Importing Models

[harIII]

A friend of mine is going to do some modeling for me and is having problems trying to import an .mdl file (specifically the Darth Malak model) but for some reason it says that there is an error trying to load it even when Blender (that's the program he's using) can use a .mdl file extension.

[Canderis]

Did he convert it to an ascii file with mdlops?

[harIII]

Probably not but how would he/I go around doing that?

[Mono_Giganto]

Probably not but how would he/I go around doing that?

 

Like Canderis said, use mdlops to convert the mdl and mdx into ascii.

[miro42]

These tutorials are for heads but the basics of MDLOps still apply.

Trex's tut - http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=193025

For my tut - http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=199095

[Canderis]

You open up the model in MDLOPS then click read and write model then it will be saved as "(your file name)-ascii.mdl"

[twk4858]

.. but for some reason it says that there is an error trying to load it even when Blender (that's the program he's using) can use a .mdl file extension.

 

How is he trying to import it into Blender? I know there are tools to allow you to import into 3ds max/gmax/maya, but I haven't heard about anything to allow you to import to Blender. I know there is some work going on to import Never Winter Nights mdl files, but if I remember correctly there are significant differences between the versions of mdl used in either game.