Problem with Wc3 Model Editor, can't import external model files

[Mulgrim]

HI, I'm Mulgrim. I am new to Hive and anything that is WC editing related(but not so much ) I have been reading many, many tutorials on modeling,
2D editing, terraining. and know a litle something about triggers, so I have decided it is time to begin a map of my own with custom model files . But now to what happened during the making of my custom models part, I downloaded a model that I liked from here(Chaos Marauder.mdx), but everytime that i try to open it in the Wc3 Model Viewer it says:

Unable to load, (-location of file here-) unknown extension!

Probably it is something very simple that i will soon feel really stupid about, but I don't know what else to do, I tried to convert it using the MDLX converter found here as well, to open it in Oinkerwinkle's Vertex Modifier but it gives me another error saying: File type error. The file I attempted to convert was MDX, i don't know what could have happened. please help, i don't know what else to do, please help, any help at all with be apreciated, thanks.

BTW I live in Italy (moved from U.S, 3 months ago) and right now it's 12 pm, and i have school tomorrow, so I will not be able to answer anything until tomorrow, this same hour or in the morning (for me, 11pm (west coast time) for you).

~ Mulgrim

 

[BlinkBoy]

maybe you have importing troubles. Did you checked the paths and everything? Look at an import tutorial. Also remember that you must save the map and restart WE afterwards. Normally I move importing related stuffs to WEHZ, but I guess we can talk of paths in .mdl here, so I'll keep it at this forum.

 

[Mulgrim]

nono lol the problem is I can't open the custom model file in the model editor, not world editor.

 

[Magos]

"unknown extension" means that you have a bad filename. It has to end with ".mdl" or ".mdx".

 

[Mulgrim]

O hello Mr. Magos . And yes, it says MDX as file type when i look at it in my documents, idk what's wrong (I'm beginning to think that this is really a cause of my stupidity >.>)

 

[Mulgrim]

answer plz im clueless

 

[Magos]

In the error dialog that appears, press Ctrl + C and paste the full error.
I still believe your filename is wacked, like "MyModel.mdx.poop".

 

[Mulgrim]

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Error
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Unable to load "C:\Users\katia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H502T4MH\ChaosMarauder[3]", unknown extention!
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OK
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I have tried it with several other downloaded .mdx files, they don't seem to work either.

 

[Magos]

As you can see it has no mdx extension. Download the file first before opening it.

 

[Mulgrim]

Hmm, i don't know what's wrong I have it downloaded, it even works when I import it in World Editor, but when i open ChaosMarauder.mdx it opens another file that is automatically made in temporary internet files named ChaosMarauder[3].

 

[Lord_T]

Try going into folder option and unchecking "Hide extensions for known file types" and shoving .mdx behind the file, or if you're using Magos', just try registering the extents (PRoperties > Register extents, i think). This should associate .mdx with magos' and open them for viewing every time u double click.

Good luck

 

[Mulgrim]

i fixed like 2 months ago ;P ty though

 

[bboy-tiger-]

Then say you fixed it. And how.

 

[Mulgrim]

it was there all the time... just without a skin i think, so wasnt visible... lol