lightsaber texturing help

[MacTavish]

Well I am using 3dsMax for the first time and I have made a new lightsaber model. But I was wondering if it is possible to use the default Kotor lightsaber's texture for my new model instead of having to make my own?

[oldflash]

Yes, you can use any texture you want but you also must set a uvwmap for new model.

[MacTavish]

Yes, you can use any texture you want but you also must set a uvwmap for new model.

 

Okay, thanks. But I have another question. In the tutorial it says get a lightsaber from kotor into 3dsmax, how do you do that?

[rgdelta]

are you reading the tutorial at http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=143805?

 

you have to extract the lightsaber via Kotor Tools

Convert it with mdlops from binary to ascii

then import it in 3dsmax with nwmax

[Master Zionosis]

are you reading the tutorial at http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=143805?

 

you have to extract the lightsaber via Kotor Tools

Convert it with mdlops from binary to ascii

then import it in 3dsmax with nwmax

 

Actually if you double click the model you want to extract from the KotOR Tool, it can automatically convert it to ascii, just thought I'd point that out.

[rgdelta]

yes but I don't do that because I am not sure what version of mdlops Fred has in Kotor Tool but if it works then it is a quicker way :-)

[MacTavish]

are you reading the tutorial at http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=143805?

 

you have to extract the lightsaber via Kotor Tools

Convert it with mdlops from binary to ascii

then import it in 3dsmax with nwmax

 

Yes I am using that tutorial. I looked through Kotor Tool and I couldn't find any lightsaber models. Could you tell me where they are?

[rgdelta]

yes bif's -> Items.bif -> Aurora Model -> w_dblsbr_001.mdl (for the first double saber all sabers will be w_dlsbr for double sabers w_lghtsbr for lightsaber and w_shortsbr for short saber)

 

Aurora Model has the mdl's and Aurora Model Extension has the mdx's

 

For the textures they are under erf -> Texturepacks -> swpc_tex_tpa.erf -> W and use the same naming convention as the model

 

The icons are in erf -> Texturepacks -> swpc_tex_gui.erf -> I -> they use the same naming convention but instead of w_ they are iw_

 

The w stands for weapon and iw stands for Icon Weapon

 

Hope that helped.

[MacTavish]

Thanks alot rgdelta, this helped alot!