MSConvexTool question

My apologies Skotty for the confusion. The SS from question three was a old one, and had not been updated after I made the SS from Question one. I tried reading it (the tut for the program) once,but it was extremely confusing, even after reading it a second time, it still is…

sumanuti,

I am unable to get that updated version of the convex tool to show up in my Tools menu of Milkshape.

I think I will zip up my ms3d of my model and sur files, poss the .obj file as well, later tonight, and post them so that you may see what I am doing Skotty. Hopefully you will be able to show me the correct setup so I can duplicate it here at home.

Fus

Well, for some reason the exporter isn’t making a Fix file for the Cons/Fix node, any ideas?

Here is the zip file I promised. I am including the following files:

Command_Test.ms3d
Command_Test_Sur.ms3d
Command_Test.obj
Command_Test.cmp

Hope you can help me out.

Fus

Skotty. wrote:
Please use P1p3rs CMP Exporter. It’s the best you can find anywhere:
http://the-starport.net/freelancer/forum/viewtopic.php?start=0&topic_id=4450&viewmode=flatℴ=ASC&status=&mode=0
With that you wont have that problem. There are just a few issues with that exporter, but overall its the best.

Wish I could bud, but that’s a no can do. P1p3r’s exporter has never shown up in my ms3d’s File/Import or /export screen, which is why I have to use the cmp exporter 0.2. I don’t know what I am missing on my tower that makes the exporter invisible, but for now, I have to use 0.2.

Skotty. wrote:Oh and please remove all these sur-cmp groups. You don’t need them! Just put multiple sur meshes to the same cmp group.

Huh? If I delete all my UV_SurGroup01-13, how is it gonna attach properly to the cmp w/o having a surface to connect with?

Fus

Skotty. wrote:
Or make everything root meshes.

Let me see if I understand this quote, cuz this is prob what I am gonna have to do.

In the Command_Test.ms3d, I should delete the UV_CommandSurRoot and CommandSur02-13, then export as one group, leaving MainHull_Command (or some other object’s group name) as the name of the Root.
In Command_Test_Sur, I either rename the sur parts to the name of my Root or leave the names alone, and then in the obj to sur program, Don’t check the Static box, which will tell the program to attach the parts to the Root only. By doing these steps, my ship in game can be damaged both by player ships and the NPC’s in my mod. Do I understand correctly?

Fus

Skotty. wrote:
1. Remove all extra meshes you added for sur groups in your CMP (i.e. UV_CommandSur*)
2. Give all meshes the same name and they will become the root part
3. Export all sur meshes with the same name and they will become one group attached to the root of the CMP file.

1.Done (CMP file)
2.Done (CMP file, All ship groups named UV_Command)
3.Done (Sur file, name of UV_Command_lod1) Wasn’t sure about the Static part, so I didn’t click that box. If I needed to do that, that’s easy to redo…

Fus

Skotty,

A big thank you for those instructions, it worked perfectly!!!
Now I know what must be done for future sur file repairs for our mod. Credit will be given in The Underverse credits for your assistance in the next version of our mod.

Thank you again,

Fus