Maxporter Problems
 

Hey y'all,

I've been having problems using the 3DS Max Importer/Exporter plugin.
I put the one from the SDK in (yes i put it in the right place), and when i run 3DS it says that it failed to initialise the plugin. 3DS still runs, just without that plugin.
I think it may be due to the plugin not being compatible with Max5? Help please.

Thanks,
ATL/DMobley

the SDK nif exporter is for max3.
I also know of a nif exporter for max4,
don't know if there is one for max5

The ArmadaII exporter is for Max4, and works, so the Max4 nif exporter should work too. Can you send it me/tell me the d/l URL plz?

Thanks,
ATL/DMobley

A NIF that comes out of Max 4.0 is in NIF4 format, and thus will need to be converted with a program called Nif2Nif..which runs on JRE (Java Runtime Environment)..and is a royal pain in the arse..Your best bet is to get your hands on a copy of 3D Max R3 and use the STBCExporter that comes with the SDK. That's the -only- way I could get it to work.

Doh
Well in that case its gonna be some time before i can do that.

I which case:
Can someone convert .max files to .nif for me? Just to convert the shipfile, no scripting or anything, just th ebasic conversion?

Thanks,
ATL/DMobley

What ship?

D'Derix - Type C Warbird - Single Hulled - Kitbash of stock Warbird

ATL/DMobley

Aw c'mon someone - just to convert one .max file to a .nif model, that's all - nothin more.

ATL/DMobley

converting
 

@ Atlantis, email the file to
feddel@hotmail.com
Include a title about converting, otherwise I might just delete it without reading (get hundreds of email a day)and
include a short message about converting it from which version of 3d Studio Max so I dont store it to hard drive and forget about it. If I am at the computer when it comes you can get it back in about 15 minutes. But otherwise when I return from work.

This goes for anyone needing to convert from 3d studio max to nif.

Cheers m8, I'll send it when i get my 3DS working again (one damn problem after another :()

Thanks again,

ATL/DMobley

If your using XP, then it doesn't work. I installed a dual boot system, windows 98 being the other OS. The STBCExporter worked first try on win98.

I remember that I DID manage to get STBCExporter to work with 3ds max 4.2 while I was still running Win98...

Now that I'm running XP, I may have problems... And I'm not sure how I got the exporter working the first time around, cause it did take a while for it to be recognized...

Thermos, I recomend you read the Niff2Niff thread, its all in there about exporting the right Niff version for BC.