model editing

[knightmare]

ok so i downloaded xsi mod tool and installed valve source plugin. then i decompiled an mdl file into a bunch of smds. but when i go into xsi and load the smds all i get is a bunch of green crosshairs. how do i actually edit the model and texture?


edit- ok so i got this working in 3dsmax (i know how to use 3ds) but i can still only load animation files. are there any smd files that contain the mesh for the file?

 

[crackhead]

yeah. youve been opening the animation files in xsi. you need to opend the modelname_reference.smd

 

[knightmare]

aha i have found the file. it was a custom made model which was why it was so confusing, there was no _refrence after the model name. now i just need to bring it into zbrush change the texture and give him a hat

 

[Rennmniscant]

Ooh! who're you giving a hat to? Show us a pic of him when you're finnished.

How did you decompile the .mdl file?