Porting Skyrim models to Source?

TheSagetEffect · 02-19-2012, 08:33 AM

Is there any easy way to accomplish this without having to be an experienced modeller? I'm trying to import a few models used in Skyrim to Source format.

Skyrim uses these file types for models;

.nif files for meshes
.dds files for textures (easily ported with VTFEdit, though I'm not sure how to apply them exactly)
.hkx files for animations

That's all I could find in my directory related to models. Any help? I found someone who translated a whole bunch of Argonian models and a dragon to Garry's Mod, so it has to be possible.

stevethepocket · 03-14-2012, 05:47 PM

The best thing to do is see if there's some sort of .nif/.hkx importer for some 3D modeling program and then exporting them from there. That's what I did to get BioShock's models into Source. Failing that, you could always just try to get ahold of that guy who already figured it out and ask them.

XFunc_CaRteR · 03-26-2012, 05:14 PM

Someone should write that up on the Source SDK wiki.

02-19-2012, 08:33 AM	#1
TheSagetEffect Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 416 Posts: 1,419	Porting Skyrim models to Source? Is there any easy way to accomplish this without having to be an experienced modeller? I'm trying to import a few models used in Skyrim to Source format. Skyrim uses these file types for models; .nif files for meshes .dds files for textures (easily ported with VTFEdit, though I'm not sure how to apply them exactly) .hkx files for animations That's all I could find in my directory related to models. Any help? I found someone who translated a whole bunch of Argonian models and a dragon to Garry's Mod, so it has to be possible.

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03-14-2012, 05:47 PM	#2
stevethepocket Join Date: Apr 2008 Reputation: 247 Posts: 1,824	The best thing to do is see if there's some sort of .nif/.hkx importer for some 3D modeling program and then exporting them from there. That's what I did to get BioShock's models into Source. Failing that, you could always just try to get ahold of that guy who already figured it out and ask them.

03-26-2012, 05:14 PM	#3
XFunc_CaRteR Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 9 Posts: 500	Someone should write that up on the Source SDK wiki.