Modeling from Scratch with Milkshape

1.Go to Box And select it Create a box in the top right corner.

2.Go to Select And make sure vertex is selcted in select options
now in the top right hand corner where you created your box select the two vertex points.

Then Press Ctrl + N and then Ctrl + W or click at the top (Vertex)->Snap together And Then (vertex)->Weld Together

3.Create a sphere and move it on top of the pryamid.

5.Now select Joint in the tool panel and create it in the middle of your sphere.


Hope that makes more sense. ;)

P.s. if you want a crack for milkshape 1.7.0 click Tmgms170.rar and extract it to your milkshape directory.

My model worked with the textures on it and it but there's 2 problems that have probably been found before.
1) The model isn't animated (which many people have come across)
and 2) The joint i made seems to have turned into an attach point. The model is attached to the ground from the joint instead of the floor of the model.

I have solved a problem i had earlier that a few of you have had. I added the mdl and blp files directly to the mpq file so they are already there instead of needing to be imported.

One more thing. I have 3dsmax 6 and i was wondering if that would work form making the 3ds file or at least using it for animating. I know the Art tools for Wc3 don't work on it but it's worth a try. I'll try it and if it works i'll post a screenshot.

i cant download WC3 Map Utilities or the file converter from the post where can i get them on the site?

I got my model.. followed all of the steps and even did a good skin for it. I import into the editor, change my main hero's model file to my new model file, and save. As I begin to play I notice my model isnt normal. Its in extremely bizarre shapes with an extremely bizzare skin (yes I did the steps to make it use my custom skin correctly.). It looks kinda jagged all around, like a large piece of ice, but colored purple and flashing, morphing constantly until my wc3 crashes. Anyone know if theres a common reason for this?

i had a problem with my skin too, it was transparent o_O
anyone know what i should do? not sure but i think it has something to do with the alpha channel........

[edit] WC3 map utulities is in the tools forum, the file converter u can find in the dl section under tools

That happens to be the same converter I've used. I convert my model from .obj to .mdx and it gets completely destroyed. I've also tried changing it from .3ds to .mdx in which the converter just closes with no conversion.

i have the same problem..... and each time i use a custom skin my model disapears....... but when i try an other skin from the MPQ file it works!!!!! i cant use my custom skin!!!! what shall i do when i am saving the UV map..???

what should i do then???? :< and i cant find the "warcraft III viewer" ??? it isn't
there....

i need a picture guide to the unwrapping..... that would be great!! ^_^

arggg, whenever i try to convery my mdx to an mdl in yogbuls it says "Unknown file format!" what's happening?

EDIT: Ok i found out how to work it, I had to import the mdx into the import manager, save, relaunch WE and extract the mdx again... even though it's pointless cuz i still cant get animation to work. And i dont get the UV stuff, i but the little box thing in upper right hand corner, filled it in and it stayed black in WE, so i just colored the whole thing and that worked.

ummm im the 3rd person to ask this but no one seems to anwser the question the bottom 2 downloads for this section don work it brings up an error so i dont really know what thats all about an explination would be nice . . . .please

heh i jsut figured out what was wrong if you are having problems loading the last 2 downloads right click the hyperlink and click "coppy short cut" then past it in to url adress bar and delete the "=" sign at the very end and it should work. at least it worked for me.

Yes..erm..this is perhaps the wrong post thread to venture into..but is there a tutorial for modelling for war 3 using 3ds max?
Thanks for anyone who answers
-Horus ^_^

i think there is one in the model forum, look there

Thanks man. Now if only i can find one for MAx 4.0 gr.....

Waaaaahaaaahaaaaa i wana Get a face and i dont know how waaaahaaahaaaa WOW this rocks i gota try to make some models