One question about geosets and meshes.

[Xezko]

Hi!
I'm wondering how can i merge geoset that has meshes that are using the same material but aren't attached to the same bone. I've saw a lot of model that has, for example, both arms and legs (meshes) in the same geoset.
Well, when i use the geosetmerget it creates a new geoset, so i hav like 7 geosets i my model when im using only 2 materials. xD
So, anyone know how to do it? +Rep for those who helps.


P.S.: I'm using free tools.

 

[BlinkBoy]

doing it through mdl editing it's very tidious, unless one of the geosets only follows 1 vertex group. One alternate method to do it is using 3dsmax, importing the model, attaching geosets together, recreating the bone structure, reskin the mesh, export and transfer animations and nodes.

 

[NhazUl]

Oh, but why. Mdlvis does this perfectly.

(well, there's some bug with attaching vertices to helpers named Bone_Chest and Bone_Pelvis, just make a bone in Magos that is child node to that helper and attach to it instead).

On the contrary, BlinkBoy, I find it very user-friendly.

 

[BlinkBoy]

I find MdlVis very messy and quite hard to handle, even though it has a very good animation system.

 

[D a w n]

vertex modifier can also do it.

here is an old "tutorial" that I made(it only shows the very very basics but could be understandable):
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/712584-post4.html

 

[BlinkBoy]

all can do it, but the easiest method is through 3dsmax.

 

[D a w n]

yes, but he does not have it

 

[Xezko]

Well, BlinkBoy, i don't have 3dsmax. I said "I use free tools" (i don't have its "Jack Sparrow" version neither.)
I have MdlVis, but i don't know how to do this with it.
And DonDustin, I find your tutorial a bit hard. I will see if i can do something with your info. +Rep for you! Thanks!

Anyway, i hope you guys made a more complete tutorial of this with free tools, because there are many people like me that want know how to do this and this is very hard to some people.

See ya!

 

[BlinkBoy]

if you need tutorials, the best is to go to wc3campaigns and look for the mdl editing tutorials there. They teach how mdl edition was done before oinkerwinkle tools, magos and mdlvis.

 

[Xezko]

really? thanks! i didnt knew that!
I will take a look there.