[Question] Attaching Item to Weapon Bones

Sims_doc

So.. Recently i begun working on a flare gun its slightly steampunk with the copper and wood, plate-steel and naturally pipes and overall rather pleasing but i don't a clue how to attach it to a complex bone structure like the default flare gun bones because normally i only work with simple hats and misc items which only have a single point to attach to on the player model

I've already read a few tutorials on rigging but that seems more to be custom content and not using an existing bones that are provided by valve and what i have found regards to TF2 is melee weapons which again attach to a single point, which doesn't help much because melee weapons don't have reload animations to worrier about.

i'll like to point out that i won't be providing a shot because i feel that since it follows the basic profile of an existing item as in the flaregun there should be no reason too.

Edit - Forgot to mention I'm using 3D Max 2012

Estavos

Decompile Detonator. Import it to 3D Max and place your mesh as detonator's mesh. After delete Detonator's mesh and attach you mesh to weapon_bone. Use Import tool. You can import it as hat or misc item. Don't worry, you weapon must placed correctly.

Sorry for my English.

Sims_doc

Estavos wrote: »

Use Import tool. You can import it as hat or misc item.

I remember reading somewhere that last part is against the workshop regs or was that to modifier the file after packing?

Estavos

Sims_doc wrote: »

I remember reading somewhere that last part is against the workshop regs or was that to modifier the file after packing?

You can check all tags after Import Tool create ZIP-archive. When I create weapon, I check Misc category and Arms attach point =D Weapon work perfectly