MD3 exporter for latest versions of 3ds Max?

Frankie V

Does anyone pleasssee know if there is an md3 exporter available for the latest version of 3ds max?

If not I seem to recall that Pop ‘N’ Fresh made the source code for his exporter available. Is it still lying around some place?

I’m running into some serious backwards compatibility problems.

MoP

http://www.katsbits.com/htm/tools_utilities.htm

There are some there, the latest one seems to be Max6 though - I haven't found the source code anywhere, unfortunately.

CrazyButcher

http://maxplugins.de/max8.php?search=md3&sort=Author

max8 at least... maybe you can re-import into older max version and export from there?
or contact the author and ask for source

edit: fixed link beating mop's fix!

MoP

http://maxplugins.de/max8.php?search=&sort=Author

fixed link!

arshlevon

i haven't got around to trying it out but there is an fbx importer for blender in the works for unity,

http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=92082

if it works you can make it in max export to fbx, import into blender then export to md3.. kind of a round about way but it looked like my only option to go from maya 2008 to md3

monster

You could always export to ASE and convert to MD3 with q3data.exe (Comes with Radiant).

arshlevon

hey monster, does ase support bone and animation data?

i have only used it for static meshes

Frankie V

Ya I can export back into Max 8 as that is where I have my MD3 tools that I know works. I was just hoping that I could do it all in one application. Moving assets around has a tendency to build up bit rot as it moves from one set of hands to another.

In all though I’m considering just going the q3data route. It’s not fancy but it will probably always work

arshlevon wrote: »

hey monster, does ase support bone and animation data?

i have only used it for static meshes

The md3 format contains point cache data and the ase format simply exports the xyz location of vertices of the model in question. Q3data simply extracts the information need to generate an md3 formatted file

In theory and as long as it’s coded into the engine you could easily extract animated map models. Haven’t checked but I believe that the ioquake engine has such an ability or will in the future.

Showster

There was this

http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=57943

But the link doesn't seem to be working atm.

monster

When I worked at Ritual with the Q3 engine we whipped up a MaxScript that would export an ASE and then run Q3Data on it to convert it to an md3.

Arsh,
Frankie touched on it, the ASE format doesn't support bones, but neither does MD3. The ASE format is basically a text file. They both support point cache animation similar to the way a morph target or blend shape works.

renderhjs

isn't that simply a vertex animation data?

arshlevon

doh!
i know that, that's what i meant vertex animation.. i dont know why i said bones, thanks for the tip!