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My model wont work
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:07 pm
by jango
i followed the basic modelling with xsi tutorial using mod tools and my doorway object doesnt work

when i export the scene using crosswalk into a .xsi file it still has the .exp tho it says
doorway.exp.xsi could that be the problem?
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:01 am
by DarthD.U.C.K.
exporting creates another "scene" in the xsi format, your old scene wont be changed if you should mean that?!
maybe you didnt change the name when exporting it, but that doesnt matter, because .xsi is the last extensions the .exp wont be more than a part ofthe scenes name
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:31 am
by jango
can some1 download my scene plz and get it working into a msh and it actually work ingame? as i was converting the rocket (from the tut) into an msh it found some error and crashed it. then i tried putting it in bfbuilder and it crashed it. just post the working rocket as an msh here plz. thx

Re: My model wont work
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:19 am
by DarthD.U.C.K.
wouldnt it be better to search for the problem instead of asking somebody to export it for you?
that isnt meant rudely
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:51 pm
by jango
ok
EDIT
ive looked 4 like 20 mins. and havent rly found much. i made a new object (a jet) very basic since im new 2 mod tools and i exported it and it didnt show up in ZE. here's the steps i did.
1) i created a null and renamed it 2 dummyroot
2) i made the model and put the objects under dummyroot
3) i duplicated it and named that collision and merged them
4) then i saved it and exported it as an xsi model
5) then i used mshex thing from repsharpshooter
6) then i tried 2 put it in ze and nothing shows up
wat am i doing wrong or not doing???
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:02 am
by FragMe!
Patience young Padewan, oh wait you're Jango you are one of the bad guys.
Anyway on to your problem, when you are doing the crosswalk export are you branch selecting the Dummyroot (middle click on the word dummyroot) and you are selecting 6.0 text as the type of file to export.
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:00 pm
by jango
i did the tut again with the doorwall thing and tested it and still nothing shows up

Re: My model wont work
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:59 pm
by jango
ive made the jet much more detailed now. its supposed 2 be an av8b harrier. is this pretty good so far 4 a beginner? can some1 download this model plz and check if anything needs 2 be changed 2 get it working in swbf? ive looked like uve said.
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:45 pm
by Fiodis
That does look rather nice.
Is it textured?
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:13 pm
by jango
thx. its not done yet. gotta add missiles and rocket launchers 2 wings and work on the back of it. idk much bout getting a texture 2 fit it. i guess ill look 4 some tuts. i just wish i could get my models 2 work in swbf! how do i create a cockpit 4 1st person view?
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:15 pm
by Fiodis
I don't know much about the cockpit, you'd probably need a hardpoint of some sort.
You didn't texture it? Models need to be textured before they can be exported. Exporting an untextured model will result in a crash.
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:52 pm
by jango
wat about in the basic modeling tut? it showed this untextured rocket ingame.
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:13 pm
by Maveritchell
That tutorial assumes use of the Pandemic XSI addon, not RepSharpshooter's MshEx. If you use the latter, it must have a texture.
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:48 pm
by Fiodis
Mav beat me to it. Yes, MshEx is unable to handle untextured things.
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:17 pm
by jango
well then that might be my problem

when im using the mshex from repsharpshooter do i need 2 put the tga file (my texture) in the mshex folder along with my xsi file when i convert it?
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:26 pm
by Fiodis
No, you do not.
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:49 pm
by jango
so in mod tools im supposed 2 rename the null as dummyroot and put all my objects under it including collision and lowrez right?
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:51 pm
by jango
i textured it, i merged it, i gave it collision, i gave it lowrez, the mshex took like 2-4 mins. and still when i place it in ZE nothing shows up! this is very frustrating! wat am i doing wrong?!?! r there any tuts 4 modeling with xsi mod tools and not foundation? im pretty sure i did everything right.
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:55 pm
by Maveritchell
Please don't doublepost.
MshEx has some special requirements for exporting - everything you export with MshEx must have a texture. It would be best right now for you to just create a model - no lowrez, no collision, just a model - put it under dummyroot, and then export paying careful attention to MshEx's instructions.
Note that your model will still have collision; models without collision have collision generated for them automatically by VisualMunge.
Re: My model wont work
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:29 pm
by Fiodis
As a further slightly off-topic note, you can create a model without a collision by giving it an msh.option with the line -nocollision.