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Quetsions about Gmax

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warden13

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Quetsions about Gmax [More Quetsions...Next Step]

Hello. I downloaded gmax and NeoDex .74 GMAX exporter thing to make some easy models for my map. I started with a simple cylinder. Followed - this tutorial step by step. But this tutorial is for 3dsmax 5 and I have gmax 1.2 so there are some differences in material editor. So I stuck at adding material step. Is there anyone using gmax for modeling and wants to help me and all gmax starters? Thank you for further help...
 
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Thanks to you, I succesfully added material. So the next step, animating. I want to add animations like stand and open (it's a door dodoad). I ran the Dex script but there was to option to add animations. (see screenshots).
I skipped animating it until someone teaches to do. I did "print listener" and then used a grabber to get the scripts. Saved it as txt file.
Code: 
// 'NeoDeX Version: 0.74
Version {
	FormatVersion 800,
}
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	NumGeosets 2,
	NumBones 1,
	BlendTime 150,
	MinimumExtent { -10.0, -70.0, 0.0 },
	MaximumExtent { 10.0, 70.0, 80.0 },
	BoundsRadius 106.771,
}
Textures 1 {
	Bitmap {
		Image "texture.bmp",
	}
}
Materials 2 {
	Material {
		Layer {
			FilterMode None,
			static TextureID 0,
		}
	}
	Material {
		Layer {
			FilterMode None,
			static TextureID undefined,
		}
	}
}
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		{ -10.0, 0.0, 0.0 },
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		{ 10.0, 0.0, 80.0 },
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}
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}
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}
// 'NeoDeX Version: 0.74
Version {
	FormatVersion 800,
}
Model "Door2" {
	NumGeosets 2,
	NumBones 1,
	BlendTime 150,
	MinimumExtent { -10.0, -70.0, 0.0 },
	MaximumExtent { 10.0, 70.0, 80.0 },
	BoundsRadius 106.771,
}
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	Bitmap {
		Image "texture.bmp",
	}
}
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			FilterMode None,
			static TextureID 0,
		}
	}
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		Layer {
			FilterMode None,
			static TextureID undefined,
		}
	}
}
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		{ 10.0, -70.0, 0.0 },
		{ 10.0, 0.0, 0.0 },
		{ 10.0, 0.0, 0.0 },
		{ -10.0, -70.0, 0.0 },
		{ -10.0, 0.0, 0.0 },
		{ 10.0, -70.0, 80.0 },
		{ 10.0, -70.0, 80.0 },
		{ 10.0, 0.0, 80.0 },
		{ 10.0, 0.0, 80.0 },
		{ -10.0, -70.0, 80.0 },
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		{ 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 },
		{ 0.0, 0.0, 2.0 },
	}
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}
//Export Successful!

This is how far I can do. I will save this as mdl and then convert it to mdx. But first:
How to add animations to this model?
Do I have to remove first and last lines?
(// 'NeoDeX Version: 0.74
//Export Successful!)
Do I have to change this line? If yes, what should I write here?
Image "texture.bmp",
My texture file is bmp. What should I do when importing?
I tried to convert mdl file above, to mdx but I get some errors about theese. Why?
The Errors Reason:
static TextureID undefined,
I tried to change undefined to 0 and succesfully converted it to mdx. When I open it with Wc3 Model Editor, It does not look like in gmax. Worse. Why?

Thank you for further help...
 
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Zeron

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warden13 said:
Do I have to change this line? If yes, what should I write here?
Image "texture.bmp",
My texture file is bmp. What should I do when importing?
I tried to convert mdl file above, to mdx but I get some errors about theese. Why?
The Errors Reason:
static TextureID undefined,
I tried to change undefined to 0 and succesfully converted it to mdx. When I open it with Wc3 Model Editor, It does not look like in gmax. Worse. Why?

Thank you for further help...
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and for you texture.bmp qeustion you should put the texture path. blink correct me if im wronmg but he should put wat it will b in wc3 soooo (texturename).blp and name your texture that wenever u convert it.

*edit and also for animations get this tool called warforger or somethionmg like that(search the forums) it will add animations quite easily but go ahead and convert to mdl.
 
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I fitted the tga texture to model, exported it, converted tga to blp, converted mdl to mdx. But even it looks fine in gmax it does not in wc3.
 

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Wait! I think I found something. Does the textures have to be square? (64x64)
I will try now with a square texture. If it does not work again, i will post it here.

Edit: Yeahh! It was the problem, Now texture works good. Now there is only one quetsion remaining:

How to add animations? I can do it in gmax but there is no animation export option. Old script got one. Should I use old script for animating or what?
 
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You don't add animations like before, read the NeoDex post, it tells you how to add Animation intervals.

also look for magos' gmax tutorial it should help a bit.

oh and about your problem, textures must use coordinates that be power of 2, like 256*256, 256*512, etc. Oh and yourt unwrap must be all centered in one square.
 

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I wanted to do all by myself to learn, but I can't do animating. ( I red the NeoDex thread but still cant do.) I want to add stand open close animations to this simple door. Can you do it for me? This is the only way I can learn I think. =(

Forum does not allow .gmax extension, so i made it rar.
 

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Yeah here it is, take a good look at what I did.

I would suggest you to look at the Track View. (Graph Editors->Track View->Open Track View) there is where I setted the note keys for the animations, look at Objects-> Notes. Also try playing with the scene so you learn more, try redoing what I did. In case you need help post here.
 

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Thank you so much, I will take a look.

OK. I looked it. Textures worked fine with 32x64. But there is a problem with animations.
At frame 30, it is supposed to be closed. But when you import it to game, It don't completely gets closed.

"Stand -1" animation must be Closed Door and I don't know what animation must be opening. I exported one of the blizzard's doors. It dont have open animation.
 

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