Calling software experts!

[Yoshiboy]

The plan to this forum is to get a thread for each piece of software where we can have a description of the product, links to the download (if available) with links to tutorials (M&B specific or not) and maybe a FAQ section where people can ask questions about how to use the software and the experts can answer the questions.

Obviously I'd be happy to do the Wings3d one and also the Adobe Photoshop  and if no one else wants to I could probably get away with doing the 3dsmax one. So yeah, we need people who are fairly knowledgeable with the other programs used like Blender, Milkshape, Maya, GIMP and any other programs people are using.

[Brigadier Hussey]

I could probably do the Milkshape one although If you could get Raz or Rr_Raptor to make one they both are extremely good and use Milkshape.

[Raz]

Thanks Ben. I could do Milkshape, Gimp and DXTbmp if you'd like me to.

[Yoshiboy]

That would be excellent indeed!

[Brigadier Hussey]

Thanks Ben. I could do Milkshape, Gimp and DXTbmp if you'd like me to.

Whats DXTbmp? Anamating?
Hope so I'd like to learn how to make animations.

[Leprechaun]

Converting bmp and dds files.

[Brigadier Hussey]

OK. I thought you'd be able to do that in gimp.

Nice to see Osama Bin Kenobi back lep 

[Leprechaun]

There is a plugin somewhere, but I lost the link ages ago. I'll try to dig it up, though.


AHA! Success!

.dds plugin for GIMP

[Raz]

That's great Lep, I've been wanting that since I started with Gimp!

[Leprechaun]

Welcome. I don't use anything of the sort because I can't do image editing or modelling to save my life, but it's something I spotted ages ago.

[Yoshiboy]

Is anyone else up to doing the photoshop page, it could be better if someone like Scion or DaBlade or one of those other superb texture artists was to do it I mean, i know my way around but I'm certainly not a master.

[jlgx50]

Is anyone else up to doing the photoshop page, it could be better if someone like Scion or DaBlade or one of those other superb texture artists was to do it I mean, i know my way around but I'm certainly not a master.

Im up for the photo shop page just tell me what you need

-JLGX50

[Highelf]

I lol'd.

[Reaper]

Yoshi you need to add the + to Blender, as it supports several types of animation. Though without the SMD exporter I don't think it'll be much help. 2 main types of animations are frames and IK.


There is also another free 3D modelling program similar to 3ds max, its called SoftImage's XSI MOD tool, actually I found a link to it when I downloaded Valves Source SDK (Half Life 2). It can convert to the file standard used by Valves Source engine.

http://www.softimage.com/community/xsi_mod_tool/default.aspx

of course you could use this save your work as a .X files(directX format) then open it in wings and convert it to SMD. It also supports animation, I haven't used it much though.

[Scion]

Where can you save to a .X file?

Wings doesn`t support animation.