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loading my mdl files in 3ds format....
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Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:26 pmby machineman9
i want to load up some of the models of my aircraft for a project... but i cant remember how you do this
is there is special mdl to obj/3ds or something converter? i cant quite remember
if this is the wrong forum, if so, please just say and im sure a mod can move it when it needs to be
so yeh, cheers
Re: loading my mdl files in 3ds format....
Posted:
Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:47 amby Felix/FFDS
You cannot load a compiled mdl file into a modelling program.
You need either the source file from the original builder, or create it yourself.
Re: loading my mdl files in 3ds format....
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Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:20 amby machineman9
really?
ive seen lots of mdl converters and things. they were for half life 2 and dangerous sam (or something) and i only thought they didnt work becauese FS wasnt HL2
so is it a different mdl from the HL2 files?
Re: loading my mdl files in 3ds format....
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Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:44 pmby Felix/FFDS
really?
ive seen lots of mdl converters and things. they were for half life 2 and dangerous sam (or something) and i only thought they didnt work becauese FS wasnt HL2
so is it a different mdl from the HL2 files?
Yes, a flightsim MDL is different from the Half-Life MDL.
Re: loading my mdl files in 3ds format....
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:45 amby machineman9
darn, well thanks anyway... i guess ill try and find some aircraft or something on turbosquid and hope i can UV the texture to it ;D
Re: loading my mdl files in 3ds format....
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Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:52 amby Felix/FFDS
OR ... you could download one of the available source files from the FFDS gmax library and play around with it?
Re: loading my mdl files in 3ds format....
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Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:24 pmby machineman9
that is a further possibility.. but the only way i know of getting the file in an OBJ file (the sort of type i need) is with a MAX script and alot of copy and paste :-/