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hey. im pissed off! models never work for me. i can make them, except they don't animate and they don't have their texture. if i successfully get them to animate, they are never positioned correctly. how do u guys do it?

btw. im really interested in hearing about techniques that didn't involve blender or qme.

use max and quark, i just posted a exporter for md3 open the md3 in quark. then save as > .mdl you will need a .tga and .bmp of the texture. and if they are in the wrong place, change its position in the editor.

Make in Milkshape + 3D Studio Max
export mesh and animation in Half-Life's SMD format
I use dpmodel.exe to compile the models
Then use Dave "NPherno" Eaton II's MD3 Viewer to remove frame 0 (so you don't have to use the .framegroups file)

Make in Blender.
Select object.
Export MDL from blender.

leileilol wrote:Make in Blender.
Select object.
Export MDL from blender.

I'm sure leilei's method is the best, because it uses open-source software. If you're interested in doing a serious job you should simplify your workflow as much as possible. Using old software, that's either trial, shareware or unmaintained is not a good idea.

I've been using 3DS Max for lots of things, but that's because I used to work in television, and 3DS Max was already there.

Go with Blender!

It all comes down to work experience, volume of work, age and enthusiasm.

i think it comes down to preference and the quality of work you can put out using your preference. i prefer 3ds max. i'v tried blender and it was a horrible experience for me. So, i stick with max. choose which ever works best for you and is most comfortable. i'v been animating with milkshape after i export from blender. but i'v recently learned to animate in max so i can do everything i want to do in max, then export and be finished.

smd->md2->mdl
ms3d->quark

iv'e been having a problem lately with the models doubling in verts when compiled :/

Always done 3DS Max -> MD3 -> Quark -> MDL

3DS Max > SMD > MD3 (with Milkshape) > md3tomdl

Biodude wrote:smd->md2->mdl
ms3d->quark

iv'e been having a problem lately with the models doubling in verts when compiled :/

use qme to convert your md2. i think its quark that adds the verts.

behind_you wrote:hey. im pissed off! models never work for me. i can make them, except they don't animate and they don't have their texture. if i successfully get them to animate, they are never positioned correctly. how do u guys do it?

btw. im really interested in hearing about techniques that didn't involve blender or qme.

Just curious what's wrong with blender? I thought some one said blender didn't support mdl.

So much for Qwalk and Noesis. :roll:

leileilol wrote:So much for Qwalk and Noesis. :roll:

Thats exactly i wanted to hear from you.

Something no one cares about:
I would use Noesis, but its in one of my old download folders...
just too lazy to find it, also i never worked with texture importing.
Ive always imported my textures of qME after working with md3tomdl.

wasnt qwalk still being updated?

wings3D (textured obj)-> ms3d ->mdl

quark to tweak and to delete that extra frame I seem to get in animation export.

This is a quick workflow (for me) with few file translation headaches, even for animated models. I'm working with very low-poly only.

Kiddies, if you're focus is on modeling and starting on square one, try Blender. There's a monster "tutorial" of sorts which is hard to find and is a mix of two files... but it confirmed to me that animated mdl export can be done. Hope it carries forward into Blender 2.5x