help exporting as md3 from gmax

JonDeere

I downloaded Pop_n_plugs_b6 (the md3 exporter and importer), but can't figure out how to install it for gmax, please help and forgive me if this is a stupid question.

Psyk0

I dont use gmax, but since its similar to 3D Max, i suppose you'd have to put it in plugins folder?

kat

Read the 1st "Design note" on the following page
https://www.katsbits.com/tutorials/gmax/import-gmax-models-into-max.php

[edit] link updated

ElysiumGX

I googled "Pop_n_plugs_b6", and it seems that is the beta6 version of the Pop_n_Fresh MD3 exporter designed for Max2/3. I'm assuming this same exported was included in the Tempest pack for Gmax from Autodesk. This, and the MD3 exporter from the Tempest pack, does not work properly in Gmax, and Autodesk never fixed it...because they're communist. :P

You need to search for beta 1.0 of Chris Cookson's updated MD3 exporter. Place that into the plugins folder, then start Gmax.

I can't believe this is still a problem after all these years.

hawken

gmax to max? now that would be a plugin to give half an arm for

Sage

There is a thread on the boards that points to a script that exports to md3 and it seems to be the best at the moment. Doing a search for Sage or md3 should help you find that post easily. I still have the md3 plugin on my server from when Poop and Mop were doing md3 stuff so if you don't have any luck finding that script maybe the plugin will help. However that script works for Max 6 and 7 so I'm not sure if it will work in Gmax.

Here is a link to where I found the plugins

http://www.maxplugins.de/

http://www.apsentertainment.com/tools/Max6ExportMD3.zip

By the way as of 11:00 am today I changed my server package so my site will be dead for a short time. Sorry about this. I'll let you know when it's back up.

Alex

kat

[ QUOTE ]
gmax to max? now that would be a plugin to give half an arm for

[/ QUOTE ]There isn't and never will be one, the only way to do it now is to export to MD3 and then convert that - or more recently export to D3's MD5 format which supports bones etc, and then import that into Max. That works but it does have a few 'issues'

ElysiumGX

*sigh*

http://pages.videotron.com/browser/Downloads/GMAX/plugins/ExportMD3_gmax_beta1.zip

JonDeere

Thank you sooooo much!!!!

kat

[ QUOTE ]
*sigh*

[/ QUOTE ]Hawken was commenting on gmax to max.. not gmax to MD3, so I'm not sure what that remark was about.