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lcfcfan
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Posted: 14th Aug 2003 16:22
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OK matrices look crap, i have no luck with terrain height maps and now it seems i can't even use .x files, i am making a terrain in 3ds max and so far it's looking good but not when i load it inot dbp, anyone got any suggestions what i can do to get it looking right?


Very nice looking


but not any more, this is what i get when i try to load it into dbp!
http://www.apollo-design.com/signature.jpg[/img]
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actarus
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Posted: 14th Aug 2003 16:25 Edited at: 14th Aug 2003 16:25
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Did you just slap the texture like that or you applied a planar UVW map before?

BTW:If you're to use a terrain made in an external program,optimise it to the max...Like those flat surfaces,it could be only two triangles and it wouldn't change a thing.

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lcfcfan
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Posted: 14th Aug 2003 16:26
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oh yeah you may notice that i have the beta patch installed with the screen shot but i have tried reinstalling with patch 4.1 and get the same results, i am using the microsoft direct x 8.1 exporter for max 5 if that is any help.

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lcfcfan
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Posted: 14th Aug 2003 16:28
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i applied a uvw map modifier, and the flat areas i am gonna make look more organic.

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actarus
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Posted: 14th Aug 2003 16:29
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The old converter shipped with dBC worked great for doing that,exported from any software to .3ds and open it in the conv.

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Van B
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Posted: 14th Aug 2003 16:34
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Looks like it's missing UV and normal data to me - have you tried it in a model viewer, or even loading it back into max?


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lcfcfan
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Posted: 14th Aug 2003 16:43
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i tried texturing it in dbp, and it did not work, i am not so sure it is dpb i personally think the .x format is crap and so are the exporters.

i have tried viewing in deep exploration but it shows no textures for some reason and i can't load back into max cos i can not find an importer anywhere on the net.

i'm gonna go mad soon

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Van B
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Posted: 14th Aug 2003 16:57
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I only ever use .3DS when dealing with Max, then convert with 3DExploration or 3DConv.exe. Of course there's always trouble with limb positions and offsets when converting, but it's a bit rough when a mesh has problems too.

Perhaps the problem is the texture filename is different - you could grab TexConvPlus from the RGT useful tools forum, it lets you check and specify the texture filenames in .X files.


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actarus
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Posted: 14th Aug 2003 16:58
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If you plan on changing from mad to happy,just remember that you're standing on plan....No wait that's not what I meant Just remember to save the .max file in future use/reference.It can always be useful if you have unit scale problems to go back in the modeler and fix it.

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lcfcfan
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Posted: 14th Aug 2003 17:08
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i converted it using deep exploration and it works now but i have to apply the textures in dbp and my transparancies don't work but i guess it's better than nothing thanx for the tips guys i'll post a screen what it looks like soon.

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UnderLord
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Posted: 14th Aug 2003 17:32
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man i'v been wanting to make terrain in 3ds max 5 for awhile now but can't figger out how im to noobish or i don't experiment with it enough...

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Spelljammer
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never really used max, but is that a procedural texture? Or is a real pic of grass?

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lcfcfan
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Posted: 18th Aug 2003 16:14
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No it's not real just a texture.

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