problem with mdxs

i downloaded some "item" like the spell breakers sword. they are in mdx form. the site said sumthin about using triggers to place these in the hands of a unit. my question is how do i take the "blunt sword.mdx" and acutally put it in the hand of say arthas. any help would be greatly appreciated. P.S. yes im a tard.

Action - Attach Model

Izza trigger, man.

Won't work so hot until you edit the model to take the original weapon off of the hand firstly. Although with some things, like the original Warden model, there isn't a weapon there to get in the way.

Or, if you don't want to edit, I understand that there are many models out there that others have edited for just this purpose.

Also you must import it into your map before you try to attach it.

EDIT: Omg..... n00bies. Do a search before you post:
http://www.wc3campaigns.com/forums/s...threadid=31314

KISS MY *** spectre. panto do you know where these already edited models can be found?

No, I've never looked. I'd recommend you look around at a few of the popular Warcraft III mapping sites and see if anything looks promising.

For posterity, post here what you find, please.

i spent a couple of hours looking the web for any shred of evidence that some1 had knowledge concerning this. i found jack ****. i will look again 2morrow after i get off work.

Editing a existing BLP from a model to remove a sword or other such item is relatively easy. In Photoshop you select what u want removed and subtract it in the alpha channel by saving it.

If this doesnt make sense Im sure if you do a search in the forums you will find many references that discuss the alpha channel.

In the end if you cant do it then specify which model and what u want removed. If I get a sec Ill do it for you.

Good Luck.

Also going to the IRC channel and asking for help nicely does wonders.