What moddeling program should i buy?????

[Cold_raider]

What moddeling program should i buy????
I have looked at 3dsmax 5,0 and 3d canvas.

any sugestions?????

 

[Dervios]

If you can afford 3dsmax then you should buy 3dsmax.

 

[Cold_raider]

i can afford anything my dad is rich so what is easyest and best

 

[Sopho]

3ds Studio Max - making professional models for all kinds of uses, very reliable and effective as its the best so far. Very expensive.

3ds Canvas Pro - makes good models for all kinfs of uses, quite reliable and effective as its features are just like what 3ds Studio Max offers. Very cheap and easier to use.

 

[Cold_raider]

then u recomend 3d canvas

 

[Sansui]

I fyou can afford 3dmax than buy 3dsmax it is the best for modeling things for games.

You may also look into character studio for max and a few good plugins.

DL gmax to get used to 3dsmax why does everyone say max is hard to use its not its very easy if you actually take the time to read the helpfiles.

 

[Halcyon]

Buying... what a joke.

 

[Sopho]

We don't joke. Modelling requires tools and not much people can do it. They aren't free.

 

[Cold_raider]

i think i will buy 3D studio max

 

[Cold_raider]

what version would u recomend 4,0 , 5,0 or 6,0

 

[Mecheon]

4.0 or 5.0. They are the only ones that can use the Art Tools

 

[Cold_raider]

ok thx

 

[Sopho]

But 6.0 is the latest and updates are necessary.

 

[Cold_raider]

i wil use it for war3 tft so what do you recomend me to do

 

[Sopho]

Its up to you, what versions do people use of 3ds Studio Max these days?

 

[Cold_raider]

dunno

 

[Cold_raider]

do u know where to buy it

 

[Sopho]

www.discreet.com

 

[Cold_raider]

ok thx how do you get a model to show as a heroes ranged attack

 

[Sopho]

Thats seperate to the model.
In object editor, its projectile art.

 

[Cold_raider]

yes but what file does it have to be i woud guess mdl but i dunno

 

[Mecheon]

It has to be a mdx. Hell, you can make a peasent be a missile if you want

 

[Cold_raider]

i know it's pretty lol

 

[Cold_raider]

i have downloaded wings3d for fun and i have made a cool ball with some sharp blades on it but how do i get it over in war3

 

[Sopho]

make sure its .mdx or .mdl and import it via import manager.

 

[oz02]

http://www.wc3campaigns.com/showthread.php?t=53083

 

[Cold_raider]

i have saved the model as a mdl file but i cant see the model when the unit attack (it is a ranged attack)

 

[Song]

I think it needs to be .mdx to actually work in WC. There's an .mdl <-> .mdx converter on this site.

Converter

 

[Cold_raider]

thx

what should the path be when the name of the model is ball????
and how do i figure out the path??

 

[DarkShadow]

A model (mdx) doesn't need a path. Simply remove the wc3mapimported in the path. The blp's should have the paths shown in the mdl-file

 

[Sopho]

Don't .mdl and .mdx can be both used as models?

 

[Cold_raider]

ok i have removed the war3map bla bla bla but it still don't work i can't see the ball
it is mdl. and the import manager can see it it says it is a model so............ i dunno what's wrong

 

[Sopho]

You re-open the map and apply the model several times... Models are harder to recognise for WE than skins and icons.

 

[Cold_raider]

ok i just thought of somthing how do i know how big the model is not the file size but the actual size of the model

 

[Sopho]

When applying the model in object editor (defeult 1.00 scale value) the size should be displayed on the left preview box.

 

[Cold_raider]

damn this is inoying it wont work

 

[Sopho]

Yes, thats right, the model won't show up for a while in WE but will in the game, WE is still not used to it yet.

 

[Cold_raider]

hmm ok

 

[Cold_raider]

i still can't see the model also in the game he's shooting with nothing... i think it has something to do about the file the converter couldn't recognice the file so maybe it isn't a mdl file even though it says so it is but i don't understand i have to wait to i get 3d studio max

 

[Sopho]

A model doesn't include with itself a projectile art for when it attacks automatically. It may show abit of effecs near itself but thats all. You have to manually set the projectile aer easily in object editor. Remember, its " missle " attach type for a normal attack with a projectile art.

 

[Cold_raider]

this is really hard it won't show... i just can't figure it out arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i am getting desperate