.

First off I downloaded a few models, imported them and only 1 of the 10 I imported worked. (When trying to place the unit I get a "Could not load file" error.) I deleted them all as I figured it was an issue with the model itself.
(Also my WE seems to only accept mdl files and not mdx, mdx import fine but if I try to use it as a model for a unit/hero it instantly tries to fetch the name of the file with the mdl extension. Not a major issue though as I found an mdx->mdl converter.)

I did some searching and found that you have to restart the WE for them to work, so I imported one model to test it and it worked.

I then started importing the rest then restarted WE and now NONE of the models work (even the ones the worked previously)

Does anyone have any idea why I am having such issues importing models?
(I have never had so much trouble importing before)

 

[Arhowk]

regarding your mdx>mdl problem, DONT DO THAT. it will automatically get the .mdl but it will function in-game just fine

the problem your having is that those models use textures, and your not setting the texture paths correctly. Go back to where u downloaded each model, find their texture paths, than set the texture paths in-import manager to what it tells you to

 

[Aka Gambit]

I set up the paths that were specified but some do not specify a path at all.

For an example: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/man-o-war-215353/ has no paths and does not work.

 

[Arhowk]

I set up the paths that were specified but some do not specify a path at all.

For an example: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/man-o-war-215353/ has no paths and does not work.

than u should leave it as .mdx and war3mapImported/manowar.mdx and use it normally and it will work.

 

[Aka Gambit]

Yep that seems to have fixed it, thank you so very much for your help in this matter, I was starting to get frustrated



EDIT: One more thing, I do not see any place for the Portrait model in the unit editor, do they now acquire them automatically or am I just blind?

 

[Assassins-Creed]

Also, for some models that you import you have to take off the war3mapImported/ part. I found this out after struggling with this problem.

 

[Arhowk]

the portrait will automatically get assigned to the model

 

[Anvil]

the portrait will automatically get assigned to the model

Not really. If the model has a camera with it, then yes.
But if the portrait is separated, you need to put the portrait in the same place you have the model, and the name is ModelName_portrait, like this:
footman.mdx
footman_portrait.mdx

 

[Aka Gambit]

OK, thanks again.

 

[Cryze666]

there are some other sites with models to download, they are mostly uploaded with textures but the uploader didn't make a readme oder something else to get the paths, so is there a tool or something with that i can find out the paths of textures or models?

 

[Anvil]

Ofcourse, use this -> Mdx Pather
Also, with this, you can change the texture paths.

 

[Cryze666]

does it work with textures too?