Complete Modeling Tutorial for TF2 - Page 37

HellJumper · 06-22-2011, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Silenzio544

Damn. I was weighting my gun and the mesh was getting all distorted when it animated, then when I got all the parts properly weighted (or at least I thought so), the mesh no longer moves. What exactly happened? Here's hoping someone can help.

It may be that the bone someone got unassigned or that you exported the .smd without animations-- again, I don't really know what could possibly be happening :[

Silenzio544 · 06-22-2011, 11:21 AM

Actually, never mind. I believe I detached a part of the mesh or something like that; got past it. :3

I have to admit, the fact that no one's around to help me with animation means I have to go through a lot of trial-and-error and more frustration than I'd like to admit, but it also means that I figure things out for myself. I'll definitely be making a tutorial series on Youtube once I get everything just right.

HellJumper · 06-22-2011, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Silenzio544

Actually, never mind. I believe I detached a part of the mesh or something like that; got past it. :3

I have to admit, the fact that no one's around to help me with animation means I have to go through a lot of trial-and-error and more frustration than I'd like to admit, but it also means that I figure things out for myself. I'll definitely be making a tutorial series on Youtube once I get everything just right.

Trial and error was how I first had to learn too. There weren't any tutorials as specific as mine D:

Silenzio544 · 06-23-2011, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by HellJumper

Trial and error was how I first had to learn too. There weren't any tutorials as specific as mine D:

That's why I want to make one. Reskinning weapons to alternate animations is something that's done a lot with Counter-Strike: Source, yet no resources really exist on that subject. :3

06-23-2011, 07:58 AM

I've started to learn 3D-modelling a little with Blender and I tried opening TF2-models, but it says that .smd files are not supported, even though I have installed the add-on for blender (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...nder_SMD_Tools <-- as they say instruct there and Blender version is 2.58)

So what am I doing wrong?

HellJumper · 06-23-2011, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Monsiéur Rabbit

I've started to learn 3D-modelling a little with Blender and I tried opening TF2-models, but it says that .smd files are not supported, even though I have installed the add-on for blender (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...nder_SMD_Tools <-- as they say instruct there and Blender version is 2.58)

So what am I doing wrong?

2.58 ? That must be the newest version. The author of the smd tools script may not have updated his script to work with the latest version. Just use an older version (check the original post for information on that).

06-23-2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HellJumper

2.58 ? That must be the newest version. The author of the smd tools script may not have updated his script to work with the latest version. Just use an older version (check the original post for information on that).

Just tried 2.57 and still the same issue.. :/

HellJumper · 06-23-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Monsiéur Rabbit

Just tried 2.57 and still the same issue.. :/

Sorry, but the amount of people who tell me they can't get smd tools to work is pretty ridiculous.

See this post about getting 2.56 with a working script.

Virgoth098 · 06-25-2011, 05:50 PM

Ok, i need the .vga files for the backbiter billycock and the hunstman arrow, where can i find those?

HellJumper · 06-25-2011, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Virgoth098

Ok, i need the .vga files for the backbiter billycock and the hunstman arrow, where can i find those?

What is a .vga? Surely you meant .smd or .obj?

Virgoth098 · 06-25-2011, 08:48 PM

Whoops, i meant .tga not .vga

Ok, im using 3ds max 2012, and when i import the .smd file for lets say, the huntsman arrow, a menu appears asking for me to select the bitmap image file for c_arrow.tga. I'm assuming that this means the actual texture for the arrow. Where can i find this?

HellJumper · 06-25-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Virgoth098

Whoops, i meant .tga not .vga

Ok, im using 3ds max 2012, and when i import the .smd file for lets say, the huntsman arrow, a menu appears asking for me to select the bitmap image file for c_arrow.tga. I'm assuming that this means the actual texture for the arrow. Where can i find this?

Ah... Well you can sniff through the GCF to find the .vtf (the texture file) and then using VTFedit you can export the .vtf to .tga which will give you what you want.

Texture Locations in the Team Fortress 2 Materials GCF:
Billycock: materials/models/player/items/spy/derby_hat.vtf
Arrow: materials/models/weapons/w_arrow/w_arrow.vtf

Extract those vtf files to wherever and export them to .tga via the program VTFedit (link to this program in OP).

Virgoth098 · 06-25-2011, 09:05 PM

+1 Thanks!
EDIT:
I cant find the .vtf file, its all .vtw,.vvd,.phy and .vtx, =[
EDIT2:
Heh, whoops, im an idiot, I figured it out.

HellJumper · 06-25-2011, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Virgoth098

+1 Thanks!
EDIT:
I cant find the .vtf file, its all .vtw,.vvd,.phy and .vtx, =[
EDIT2:
Heh, whoops, im an idiot, I figured it out.

Heh, glad you figured it out (wrong GCF

)

SgtR007_1 · 06-27-2011, 12:30 PM

Hey HJ, have you ever had trouble getting both the world- and viewmodel views of a c_model to line up without clipping? For some reason, despite lining up my model perfectly with the degreaser model in Blender, when I export/compile either the viewmodel clips, the worldmodel clips, or both. I've checked idle.smd as well as made sure my object position data was zero'd in Blender. I am using the bones as they came imported with the degreaser. Any thoughts?

06-22-2011, 11:21 AM	#542
Silenzio544 Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 11 Posts: 47	Actually, never mind. I believe I detached a part of the mesh or something like that; got past it. :3 I have to admit, the fact that no one's around to help me with animation means I have to go through a lot of trial-and-error and more frustration than I'd like to admit, but it also means that I figure things out for myself. I'll definitely be making a tutorial series on Youtube once I get everything just right. Last edited by Silenzio544: 06-22-2011 at 01:31 PM.

06-25-2011, 09:05 PM	#553
Virgoth098 Join Date: Jun 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 33	+1 Thanks! EDIT: I cant find the .vtf file, its all .vtw,.vvd,.phy and .vtx, =[ EDIT2: Heh, whoops, im an idiot, I figured it out. Last edited by Virgoth098: 06-25-2011 at 09:16 PM.

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06-23-2011, 07:58 AM	#545
Monsiéur Rabbit Guest Posts: n/a	I've started to learn 3D-modelling a little with Blender and I tried opening TF2-models, but it says that .smd files are not supported, even though I have installed the add-on for blender (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...nder_SMD_Tools <-- as they say instruct there and Blender version is 2.58) So what am I doing wrong?

06-25-2011, 05:50 PM	#549
Virgoth098 Join Date: Jun 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 33	Ok, i need the .vga files for the backbiter billycock and the hunstman arrow, where can i find those?

06-25-2011, 08:48 PM	#551
Virgoth098 Join Date: Jun 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 33	Whoops, i meant .tga not .vga Ok, im using 3ds max 2012, and when i import the .smd file for lets say, the huntsman arrow, a menu appears asking for me to select the bitmap image file for c_arrow.tga. I'm assuming that this means the actual texture for the arrow. Where can i find this?

06-27-2011, 12:30 PM	#555
SgtR007_1 Join Date: Jan 2011 Reputation: 53 Posts: 68	Hey HJ, have you ever had trouble getting both the world- and viewmodel views of a c_model to line up without clipping? For some reason, despite lining up my model perfectly with the degreaser model in Blender, when I export/compile either the viewmodel clips, the worldmodel clips, or both. I've checked idle.smd as well as made sure my object position data was zero'd in Blender. I am using the bones as they came imported with the degreaser. Any thoughts?