problem when rigging a model in max5

[Lestat(br)]

I did boxes, named them as bone_whatever, changedthe controllers to TCB Rotation, but since I have a big mesh to animate I added Skin Modifiers and it don't seem to animate with the boxes.
What must I do to animate my model with Skin Modifier?

 

[BlinkBoy]

you don't use Skin modifier in Art Tools. You sepparate the meshes and you link them to the bones.

Read Art Tools Documentation, please.

 

[Lestat(br)]

But i'm animating tentacles. Dividing the model would give it a terrible animation. Holes would appear when rotating, or it would look crappy if I did the tentacle parts bigger to avoid holes.
That's why animating the vertices would be a better option. (Skin)
Is there a way to do it? (I did search for tutorials, but they don't say this)

 

[skrab]

But i'm animating tentacles. Dividing the model would give it a terrible animation. Holes would appear when rotating, or it would look crappy if I did the tentacle parts bigger to avoid holes.
That's why animating the vertices would be a better option. (Skin)
Is there a way to do it? (I did search for tutorials, but they don't say this)

read the 11 and 12 page in Art Tools documentation

 

[BlinkBoy]

But i'm animating tentacles. Dividing the model would give it a terrible animation. Holes would appear when rotating, or it would look crappy if I did the tentacle parts bigger to avoid holes.
That's why animating the vertices would be a better option. (Skin)
Is there a way to do it? (I did search for tutorials, but they don't say this)

Those holes are filled up when exported. Art tools link all the vertexes.

Read the documentation and follow the tutorial.

 

[Lestat(br)]

Thank you! sorry for being a stubborn noob...