Refinery needs to be converted from MAX to Xsi....

[BNG Da BZ Fool]

I opened it in TS 7.6 okay. Do you want me to convert it as an X file with cubic mapping? Let me know so I can upload it to Filefront if you want SW. It appears to have no texture, but I can apply any UV mapping you find easier to work with in Threed. I noticed it appears correctly oriented in the TS workspace as well. BNG.

[shane ward]

I opened it in TS 7.6 okay. Do you want me to convert it as an X file with cubic mapping? Let me know so I can upload it to Filefront if you want SW. It appears to have no texture, but I can apply any UV mapping you find easier to work with in Threed. I noticed it appears correctly oriented in the TS workspace as well. BNG.

Brovo, I would love to have that BNG Da BZ, if the model can have basic texture mapping so that I can edit it in threed then that will be good. It does not have to be lined up or in order, I can work that out in threed, but at the moment there is no way of editing the texture as there are none in the model. if you can add texture and UV easily thats what I am looking for. If you can post the link here it will be exilent. and I can work with X file format easily...

If you want any tips using the tools above to make bz2 compatable .xsi I can help.

Thanks mrtwosheds, I allraedy know most about making xsi files work, it's just the model it's self ho and animation that can cause problems for me
Many, thanks
Shane

[mrtwosheds]

Shane, I made all my Dalek units with those tools, linked above, no recycled bits from bz2, no expensive and too complex modeling programs. Using those tools in the right way you can make fully functioning bz2 units, buildings and props, the only thing they cant do is animation, I do that in notepad!
In its way Lithunwrap is actually a modeling program that is just very focused on UV mapping.
Using it, would be allot easier than editing UV's in threed, that is a nightmare!

[BNG Da BZ Fool]

It always dumbfounds me when peeps purposely do things the hard way (and suggest to others to follow suit) when there are easier model making alternatives like TS 7.6; Gamespace for WIN ME. Only a total idiot couldn't figure it out. Example: Click on icon, place object in workspace, right click object, edit object, click another icon to UV map object, click another icon to edit UV map, click another icon to export UV map to paint program; how complicated is that?! I know because I used to be one of those idiots until I stopped listening to other peeps advice about using old outdated BZII modeling tools. TS 7.6; the best kept secret BZ land.

PS: I'll prep your model, apply cubic mapping, apply a simple texture, save it as X, zip it up, and upload it to Filefront like I did with the audio files a while back. BNG. 

[BNG Da BZ Fool]

SW, the file can be DL'ed at http://hosted.filefront.com/lppena/ BNG.

[shane ward]

Many thanks for this, it looks like it did the trick, now I have something to work with. I have some hours at work to work on this, I am on standby doing nothing, perfect for bz2 stuff and get paid for it too

Anyway. I have the file now, it can be removed if you want BNG.

shane

[Avatar]

BTW, 3D Exploration (3Deep) can rotate when exporting... there's a rotation matrix you can play with to get things exactly the way you want...   3D Exploration is an amazing program considering when it got started...

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[shane ward]

Looks like the refinary is finally finished, I have added some screenshots so the people that helped can see it in the game





Shane

[General BlackDragon]

You'll need alot more then "threed" 

[Raven]

Bloody hell, you got it to work?! Haha! Sweet!

Way to revive an old topic xD

[AHadley]

Nice!

I do think some texture work may be in order, but it still looks good!

EDIT: What's the story behind this thing anyway? Looks like there's been a few of you working on it... what's its history?

[Raven]

Shane asked me to bang something together based on a description. Thats the final version. The old one had a huge hole in the floor like a chasm, but that dome with the conveyor looks cooler.
I only made the model, hell, I didn't even UV it so he did a good job with even getting it to work at all!

[TheJamsh]

texture work needed , but yeh its really cool!

[AHadley]

Really it could do with using the stock ISDF textures, it's roughly the right shape.

[Raven]

The ISDF textures was the idea with the main building as yes its a similar shape to most ISDF things, the 'containers' on the edge and the dome should pull if off too. I don't even have the original model anymore, so if Shane can't get it mapped properly its kinda screwed