How to view your textures on 3DSMax

[catgowoof]

Here's an easy way to view your textures without having to load it on Brawl first.

THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS TO INSTALL 3DS MAX 9 WHERE FOUND ON A UNKNOWN WEBSITE AND I AM UNCERTAIN *wink* THAT THEY WILL WORK AT ALL.

1)You may be able to find a full version of max somewhere around this page, but i am complete unsure if it will be helpfull at all *wink* *wink*
Alternatively download the free 30 day trial here: (skip to 16) if you do)
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/mform?id=10083915&siteID=123112

2) Install 3DS Max 9
3) Launch 3DS Max 9
4) Select register product
5) Choose your country
6) In the serial key boxes enter this 666 12345678
7) write anything into the activation code box.
8 ) click next, you will be told it was invalid.
9) close 3DS Max, then relaunch it
10) Select register product
11) you will now see at the top the serial is 666 12345678 and the request code will be there.
12) Launch the keygen you downloaded
13) !IMPORTANT! TYPE IN THE REQUEST CODE THAT IS DISPLAYED AS IF YOU CUT AND PASTE THE LAST SECTION WILL BE MISSED OF GIVING YOU AND ERROR IN THE KEYGEN!, click calculate
14) Copy the Auth code the keygen gives you and paste it into the registration code box provided my 3DS Max 9. Click next.
15) Congratulations you are now the proud owner of 3DS Max 9 fully functional.

16) Download ASH 3ME at
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LCAMCXF8
17) Instructions are in the Readme but I'll post a here as well.
18) Download all the Model files here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XCRKAWL9
19) Run 3me_extract.bat and type the brres file you want to modify (example: MarioR1.brres).  It will create a folder with your model in DAE format and its textures.
20) Install ColladaMax_FREE_3.05B.exe (included with ASH 3ME).

21) Open 3ds Max.
22) File>Import and find the folder your model.dae file is in. ***Remember to change the box where it says "look for these files" to COLLADA***
23) Press M and a window will open with some spheres.
24) Click on the first sphere.
25) Click on the square next to Diffuse. ---First red box to the left in the picture provided below---
26) Click on "Bitmap" and find your texture file.  ---Second red box to the left in the picture provided below---
27) Type 180.0 on Angle U.  ---Red box in the bottom right in the picture provided below---
28) Select 'Show map in viewport' (it's a cube).  ---Red box in the top (middle) right in the picture provided below---
29) Drag the sphere to the model (example: if you added Body texture, drag the sphere to the body of
  your character).
30) Click on the next sphere and now repeat from step 25.

Here's the picture guide if you need help:


I hope that helps make things easier for some texture hackers!!
If you need any help PM me or post below.


VILE: Thank me catgowoof ;)

[Neon]

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[VILE]

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[catgowoof]

VILE, consider yourself thanked ;)

[VILE]

Lol, really i think it just sounds more illegal now. With all the suspicious talk i put in there.

[catgowoof]

Maybe typing THIS IS DEFIANTLY NOT ILLEGAL in big, bold shiny lettering will help?

[dally]

ok... im gonna sound soo stupid... but how do you get the .brres file of my custom textures?

[catgowoof]

You need the brres of the models, sterp 16-20.

Is that what you were meaning?

[Segab]

ok... im gonna sound soo stupid... but how do you get the .brres file of my custom textures?

the textures are the .tga files, not the .brres

[dally]

You need the brres of the models, sterp 16-20.

Is that what you were meaning?

thanks lol i forgot about those steps

[Jack H.]

LOL - Holy crap, didn't think the KC forums were this gutsy! What's next? Porn? XD

[Tennet]

Yes.

[catgowoof]

LOL - Holy crap, didn't think the KC forums were this gutsy! What's next? Porn? XD

KC forums - Now with more ballz

[??_?]

When I got to step 11 the serial was stil 000-00000000, so I exited to try again and autodesk 3D max 9 popped up.  Where'd I screw up?

[catgowoof]

When I got to step 11 the serial was stil 000-00000000, so I exited to try again and autodesk 3D max 9 popped up.  Where'd I screw up?

Perhaps step 6 & 7???