VILE's Vertex Box ~ *VERSION 0.2 OUT NOW* ~Read OP For Changelist~

[Protoman.EXE]

Wondering, what parameters should i save the OBJ files with?

[Roo]

Alright Vile, last few questions. Basically, I have a Peach hack imported into 3DS. I edited it, and exported it as an .obj into the VVbox folder.

I then used the option in 3DS to remove all changes on the model and exported that as the original.obj file.

I then exported the .mdl0 of the hack from BB, and named it "original."

Now when I try to use the program, I get a failiure. I have a few reasons as to why this is. Choose what one you think is most likey, and if possible, state some sort of possible solution please.

1) I created the original .obj file from the already edited one, even though I had all edits turned off before I exported it

2) Peach's crown may have something to do with it, seeing as it runs off the same vertex set as the one in her hand used during her forward air. I removed it on both files, but the same problem.

3) Possibly an issue with the MDL0 file itself, seeing that it had to be edited to show up in 3DS at all... >.>

4) Possibly another problem you caught on to since the beginning of this post.

[Ricky (Br3)]

Has anyone used this? Call me dumb, but I didn't really understand some steps.

[VILE]

Everyone, I intend on updating this to fix things and add normals and UV support.

[Ricky (Br3)]

Great.

But can you please make a detailed tutorial while you're at it? Like Miacis' one to MK64n's Method.

[Lost Saltshaker]

Personally, I don't see what's so hard to understand. Must be something I'm missing, but for the most part:

- Take the model you want to edit. Export the MDL0 and ModelData of it to the same directoy as Vile's Vertexbox. Name the MDL0 "original.mdl0".

- Convert the ModelData to a DAE with either version of AiS and import it into 3ds Max, then do the import fix with MarioKart64n's script as usual.

- Before you do anything else, check the MDL0 in Brawlbox for any polygons that share a vertex set. If any do, delete the ones that come after the first in 3ds. Say, if Polygons A, B, and C of a model all use Vertex set X, delete Polygons B and C but keep Polygon A.

- Immediately after that, export the model in 3ds to a .obj format in the same folder as Vile's Vertexbox and name it "original.obj". The default options seem to work fine for me when I tried it out.

- Now you can make your vertex hack. When you're done, export the finished model to .obj and name it "new.obj".

- Run Vile's Vertexbox. It'll compare the .obj files and produce a "new.mdl0" with the changes between the two objs applied to "original.mdl0". It basically just took out all of the work of exporting each polygon individually.

[VILE]

Personally, I don't see what's so hard to understand. Must be something I'm missing, but for the most part:

- Take the model you want to edit. Export the MDL0 and ModelData of it to the same directoy as Vile's Vertexbox. Name the MDL0 "original.mdl0".

- Convert the ModelData to a DAE with either version of AiS and import it into 3ds Max, then do the import fix with MarioKart64n's script as usual.

- Before you do anything else, check the MDL0 in Brawlbox for any polygons that share a vertex set. If any do, delete the ones that come after the first in 3ds. Say, if Polygons A, B, and C of a model all use Vertex set X, delete Polygons B and C but keep Polygon A.

- Immediately after that, export the model in 3ds to a .obj format in the same folder as Vile's Vertexbox and name it "original.obj". The default options seem to work fine for me when I tried it out.

- Now you can make your vertex hack. When you're done, export the finished model to .obj and name it "new.obj".

- Run Vile's Vertexbox. It'll compare the .obj files and produce a "new.mdl0" with the changes between the two objs applied to "original.mdl0". It basically just took out all of the work of exporting each polygon individually.

I'm adding this to the OP

[Ricky (Br3)]

That's really useful. Thanks a lot.

[Protoman.EXE]

Everytime i export the model it creates a infinitely long line with the model the size of TL's sword with any character export, even on un-edited yet program ran models. but its different for each Character, fixxy?

[That BattleToad PSA Guy]

I'm having trouble.

I can't export the ModelData[0] to a .DAE file, and I AM using AiS.

Aside from that, when I run VVBox, which I have the MDL0 and the two .OBJ files in, it will automatically close out with an error and produce no new MDL0 file.

What exactly am I doing wrong?

[BlueBrain]

TRY USING 0.1.1, IT WORKS by dragging the .pac file on it ^^

[That BattleToad PSA Guy]

TRY USING 0.1.1, IT WORKS by dragging the .pac file on it ^^

I did that already. My problem is making the ModelData[0] into a .DAE file. I'm dragging and dropping, but nothing works.

All I have is the original.obj, original.mdl0, and new.obj. And when I run it in VVBox, It says "Index was outside the bounds of the array" and closes out.

[Ricky (Br3)]

I suggest changing the name of this program to AllVerts or the like, for impact

[VILE]

This is very buggy and doesn't work on every character (characters with more vertex groups than objects will not work at the moment, but I will implement it soon).

[Ricky (Br3)]

Is there a problem with deleting the polygons I don't want to edit, together with the repeated ones?