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Yes Google, they have a program out called SketchUp (their
marketing guys need help) Anyway this is a very easy to use and very versitle modelling tool. There is a free lite version as well as a Pro version
($495us) also an 8 hour demo of the pro version. This program will do a
XSI export including textures. It exports them as JPG which I have found you need to go into properties render and just change them back to TGA it keeps the mapping. I have only played with it for a couple of hours but it took me 10 minutes in SketchUp and another 5 in XSI to do something that in XSI took me lots of time and tries (okay I am new to modelling) and it still didn't come out as well as this.
The scale is still about 3 to 1 as in XSI.


Once I figure out how to insert a JPG I can show a comparision.

Enjoy

Interesting find! Can't wait to see more! Will it work with teh Mod tools?

Sketch up... lol. I've used it, but i can't make nything more than a block in it. J/k, i can make "better" stuff, but nothing comes out really good.

I prefer XSI to any program I've used before, it is extremely powerful once you get the hang of it.

Once I figure out how to insert a JPG I can show a comparision.

Off Topic: Go to http://www.photobucket.com or http://www.imageshack.us to host images online
Then post the link of the picture here or put them in Img tags

SketchUp is rather a CAD-tool than a "real" modelling tool. AFAIK google licensed it to create the opportunity to make 3D-buildings for GoogleEarth users. Of course it is nothing compared to XSI, since it is actually designed for designing architecture, technical thingies and stuff. And however, you still need XSI to convert things you made to SWBF supported filetypes. And since XSI:Foundation costs just the same as SketchUpPro, SketchUp is pretty much superfluous, imho

its stupid to use other modeling tools anyway, they cant export to .msh

I am aware of the virtues and or power of XSI I do own a copy. I am also aware it is more CAD based
but having worked with CAD programs for 15 some odd years I find it quicker and easier to use for somethings.
Also I know not everyone has the finaces to own two programs and XSI is the better to spend the money on I was
just throwing it out there just in case there were old CAD die hards like myself.

Cheers

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I tried out Google SketchUp a while ago add found it extremely easy to use, here is something i made:



Just made this:


It is supposed to be one of the machine huns from the Clone Wars animated series, i made it with the trial of the full version, could someone put it in game?
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- Dragon93

Cool, that's nice.
Only problem is this: Can SketchUp export to anything xsi can read?
If so, then all you'd have to do in XSI is the texturemaping and any technical stuff, then export.
But if it can't, then your sunk...

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I am using the trial version of Google SketchUp Pro 5, you can exprot stuff to .xsi, .obj, .3ds, and some others.
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- Dragon93

can yuo import the models from the mod tools so you can dit them

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I don't know but if you can export a msh file in XSI to .3ds then sketchup can edit it.
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- Dragon93

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Here is my new and improved one, i have smoothed the handels and made it a bit better, the barrel is by an anonymous modeler from the 3DWarehouse.



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- Dragon93

Wow, that model is great. Good work, Dragon93! I really want to see that in-game.
By the way, I've tried to model some in Google SketchUp, and I think it's really weird. Well, I'll stick to XSI...

- Linus

http://p7.piczo.com/img/i13884170_97637_7.jpg go on that site to see mine!

i dont have XSI but if i send it to someone can they convert it to .msh??

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- Linus

Ah, Skecthup. My school uses it in the Industrial Tech class. They use the school versiom, but I've only used the Demo versiom at school. It's VERY easy.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4358/gunmodelen0.jpg

its here now thanks for telling me.

Lemme guess, Dragon93 told you where to get it?

But that program is good enough for modelling... nothing else. the texturing sucks in it, and those textures aren't the best for weapons just so you know it.

it can export as .obj if I'm not mistaken but it seems like the .3ds which Dragon93' exported was... well - empty

So before you want anyone to convert it, you should think about your polygons
The barrels are probably cylinders, but I think the default is on +20 segments, wihch is WASTE. cut it down to 8 for the barrelse; if you've made a good modelling/texturing job noone will care anyways. and even 5 or 6 would be enough and what's more important; MAKE IT SMALL.

The model I got from Dragon93' was thousands grids huge, and was poiting up on the air in a random direction... Let it point against the Z-axis, and the model sholdn't be bigger than 1 grid

That's all I've got to say