Weapon Attachment Problem

[madman9800]

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/3d-modeling-tutorials-282/milkshape-attachment-modeling-53734/

I followed this tutorial to make my first model and it worked out pretty well..but i have a question...

first of all..when i imported my model in mdl format it didnt show up in warcraft, so i converted it to mdx, then it showed...but when i attached it to a villagers hand...the sword was facing backwards, and it was attached in like the middle, not the handle...

is there something i need to do to tell this model should be attached at the HANDLE not in the middle and that it shouldnt face backwards...it looks weird..thank you

 

[madman9800]

can someone please help me with this issue?

 

[chilla_killa]

You just have to move the sword in a model program (milkshape or vertex modify) so the handle of the swod is exactly at this croos in the middle.
If it goes backwards, then rotate the sword into the right direction.