3D modelling question

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I`m seeing alot of talk regarding 3ds.

 

Why not BLENDER or MAYA?

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Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

nvm

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Know that you can use ANY modeling program to create your mesh. Be it  3DSMax,  Lightwave,  Maya,  Blender, etc. etc. However to make it ready for import into sins you must finish it in XSI. This is mainly because of the tangents, and the way XSI assigns materials to the mesh. Which means your modeling program must be able to export into a format XSI can import. .OBJ is a good choice. If that fails then Direct X format will work as well. I have had bad luck importing .3ds into XSI. The mesh becomes corrupt, and I don't know why.

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Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Well, Tobi from the Babylon 5 mod use Cinema 4D for calculate the tangent...

XSI is mainly needed for hardpointing the model... and create a good file format that the convert exe can use...

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

can't you also export to .mesh from 3ds max with the script? or do you still need another program for tangents?

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

BUT how do i extract meshes from sins of a solar empire and use them in either XSI or Blender..

 

Neither program can access mesh files..:(

Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

Thanks man..:)

 

This stuff is truly daunting..:)

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

You dont know the half of it

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

Your name says it all :grin:

 

Finishing up some abilities while i`m sorting the modelling software.

I`ll be getting in to the modelling and video/audio capture shortly X|