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Alright guys, I have some questions regarding Milkshape 3D:

1. Can Milkshape make player models? Maybe I could import bone models in, and then build around them?
2. Can it create Hard Points?
3. I know that you have to make all the models one group before you convert, but when I do, it just uses 1 of the textures and gets rid of all the others. How can I have more than 1 texture when I export?
4. Once I get my model into ZE, there is no blue selection region surrounding my object. This is a pain cause I can't select it ether, so I have to find it in the Object list.
5. In ZE the objects disappear when I move my camera close, so this is a pain when trying to place objects exactly.

Thanks for all the help!

General_Nate wrote:Alright guys, I have some questions regarding Milkshape 3D:

1. Can Milkshape make player models? Maybe I could import bone models in, and then build around them?
2. Can it create Hard Points?
3. I know that you have to make all the models one group before you convert, but when I do, it just uses 1 of the textures and gets rid of all the others. How can I have more than 1 texture when I export?
4. Once I get my model into ZE, there is no blue selection region surrounding my object. This is a pain cause I can't select it ether, so I have to find it in the Object list.
5. In ZE the objects disappear when I move my camera close, so this is a pain when trying to place objects exactly.

Thanks for all the help!

1. no
2. no
3. no

DarthRogueKnight wrote:3. no

Ok. Then what about combining the textures and UV mapping it to the model? Can that be done?

General_Nate wrote:

DarthRogueKnight wrote:3. no

Ok. Then what about combining the textures and UV mapping it to the model? Can that be done?

yes, but depending on your textures, thats going to be one big texture file.

I'm not to worried about that. I just want to know how.

General_Nate wrote:I'm not to worried about that. I just want to know how.

How to what?

General_Nate wrote:I'm not to worried about that. I just want to know how.

DarthRogueKnight wrote:

General_Nate wrote:I'm not to worried about that. I just want to know how.

How to what?

General_Nate wrote:

DarthRogueKnight wrote:3. no

Ok. Then what about combining the textures and UV mapping it to the model? Can that be done?

How do you combine and UV map textures to a model in Milkshape? (To save you the breath, if XSI is the solution, I can't do it.)

The other questions also need answering.

General_Nate wrote:

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[quote="General_Nate"]I'm not to worried about that. I just want to know how.

DarthRogueKnight wrote:

General_Nate wrote:I'm not to worried about that. I just want to know how.

How to what?

General_Nate wrote:

DarthRogueKnight wrote:3. no

Ok. Then what about combining the textures and UV mapping it to the model? Can that be done?

How do you combine and UV map textures to a model in Milkshape? (To save you the breath, if XSI is the solution, I can't do it.)

The other questions also need answering.[/quote][/hide]
All you have to do is combine all of your textures into one file using GIMP, then re-uv them onto the mesh.

This isn't the place to be asking the other two questions.

General_Nate wrote:How do you combine and UV map textures to a model in Milkshape?

DarthRogueKnight wrote: All you have to do is combine all of your textures into one file using GIMP, then re-uv them onto the mesh.

This isn't the place to be asking the other two questions.

All you did was repeat my question. How do you UV map?

EDIT:
Oh, and the other two questions only came to be because of the Milkshape models. That's why they are here.

General_Nate wrote:

General_Nate wrote:How do you combine and UV map textures to a model in Milkshape?

DarthRogueKnight wrote: All you have to do is combine all of your textures into one file using GIMP, then re-uv them onto the mesh.

This isn't the place to be asking the other two questions.

All you did was repeat my question. How do you UV map?

EDIT:
Oh, and the other two questions only came to be because of the Milkshape models. That's why they are here.

search the milkshape website for a tutorial on UVing.

Alright, will do! Thanks.

Now, what about combining the textures? Do I just make the base image larger and continue to "open as layers" until I get them all there?

Oh, and if I save the file via BConstruct, will the UV mapping go away? Thanks!

General_Nate wrote:Alright, will do! Thanks.

1Now, what about combining the textures? Do I just make the base image larger and continue to "open as layers" until I get them all there?

2Oh, and if I save the file via BConstruct, will the UV mapping go away? Thanks!

1: depending on how many textures you have, double the size of your image respectfully, so if you have two textures, make a 1024x512 texture, if you have three or four, make a 1024x1024, I don't recommend going any larger than that.
2: No, your UV's will stay.

DarthRogueKnight wrote:

General_Nate wrote:Alright, will do! Thanks.

1Now, what about combining the textures? Do I just make the base image larger and continue to "open as layers" until I get them all there?

2Oh, and if I save the file via BConstruct, will the UV mapping go away? Thanks!

1: depending on how many textures you have, double the size of your image respectfully, so if you have two textures, make a 1024x512 texture, if you have three or four, make a 1024x1024, I don't recommend going any larger than that.
2: No, your UV's will stay.

Ah, ok. I got it! I just got a successfully UV-ed model ingame! Thanks! If the other two questions shouldn't be here, I'll move them. But They do need to be answered.

General_Nate wrote:

DarthRogueKnight wrote:

General_Nate wrote:Alright, will do! Thanks.

1Now, what about combining the textures? Do I just make the base image larger and continue to "open as layers" until I get them all there?

2Oh, and if I save the file via BConstruct, will the UV mapping go away? Thanks!

1: depending on how many textures you have, double the size of your image respectfully, so if you have two textures, make a 1024x512 texture, if you have three or four, make a 1024x1024, I don't recommend going any larger than that.
2: No, your UV's will stay.

Ah, ok. I got it! I just got a successfully UV-ed model ingame! Thanks! If the other two questions shouldn't be here, I'll move them. But They do need to be answered.

Glad to help.

I would suggest a different topic for those other two, since they don't pertain at all to the model.

General_Nate wrote:4. Once I get my model into ZE, there is no blue selection region surrounding my object. This is a pain cause I can't select it ether, so I have to find it in the Object list.

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