NEWB need HELP PLZ

[Zippo]

ok im very new to mapping and i need to open tool throught the command prompt but i dont know how to use the command promt very well (im only 15) so could someone please help me out? all i need to know is what to type in to get to my halo ce root directory THANKS ALOT!!!

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errm i think

c://program files/halo custom edition/

i think thats it. it may not be c drive tho.

[Zippo]

nope. i keep getting an error it says:C is not recognisible ans an internal or external command, opperable program or batch file

if o caould get into my c: drive i could navigate my way through but im in
C:\Documents and Settings\User\> and when i type in C: it does nothing.

EDIT:
HELP PLEASE HOW DO I NAV TO C:???

[Pie]

place cmd (command prompt) --or at least a copy of it-- into the HaloCE root directory. Then make a shortcut to it on your desktop. Now whenever you start The shortcut, it will be in that directory.

or you can do it manually everytime which is really annoying. Let me know if you need help.

[Zippo]

nvm i got it but now i have another problem when im in tool i get this error when im trying to makr collision geometry it says : couldn't remember map file './toolbeta.map'

[MasterNeoChief]

That's an error automatically built into tool. It means nothing, just ignore it.

[[CAF]M808B]

If you wait that error will go away.

And for reference, go to to the root of Halo you can use the command:

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cd \program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

[Pie]

yea, the error message is just some annoying thing that i use as a "working / not working thing"

if it says it, it normalyl works for me. If it doesn'tthen somethign went wrong lol

[[CAF]M808B]

Yeah, something messed up like that....

lol

[Zippo]

lol hahah . but it says creating colisin geomotry and then it gives me a big list of errors and then it says collision geometry not created

[Pie]

lol hahah . but it says creating colisin geomotry and then it gives me a big list of errors and then it says collision geometry not created

the errors represent open edges. In 3ds max, you can highlight everything then do an STL check. After the STL check is completed, it should tell you where every open edge is. Or you can import the .WRL file, which also shows.

[Zippo]

ok ill try

[[CAF]M808B]

How to fix open edges?

[Excal]

How to fix open edges?

What....

[Pie]

do you mean, "how do you fix open edges?" ?

[arbiter0099]

i think so, lol

[Tanasoo]

Are you using 3ds max, or Gmax?
There's a number of ways to fix open edges, for small holes (four vertexes and less) I think the easiest is to target weld:

In Gmax, (and edit mesh mode in 3ds) all you need to do is select a vertex an open edge and drag it to another vertex on the same open edge.

In 3ds max in edit poly mode, just click on the vertex, then click on the other, very handy when you have to weld ALLOT of vertexes!

For large holes (Five vertexes or more), I usually create a new polygon:

In both programs, mesh and polly mode, select polygon sub-object mode (click the red square) and select "create" click on each one of the vertexes around the "hole" in a ccw circle, and on the last one double click. Be careful not to miss any, or you will just make a smaller hole, lol.

Hope this helps!

PS: Thanks for the tool.exe tip, pie, no more typing in the stupid root directory

[Zippo]

ok ya i got it thanks guys