3ds max to GMF exporter

[AggrorJorn]

SWEEET!!

 

Thanks a lot Arbuz!

[Michael Betke]

Thanks a lot for your effort. I know you are running very low on sparetime.

This is one of the most important tools in the Leadwerks production pipeline so far.

 

EDIT: The manual misses the part of automatic lod creation. Whats the object naming convention for it?

[ArBuZ]

EDIT: The manual misses the part of automatic lod creation. Whats the object naming convention for it?

Strange... It must be there. Anyway naming convention is objectNameLODxx, xx-level of LOD

[ArBuZ]

Damn! Ive uploaded wrong pdf. Reuploaded pdf and main archive now.

Sorry

[ArBuZ]

The sweetest part is automatic LUA scripts generation for custom object attributes!!!

[Elmar]

And from where can we download this exporter?

[macklebee]

And from where can we download this exporter?

 

try the first post of this thread...

 

http://leadwerks.com/werkspace/index.php?/topic/89-3ds-max-to-gmf-exporter/

[ArBuZ]

Does anybody have any problems with this tool? Or maybe someone has suggestions about functionality.

 

Im going to make new release with some fixes and one new option.

[Michael Betke]

MAybe letting it create a simple basic .lua so the common adjustments are available right after import.

I'm reading threads from time to time where people ask how they can enable options for a model.

 

This is just a simple request. You tool is really nice and feels complete.

 

Ok, batch exporting would be nice too. So I can process a directory of files.

[ArBuZ]

Actually it is already supports automatic generation of lua files It passes all user defined properties in lua file. So in the editor you can edit them. I described this process in pdf.

[Michael Betke]

I have a strange problem with the automatic LoD expoter. I used it a lot but now it seems to be some kind of broken after my re-install with the new rig.

 

Object names: mud_wall_middle_5m and mud_wall_middle_5mLOD1

 

I would like to use this name: projectname_walls_mudwall-middle-5m.gmf

 

I select both object and hit export.

After export the two models are merged into one (!!) model not two. I have no idea why the exporter is doing this.

 

I tried several objects and have no idea why it happens. I think there should be two models.

[ArBuZ]

You shouldn't select lod object in max. Only the base object. The exporter exports LOD only if selection count == 1 unless you check Export to separate files.

[Michael Betke]

Maybe this is why it always worked before. Sometimes my brain just forgets stuff if I do other things for a while.

Thanks mate

[Michael Betke]

Ok now it seems I'm trapped again. This time .phy generation is giving me headache somehow.

 

I have this export options. Physics mesh is just a cube.

 

 

I tried the other option too but if I place the vegetation the tree branches are physicalized ingame too and not my custom mesh is used.

 

edit: It's 3dmax 2010 x64

[ArBuZ]

The exporter makes it this way: it exports a model to OBJ file (using settings of OBJ exporter used last time) Then it runs obj2phy.exe to convert obj-file to phy-file.

 

So what exactly do you have? Does obj2phy dos window appears during exporting? Check if you have Obj2phy.exe in scripts\sturtup folder? And check the 3dsmax OBJ exporter settings (just export something to obj one time. Then the exporter will use these settings).

[Michael Betke]

It works finally.

 

had to set export to "quads" and disable the "Normals" export. Plus setting the gmf exporter to "colision tree" does the trick.

[Von04]

Will this work with 3ds Max 9?

[ArBuZ]

Yes. It will work with 3ds max9. Btw, I re-uploaded the file.

Let me know if you have any problems with the exporter

[knowledgegranted]

Running in max 2012x64, works perfectly. Great Job.

[katron]

Hey everyone. I know it is a 5 year old topic. But i am stuck and in need of help.

 

A while ago (like 5-6 years) some guys in my company used leadwerks 2.3 to create a simulator. I need to update the map for myself right now. (to another airport model). But i am stuck. I have a lot of experience in unreal engine 4 and 3ds max. But i cannot even upload an object to leadwerks properly. The link for the plugin is dead right now. Could anyone have the plugin or could you suggest me a workaround?

 

a note: i need to use leadwerks 2.3. Dont want to work on the physics from scratch.