Freeware Modelling and Animating tools ::

Heres the tools for a complete set for freeware animating and modeling. ill will post a tutorial (monday or tuesday{my day offa school}) on how to use them.

wings 3d - www.wings3d.com

anim8or - www.anim8or.com

an8 - 3ds converter -- here *note this handles many more formats too

lithunwrap - here


3ds - mdx convertor Here
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Make in wings, scale really big then rotate that it faces the x axis

attach uv coordinates in wings

export 3ds

import 3ds in lithunwrap

apply skin

save model

import 3ds in anim8or

animate it

save in an8 format

open it in the convertor

convert the an8 to 3ds

convert 3ds to mdx


i will post a detailed tutorial later this week :)

for now, enjoy your downloads

You forgot Blizzard's Art Tools.

I don't think he ised Blizzards Art Tool's, they are for 3dsmax, wich isn't freeware.

yea but that requies max.

And the 3ds - MDX converter dosn't?

wings3d is capable of exporting in .3ds format, that why you need a 3ds to mdx converter.

But then you need War3 to use the MDX....

Of course you need war3, thats the hole point of the tutorial, but you don't need the art tools.

If I read this right, this is a thread for freeware modeling tools, not War3. Therefore it actually belongs in the Off-topic.

Warcraft 3 Freeware Modelling tools?

you know wat i mean?

There's also Milkshape. They have a 30 day trial, and it's only $25 to register.

I'm bitchy today.

this is a tutorial(or will be) on how to make a model, skin it, animate it, then get it into WarCraft, wich wouldn't be off topic.

Edit: oops, wrong Thread! my bad!

you did?

i didnt get any.

try my aim:;
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