Character Model Importing for Dummies (Under Construction)

[TokoyamiTheDark]

Now I understand... but I just can't seem to T-stand my models! The showing vertices are so small in 3ds Max, it's almost impossible to see them, though they show big first, then become invisible even when the Edit Vertices button is clicked... And instead of moving, the models get deformed like a sheet of paper...

EDIT : Got it. My T-Stanced model. However, it gets messed up once in play, even after following the instructions, of course. It messes up in the same way as when I didn't rigged the bones correctly...

[Jigiba]

Would 3ds Max 2012 suffice..?

[BlueBrain]

Would 3ds Max 2012 suffice..?

as long as u have the correct dae plugin i think it should work

[Jigiba]

as long as u have the correct dae plugin i think it should work

Yays, thanks :af:

[Tabuu Forte Akugun]

I think I finally got my hands on 3DS max 2010, so I'm gonna give this a try once it's finished downloading. ;D

[TokoyamiTheDark]

I think I finally got my hands on 3DS max 2010, so I'm gonna give this a try once it's finished downloading. ;D

And it works, honestly. For a few exeptions, though, but most can be fixed.

[Bat Tom]

Hnnnnnng. I get to the step where I have to weight the vertices to LeftArmJ, I press the 1 button like I'm supposed to, but when I select LeftArmJ and try to rotate it, only the skeleton moves. The model just stays in place ;-;

[Infernape]

I Think you're god, practically today i was looking how to import models and you come with this, Thanks You So Much :D

[Nuke]

So did this die? Or?.....

[TokoyamiTheDark]

Could the 'Material Editing' step be added to the tutorial? I mean, the step AFTER importing the model into BrawlBox, the one where you edit Shadings and Materials, as this step is crucial to prevent the beeping of death from happening when a model is imported. I do have one model, but it seems I can't fix it because I don't know how...

[FF7Frieza]

The .pac's and the .pcs's page wont work for me...

[alexhall]

I'm having a problem when importing brawl characters .dae to 3ds max.

I export the model I want as a .dae, then I select "Import" in 3ds max and set the configurations as you can see in the pic:

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3ds max imports the model, shows me the usual error window, and when I close it, I encounter this:

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The model is all buggered up and the skelleton doesn't show as it should: The right foot is always away from the rest of the model and such things.

I'm using 3DS max 2010, and afaik, the dae importer that comes with it works :/

[ToddL]

I haven't read this tutorial in detail, yet (as I'm waiting for part V to be complete), but I skimmed it and it looks amazingly detailed and well organized.  I'm very grateful that you've taken the time to write such an in-depth and easy for dummies (me!) to understand guide.  I tried to figure out the process on my own but my complete lack of experience with 3D modeling and its related software just left me with a headache...I'm very much looking forward to getting started with this after you're guide is completed and I understand the process properly. :)

[Naruto200Man]

Okay, finally got both top N and Trans N rigged from zelda's bones over to Hinata's model.
I got a problem though.

Why won't 3DS Max let me give both X Rot N and Y Rot N 100% (absolute) control over all the vertexes in a selected polygon?

I have the two bones mentioned above rigged, and the Left Have N and Right Have N are rigged to move the Kunai polygons. But if my assumption is right the import won't work if X/Y rot N aren't rigged to control the entire model right?

[PAVGN]

I get to this part of the tutorial:

- Now with your model selected, go drop down the modifier list again and this time scroll down and select Skin. This will add a Skin modifier to all your model.

2) Under the modifier settings, Click the Add button next to where it says Bones

But when I do this:

- A dialogue box should appear asking you to Select Bones. Go through and select ALL of the bones and then click Select.

None of the bones are listed. I somehow randomly managed to get It to work one time, but I [censored]ed something up later and had start over. Now I'm having this problem again.