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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: TopAce on April 19, 2009, 02:43:21 pm

Title: Gmax for FreeSpace modelling.
Post by: TopAce on April 19, 2009, 02:43:21 pm

This has been asked before, but the links that could provide me with the necessary exporters/importers are broken. I have installed Gmax and its 3ds importer. Unfortunately, it's only an importer, so it's of little use to FS modellers.

So, here's my question. As you know, Gmax can deal only with .gmax files by default. How can I convert my Gmax-created models into the game? Is it at all possible now that Gmax is effectively abandoned?

Title: Re: Gmax for FreeSpace modelling.
Post by: bobbtmann on April 19, 2009, 03:06:27 pm

I used NeverWinterMax (NWM) for Gmax. You'll need another converter to go to Truespace.

Title: Re: Gmax for FreeSpace modelling.
Post by: Getter Robo G on April 19, 2009, 07:58:41 pm

I use 3dexporation....

I think I make them mdl files for one of teh quake series I think and then .3ds or .obj, I don't really remember. I stopped Gmax convertign over a year ago.


Hope that helps you a little...

Title: Re: Gmax for FreeSpace modelling.
Post by: rhettro on April 19, 2009, 11:10:34 pm

From what I've read, the most typical way is to install the Quake exporter for Gmax, that lets you export MDL.  Then you need another program like Milkshape to convert the MDL files to 3ds.   Personally I'm trying to do my modeling in Rhino then texture it in Blender then output Collada files.   I'm a super noob when it comes to Blender, but from what I can tell, it is more feature rich than Gmax, if a little less intuitive.