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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Toxic on January 24, 2008, 08:08:31 am

Title: Max 9
Post by: Toxic on January 24, 2008, 08:08:31 am

Do they make a max 9 exporter for freespace? I just recently got back into the 3d work realm, decided to make some ships or whatever for freespace 2.

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Raven2001 on January 24, 2008, 09:06:06 am

Unfortunatly, no there isnt an exporter for max9 :(

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Toxic on January 24, 2008, 12:57:43 pm

Ah damn.. Guess that puts a dampener on my project doesnt it. -.-

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Topgun on January 24, 2008, 05:01:33 pm

you could use pcs.

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Toxic on January 24, 2008, 09:55:04 pm

PCS?

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Toxic on January 24, 2008, 10:01:50 pm

Tempted to just post my work in max9, and perhaps collaborate with someone who knows how to use the other modeling programs(i'm avoiding an earlier form of max.. the idea just doesnt sit with me), using whatever models i make as references or whatever. That or just making some shiny eye-candy to look at.. Whatev.

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Topgun on January 24, 2008, 10:44:29 pm

pcs is a model converter. cob--->pof.
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,51649.0/topicseen.html

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Toxic on January 24, 2008, 11:37:15 pm

ahh, will it convert .max, or do i have to find another kind of converter or something.. I just finished this relatively sweet model, no skin but here it is:

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/Rhentinwolf/Fighter-Bomber.jpg)

I also havent blasted it with a smoother at all yet, so its a little sharp for right now.

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Topgun on January 24, 2008, 11:43:34 pm

Quote from: Toxic on January 24, 2008, 11:37:15 pm

ahh, will it convert .max, or do i have to find another kind of converter or something..

you might. can you save as 3ds?

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Toxic on January 24, 2008, 11:59:05 pm

Yes i can

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Topgun on January 25, 2008, 09:38:10 am

you will need truspace 3.2 (freeware) and lithunwrap (also freeware). I'll post a link in a sec.

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Topgun on January 25, 2008, 09:40:43 am

http://files.filefront.com/lithunwrap+setupzip/;51766;/fileinfo.html
check for viruses as I am not to sure about the uploader, probably fine though.

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Topgun on January 25, 2008, 09:42:39 am

and for truespace
http://www.download.com/TrueSpace/3000-6677_4-10187286.html

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Toxic on January 25, 2008, 06:11:37 pm

Thanks, as soon as i'm home from the shop i'll check those out.

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: bizzybody on January 26, 2008, 12:46:06 am

trueSpace 3.2 is rather "under featured" compared to newer versions. 6.6 is quite nice. They FUBARed the user interface something awful in version 7. You'll find the UI rather odd in 3.2- trueSpace (like Lightwave) was originally an Amiga program.

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Scooby_Doo on January 26, 2008, 12:59:10 am

An alternative to lithunwrap is 3d Exploration, it can convert 3ds to cob to.

Title: Re: Max 9
Post by: Topgun on January 26, 2008, 02:54:10 pm

Quote from: bizzybody on January 26, 2008, 12:46:06 am

trueSpace 3.2 is rather "under featured" compared to newer versions. 6.6 is quite nice. They FUBARed the user interface something awful in version 7. You'll find the UI rather odd in 3.2- trueSpace (like Lightwave) was originally an Amiga program.

3.2 is free