CMP Import/export dll

cata123

Ok i`ll see with the hardpoints . I hate to add triangles to Hp-s since my first model ship, hard cmp was the fastest way.
And the messed up model on HardCmp appears also when splicing cmp-s to obtain models > 10k polys.
Anyway the UTF editor is on the forge , latest is compiled by FriendlyFire - http://forge.the-starport.net/projects/utfeditor/repository/changes/UTFEditor.exe

Thaddeus

@P1p3r

Getting a crash when I try to export a standard model, as a test I imported the rh_freighter with your new importer (works fine, nice).

MS3D crashes on choosing export from the drop down menu, doesn’t get to the window.

Sounds like an incompatibility error, i’m using 1.8.4 on Xp Sp3 what version are you building on?

Freestalker.fr

At P1P3r : I’ve tested the importer, nice work, I like the merge option and all the others! But the exporter needs to be more flexible… It could be good to tick boxes than choose in menus, it could be more intuitiv, if you see what I say. Though I didn’t try more than a minute, I will try the exporter more this evening. Like that I would see the things you could change if it is really difficult. If you don’t want, could you make a fast tutorial?

Freestalker.fr

Please could you tell me how doing LODs? I don’t know how!!

P1p3r

@Freestalker.fr

1. Export Model for the High Detail LOD.
2. Don’t change the filename.
3. In Milkshape, I use the DirectX Mesh Tools. to reduce the poly count.
4. Go back to export dialog. In the Export Menu, put a check mark on LOD. or click on the multi doc icon. If you want to add WireData click on the far left icon.
5. click export.

Just repeat steps 2 to 5 for more LODs

Freestalker.fr

Thank you, it works! In fact don’t change anythings! That was the only thing I didn’t understand. I’m sorry to have argue you… That was a mistake. -_-’

P1p3r

@cata123

I’ve fixed the issue with hardCMP and UTF Editor. The model should load correctly in both Apps. hardCMP loads targa textures upside down. UTF Editor loads them correctly.

Uploading now.

P1p3r

@cata123

Hi cata123,
Looks like I sent you the wrong file. The one I sent messed up the textures. This is the one you want.

cata123

Sorry but i didn`t received nothing .

P1p3r

Sorry about that. Try this again.

Sushi

Hi P1p3r,

I’ve tried the importer and, for whatever reason, it does not pick up the .mat file within the folder regardless of it trying to find automatically or not. I’m unable to select it manually. Would it have to do with the version of my MS? It’s 1.8.2.

Unfortunately, this causes a fatal error within the importer and it MS crashes. Your older version works just fine, though.

P1p3r

HI Sushi,

Could you upload the cmp and mat files so as I could take a look at them?
Off the bat, there’s only two times it would not pick up the textures, and that would be

they already exist in the textures folder. and
the hash numbers don’t match. However, there might be something else going on with your files.

cata123

I tested with new exporter :

model is shown good in hard cmp & UTFeditor and exports both cmp and mat file.
the model is exporting with a little higher value of Y axis (up), and a little negative value to X (to the left at front projection) compared to normal.
when selecting wmesh wire exporting included, ms3d crash (tested on version 1.8.5 beta1).

Sushi

P1p3r wrote:
HI Sushi,

Could you upload the cmp and mat files so as I could take a look at them?
Off the bat, there’s only two times it would not pick up the textures, and that would be

they already exist in the textures folder. and

the hash numbers don’t match. However, there might be something else going on with your files.

I think I figured it out. It has to do with the way the 3ds Max exporter exports the files, my bad. Hardcmp doesn’t read them correctly, either as we add tangential data to the model for normal/specular mapping.

StarTrader

Sushi wrote:
…

Unfortunately, this causes a fatal error within the importer and it MS crashes. Your older version works just fine, though.

Is this still a difference between the 2 versions Sushi?

Sushi

StarTrader wrote:

Sushi wrote:
…

Unfortunately, this causes a fatal error within the importer and it MS crashes. Your older version works just fine, though.

Is this still a difference between the 2 versions Sushi?

The older one can import the models but it does so incorrectly. The latest cannot import at all. I believe W0d is one day going to work on a 3ds Max importer when he get a chance

StarTrader

OK if its fixable then P1p3r will try?

P1p3r

@Sushi
Hi again,

When you say it imports the model incorectly, do you mean the mesh is messed up? or is it the textures that are messed up?

If your model is working in game, I’m sure I could figure out why it’s not importing them, however, I would need the model in order to duplicate the problem. I’ve been able to import most models from the game and most player made models that I’ve tried importing. There were a couple of models with unfinished hardpoints that didn’t want to load, but even those should load now.

@cata123
try running the model cleaner tool before exporting and let me know what happens.

Sushi

More the mesh. The importers don’t understand the binomial data.

Here’s one of our models.

P1p3r

@Sushi

The model you sent me had an incomplete node, which was causing the plugin to crash.

Also as far as I know Milkshape only supports one set of texture coordinates. Please correct me if I’m wrong so as I could add the rest of the texture coordinates to Milkshape.

I’m uploading newer versions of both plugins You should now be able to load your model.