Ice Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Hi, Just wondering how one would go about converting Gmax models to work in 3DS Max, for use in W3D games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChopBam Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Use the w3d importer. Some modeling program proprietary functions won't carry over, such as quads/ngons, grouping, colors, layers, modifier stacking, etc. I've heard talk that animations aren't perfect either, so you'll want to babysit that. I haven't done any research on bones and hierarchy, so no guarantees there. The meshes might be cut up as well, so weld vertices and fix any broken smoothing. Most other things are held intact, however. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Posted February 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 I've tried that but it doesn't recognize gmax files. :/ Is there a plugin I need or something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChopBam Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Use the w3d importer to import w3d files that you exported from gmax..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Posted February 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Ah, I see what you mean now Okay I'll install gmax and try that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWA Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Yeah, only gmax can open gmax files just like only max can open max files. Also, google is your friend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raap Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Also beware of mesh corruption when importing W3D assets, which can potentially cause a region of polygons on a mesh to not render in-game. You can fix that by editing the mesh a little and then re-exporting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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