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Taldrenites => Starfleet Command Models => Topic started by: dbdbdb on February 17, 2005, 08:43:52 pm

Title: I want to learn Retexturing and Conversions - whats the process
Post by: dbdbdb on February 17, 2005, 08:43:52 pm

I want to learn how to retexture and convert meshes.

Where can I find info & tutorials ?

I went over manitoba1073's  tutorial and learned a lot. [Excellent, by the way if you haven't seen it] And now I want to learn more. manitoba1073, kinda started me on my way, now I need some more for my next lesson.

I've been playing with 3D max and have been looking for tuts. Mainly I want to find a step by step process for conversion from [.lod .max etc.. to .mod SFC3, SFC2 etc....]

I'm very good with Paint shop pro & I'd say I'm Intermediate with PShop, So I'm OK with the graphics ............. I need the modeling & 3D end.

Thanks for any help

Title: Re: I want to learn Retexturing and Conversions - whats the process
Post by: manitoba1073 on February 17, 2005, 11:36:37 pm

conversions r more by trial and error. but add me to ur msn messenger. and i will have to walku thru it once as im not sure of any conversion tutorials out there. but my msn is manitoba1073@hotmail.com

Title: Re: I want to learn Retexturing and Conversions - whats the process
Post by: dbdbdb on February 18, 2005, 03:12:25 am

Thanks for your offer manitoba1073.

You can bet I will take you up on it. I'm at work now ... But when I get home and catch a few zzzzzzzz I'll follow up.


Best Regards

Title: Re: I want to learn Retexturing and Conversions - whats the process
Post by: dbdbdb on February 19, 2005, 04:51:28 pm

I normally don't use msn messenger, but to get a lesson from the man ...... I'll set it up ;D

manitoba1073, I will send you a PM with my schedule & all info [I have to go to work right now] and you can tell me when you are available.



Thanks a million

Title: Re: I want to learn Retexturing and Conversions - whats the process
Post by: Khalee1 on February 19, 2005, 05:00:22 pm

What version of max do you have?. The only versions of max you can use to directly put a model into the game is Max 3,4,or5 as there are plugins for thoes versions.  Version 6 and up wont work with the plug ins.
You could make the model in max 6 or 7 but you would have to jump through hoops to put it in the game.

Title: Re: I want to learn Retexturing and Conversions - whats the process
Post by: dbdbdb on February 19, 2005, 06:25:48 pm

I have MAX 5.1 ............. I've been playing with it i.e. loading meshes & experimenting, but I just don't know how isolate the image sections for export to a .bmp. I also noticed how the referenced images in the .MOD file are in sections.

#1. My goal is to learn mesh conversion to SFC3
#2. texturing
#3. modeling

Hopefully in that order

I also, have: paint shop pro 8 & photoshop 7

[I'm at work now ..... one of the benefits of being a network engineer]


Also, I don't believe in using anyones mesh without permission. I already have permissions for several meshes, I want to work on.