Avtodesk 3ds MAX UVW mapping and compilling trouble

[kobilica]

Anybody know how to skinning with alredy VTF. texture(material) to be my model working?Because I don't like XSI,3ds max is much better.
I am downloaded and install pluggin for export models to smd but when wont compiling without texture don't work.Is possible to skinning with
vtf texture?
Thanks for help

[slayerA]

The only model app that I know of that handles .vft's is Milkshape.  You could use GCFScape to extact the textures and decopile with vtf2tga or get the photoshop plugin, open, and save as a .tga.

[kobilica]

Thanks but did you know how i can mapping with tga textures? Maybe can i do that::convert vtf to tga and a aply this to model(tga)
and when compile i can set in .QC file a name of material(when i used converted format to tga)
Understand? I need know how import tga for UVW mapping.

[slayerA]

I don' t know how to that since I don't use 3dmax. You might try over at interlopers.net in the modeling forums. There are a ton of people that use it there. IIRC, there is tut on UV mapping and applying a texture too.

But once you can open the .tga in 3dmax you can do all your texturing, export the model, then covert the .tga. The model will retain the mapping and the .vft correctly map to it.

Sorry I can't be more help. Good luck on finding what you need.

[Slackiller]

go here and on the front page there are 4 tutorials using xsi, watch parts 3 and or 4 and see how to do skinning
http://www.redemptionmod.com/index.php

[slayerA]

http://www.wunderboy.org/sourceapps.php

Here found this, it's a plugin or something that allows you to work with .vft files inside of 3d max. Plus there are some other goodies on the site.

[kobilica]

Thanks guys,I am making skinning now with photoshop cs2 but need to learn something basics.
And XSI mod tool isn't good program for me.In 3ds max you can do all so fast.

[slayerA]

You have 3dmax and are using XSI? There is a plugin to export .smd for max. Most good modelers are using 3dmax for source, they dislike using XSI too.