Sorry about this but.

[Click]

Hello my name's Click, i'm new to Half Life 2 and i'm enjoying it so far.
Moving on.

Can anyone tell me how to export a model from 3DS max, so that Gmod, can load the exported model?

Thank's for viewing, and thank's if you help.

Click 12.2

 

[crackhead]

i dont think "moving on" was highly neccercery after jsut one sentance .

anyway exporting an smd. file requires that you have the valvesource addon for 3dsmax. i think cannonfodders one is the best for 3dsmax, but i dont know. then if you are exporting a prop model you need two things to make it work. 1 is a bone. and the other is a texture assigned to it before you export. otherwise it will export an empty smd. you will notice as it will be 0kb presumably. if its a character you need a full rig. with the smd you will need a .qc file. a quick way to compile the model is to right click on the qc file and open with studiomdl. however if you do it liek this and there is an error then it will close and not allow you to read the error message. a tutorial for msot of the things listed can be found on the official hl2 wiki which you can get to from the sdk menu. other wise check out the hl2world dot net wiki. you will also need to compile your texture. again look for tutorials.

 

[mindless_moder]

lies all lies .... dont listen to him he doesnt know the first thing about MAXine . all you need to do is load it up and click on the big red compile button.

 

[crackhead]

lol what? big red compile button...

 

[Click]

Umm, thank's for the support.

 

[crackhead]

no problem john

 

[mikeandike22]

i dont think "moving on" was highly neccercery after jsut one sentance .

"neccercery"
how did u even think this was a word

 

[_Z_Ryuken]

"neccercery"
how did u even think this was a word

Maybe he has a speech impediment.

Or lockjaw.

 

[crackhead]

nec·es·sar·y ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ns-sr)
adj.
Absolutely essential. See Synonyms at indispensable.
Needed to achieve a certain result or effect; requisite: the necessary tools.

Unavoidably determined by prior conditions or circumstances; inevitable: the necessary results of overindulgence.
Logically inevitable.
Required by obligation, compulsion, or convention: made the necessary apologies.

 

[GonzoBabbleshit]

But you wrote 'neccercery'

 

[crackhead]

yeah but its pretty obvious what i had meant. and also in a different thread i did actualy write it wrong and then say i really must learn to spell it wrong

 

[Billtcm]

"neccercery"
how did u even think this was a word

You came into a thread and just had to post about somebody's grammar?

Anyhoo, back to the original question, Click did you ever get anything in-game? I got my first model into hl2 just today, I could explain in the most intense detail if you want?

 

[crackhead]

he gave up the idea. it was actualy a map that he modeled wanted to compile but he lost faith when i started talking about complex collision models and qc. files. for those of you who dont know. click can code computer game engines, or so he says. he does find compiling a model very daunting though. his reasons for not making an engine are that it would get in the way of his wrestling.

 

[Billtcm]

mhhmmmm very interesting, by the way is this website based in Britain b/c I just noticed the 5 hour difference.

 

[crackhead]

what do you meen? i am in england and there is a 20 minute difference between the forum and my clock.

 

[Billtcm]

I meant that I'm on the eastern coast of north america, and there's a 5 hour time distance(five hours ahead) from here to britain. So perhaps this five hour increase on the forums meant they were located there, and yes that may seem very confusing.

Edit:Oh wait, there's a 4 hour and like 30 minute difference, ehh whatever

 

[crackhead]

highly interesting and relevant.

 

[mindless_moder]

sarcasm doesnt work on the interweb ..sigh.

 

[crackhead]

they should make tags for sarcasm then like <sarcasm></sarcasm>