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loading my mdl files in 3ds format.... (Read 611 times)

Aug 12^th, 2007 at 4:26pm

machineman9 Offline
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i want to load up some of the models of my aircraft for a project... but i cant remember how you do this

is there is special mdl to obj/3ds or something converter? i cant quite remember

if this is the wrong forum, if so, please just say and im sure a mod can move it when it needs to be

so yeh, cheers

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Reply #1 - Aug 13^th, 2007 at 6:47am

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You cannot load a compiled mdl file into a modelling program.

You need either the source file from the original builder, or create it yourself.

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Reply #2 - Aug 13^th, 2007 at 7:20am

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really?

ive seen lots of mdl converters and things. they were for half life 2 and dangerous sam (or something) and i only thought they didnt work becauese FS wasnt HL2

so is it a different mdl from the HL2 files?

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Reply #3 - Aug 13^th, 2007 at 5:44pm

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machineman9 wrote on Aug 13^th, 2007 at 7:20am:

Yes, a flightsim MDL is different from the Half-Life MDL.

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Reply #4 - Aug 14^th, 2007 at 7:45am

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darn, well thanks anyway... i guess ill try and find some aircraft or something on turbosquid and hope i can UV the texture to it Grin

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Reply #5 - Aug 15^th, 2007 at 7:52am

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OR ... you could download one of the available source files from the FFDS gmax library and play around with it?

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Reply #6 - Aug 15^th, 2007 at 5:24pm

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that is a further possibility.. but the only way i know of getting the file in an OBJ file (the sort of type i need) is with a MAX script and alot of copy and paste Undecided

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