[--Steve-O--]

how about moving TS models into wings3d? can that be done?

[WeatherOp]

Yep, wings can import 3DS, Obj.

[Getter Robo G]

one poor soul who used TS 3.2 for a year and get off of it.

Oh don't worry, you'll be back...  And it'll be right here waiting for you!

 

[--Steve-O--]

do you need an intermediate program to convert the COB file to one that can be read by wings, or wings model to cob file (mainly for PCS's sake)?
sorry about the stream of questioning.

[WeatherOp]

Well, you can export to obj in TS and then import in wings. But the best was is to use Lith to open the cob file and save as a 3DS file and then import in wings.

[--Steve-O--]

interesting.
alright you sold me, i'll give it a whirl.

[Nuke]

Ah ok... I usually attach too unless I need to have both items properly welded together.

well i tend to do what actual welders do and build up the welds. in other words i attach then manually put the seams i want. come to think of it that was the technique i used for doing boleans in truespace. id simplify the connecting parts as much as possible so that i would know precisely where the seam was, i would then build that up to where i want it. in max i just substitute union for attach. rarely i find a need to subtract and i usually do a bolean for those. intersections though are completely useless to me, with the exception of a big box intersect which is usually done to debug a bad model in truespace.but that technique isn't required for max.