Maya 4.5

[Ðîk KÑÎght]

I use Maya 4.5 edition to model. I make alot of models but...one porblem. I have no idea how to make them skinnable.

Any help?

[JackReacher]

For that you need to learn how to UV Map the model, which is not easy. I only know Max tuts for that, but if you search around you should find some.

[Ðîk KÑÎght]

I would use Max if I could get ahold of it, btu can't atm sad really :(

[RJGexplode]

is it easier to make models or skins, i've started a skin, but i don't know how to put it together, and i'm getting a bit confused over which part is which, any help?

[Ðîk KÑÎght]

if u have MSN or ICQ hook me up *PM me* I'll help ya out :)

[RJGexplode]

if u have MSN or ICQ hook me up *PM me* I'll help ya out :)

umm i would do but your profile doesn't have your MSN or ICQ details

[JackReacher]

PM him :p

And as for which is easier modeling or skinning, i would have to say skinning is the easier of the two, by quite a long shot.

[RJGexplode]

great and i'm finding skinning hard :(

[Ðîk KÑÎght]

its a bit of a long hard road to skinning m8, but u'll pick up soon enough :)

[JackReacher]

Yeah when i said skinning is easier, i didnt mean it was easy :D

Ive been skinning for 8 months or so now, only just really starting to get my skins down fast and effectively.

[Ðîk KÑÎght]

well this is a pic of a skin I made from the boss skin
http://nexusclan.ufiles.net/nexus-1.gif

[JackReacher]

Allmost looks cell shaded, simple, but nice :D

[RJGexplode]

Ðîk KÑÎght that progrma you told me about doesn't work, are ther any other skinning programs, sorry to be a complete n00b

[Ðîk KÑÎght]

I haven't explained to u how to use it yet lol :P hit me up in about 3 and a hlaf hrs m8 and I'll help ya *got client work to do*

[RJGexplode]

ok but i don't think its me not knowing how to use it thats messed it up, i upload part of a bit i've been workin on, click refresh an i get this wierd popup error message, anyway, i'll speak 2 u l8r

[Ðîk KÑÎght]

congrats on learning he basics and how to use UTSM :)

enjoy ur future career in skinning m8

cheers

[RJGexplode]

thanks! :D i'll put some pictures on when i get a better skin done

[RJGexplode]

i was just wondering is there a program that can open .utx files and edit the images, coz the skin i'm doing is kind of based loosely on part of the soldier skin, thanks

[Ðîk KÑÎght]

yes u use UED and open that texture pack, then export them *they will be in .pcx format* then edit them to ur needs :)

[RJGexplode]

thanks i looked at that but i didn't know what .pcx was so i asked here, right now where did i put that skin....

[RJGexplode]

are some textures unexportable, coz when i try and export some UEd crashes, its the ones which are animated/moving that it does it to, so i think i'll just leave them unless anyone can come up with a solution,

thanx

[Ðîk KÑÎght]

I think they r, I always had that problem :hmm:

[Psychic_313]

I think they r, I always had that problem :hmm:

If you mean the fire/water/etc. textures, they're not really even images (they're fractal textures generated/animated in real time), so you can't expect to be able to export them. You have to create those from within UEd.

[JohnnySix]

w00t! What he said. :) There's UTX viewing program by Jesco Topp and Fordy that's probably useful to you as it only alows you to export non fractal textures, plus, you can browse all the UTX's at once. :)

http://www.planetunreal.com/fordy and look for UTX viewer.

[JackReacher]

Fordy is my hero, used to work on SAS, god i wish he would come back... :(

[RJGexplode]

thanks for the link SabbathCat :)