3dsmax Rendering Support Topic

[Jordan]

thanks to UnlockedTitan i was able to get my stuff fixed. all i had to do was sl the trial of Max 8 and it worked fine.

you dont extract alpha maps, they come in the original textures. if you're using photoshop, just open the regular armor texture and under your layers palette (F7) click channels. select the alpha channel and hit CTRL+A, CTRL+C, CTRL+SHIFT+~, CTRL+V, then CTRL+E to merge it.
all that does is copy your alpha and paste it over your regular texture. then just save it as whatever you want

[Lavix]

Whenever I try to import the Elite model in 3ds max 8 it gives me this error:



Any help would be most appreciated.

[UnlockedTitan]

How are you extracting the model first off, with ADI?

[trepdimeflou]

I would try re-installing or repairing your current max install; it looks like a corrupted file to me.

[jordanimal]

Hello guys. I was wondering how to even extract a model...I know its noobish but i have no idea. And also if I extract and convert to work with Inventor, Will Inventor Studio's lighting scenes and textures work with it ?

Edit: I know this is 3ds max but since almost no one uses inventor i thought i would as in here.

[Jordan]

look around in utilities for ADI 2.0
it has a model extractor that's pretty self-explanatory.

[jordanimal]

look around in utilities for ADI 2.0
it has a model extractor that's pretty self-explanatory.

Oh thanks.

[Lavix]

How are you extracting the model first off, with ADI?

When I extract the model with Chr2 it doesn't work. So i used ADI and it won't open. This error just comes up. I can import other OBJ models just not the ones extracted from Halo2. I could open the halo1 models and everything. I'm gonna try to reinstall 3ds max 8. If that doesn't work, i'm gonna re-download it.

[Jordan]

you're extracting as wavefront obj right?

[Lavix]

yes

[Ethiopian]

i have the same problem all you have to do is download milkshape and import the object you extracted (i always use dark matter) export that as a wavefront obj then import it in 3ds max 7 then if you want to reinject that model you have to put it through milkshape again

[BFIGHTER]

I am not sure on how to put cubemaps and stuff on my visor.
www.yayap.com Aquetias or somebody posted alot of cubemaps and Im not sure how to use them. I know this is a very general question, sorry.

[neodos]

thanks to UnlockedTitan i was able to get my stuff fixed. all i had to do was sl the trial of Max 8 and it worked fine.

you dont extract alpha maps, they come in the original textures. if you're using photoshop, just open the regular armor texture and under your layers palette (F7) click channels. select the alpha channel and hit CTRL+A, CTRL+C, CTRL+SHIFT+~, CTRL+V, then CTRL+E to merge it.
all that does is copy your alpha and paste it over your regular texture. then just save it as whatever you want

Thanks but i have an AZERTY keyboard so i dont know where is the "~" key and my photoshop is in french.

So what must do "CTRL+SHIFT+~" ?

[Jordan]

all that does is change from channel mode back to layr mode.. just paste it over your original background in layers

[Jspgameboy]

Ok this is not a related problem to this post but i really need to know how to do this.

When im modeling and moving and rotating its not showing the axises on any of the like the circle when you rotate an object or the square with the x,y,z axis. How do i get this to work?

[UnlockedTitan]

press the x key on your keyboard

[Jspgameboy]

it didnt work

[UnlockedTitan]

explain in detail of your problem, im confused on what it is.

[Jspgameboy]

I sent you a PM explaining

[trepdimeflou]

To All:
Please use this topic instead of posting in Veegie's render gallery thread, thanks =)