Map not exporting (look at the 4th post I made)

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:26 pm

Im trying to weld the verticies selected. Ive selected 6 of them, I changed the threshold to 1.0, and when I click the button to weld, it comes up with this:

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:31 pm

Um, you're trying to weld a box?
That's not how you add a base to your map.
You have to attach it (select the map and find "attach" in the Editable Mesh thing) then select the um, box.
Then you have to go and create new geometry that physically attaches them (make sure to make it smooth... )

If you're trying to collapse them (force them all to the same point) you have to hit the collapse button...

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:34 pm

FleetAdmiralBacon wrote:Um, you're trying to weld a box?
That's not how you add a base to your map.
You have to attach it (select the map and find "attach" in the Editable Mesh thing) then select the um, box.
Then you have to go and create new geometry that physically attaches them (make sure to make it smooth... )

If you're trying to collapse them (force them all to the same point) you have to hit the collapse button...

I know, i'm not to that part yet, I just want to weld those 6 end verticies together so its more of an accessable ramp, instead of a base where you have to jump over a square area to get onto the base.

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:40 pm

You can't weld those vertices because they're not on the exact same spot. Give them all the same X, Y, and Z coordinates, and they can be welded together.

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:43 pm

Awsome, thanks ravnz and bacon.

Classic · Post by **Classic** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:57 pm

Convert your object to an editable poly, click target weld, select the vertice you want to weld, and then drag it to the vertyce you want it to weld to.

Pretty easy

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:25 pm

Ok, well, that is done, now I have a new problem, my map won't export, I liked everything to the frame and I get an error:

Im using the 3Ds max 6 blitzkrieg, and I'm using 3ds max 7, could that be the problem?

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:28 pm

Something is messed up with either an object type (may have a modifier on it, convert it to editable mesh) or a material id (make sure they are all valid)

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:42 pm

Well, everything did have a couple of modifyer tabs on it, so I made everything into an editable mesh, then I tried exporting and it did the same thing

And I don't know what could be wrong with the material ID's, they are set correctly.

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:01 pm

ARe you sure? Your box probably has problems..

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:36 pm

What box? Skybox or the frame? It's more than likely that it isnt the frame. Ill just redo the map model.

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:45 am

Is your ramp in there?
You have to check everything to make sure that it is all set up with the right material IDs, otherwise it won't export.

Classic · Post by **Classic** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:27 am

multi-genre wrote:Ok, well, that is done, now I have a new problem, my map won't export, I liked everything to the frame and I get an error:

Im using the 3Ds max 6 blitzkrieg, and I'm using 3ds max 7, could that be the problem?

Looks like you installed bliz wrong. Do you have all the dll in the proper place?

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:50 am

If he installed Blitzkreig incorrectly, it would give him an error when he starts 3ds max and "JMS" wouldn't appear in the export file type list.

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:03 am

FleetAdmiralBacon wrote:Is your ramp in there?
You have to check everything to make sure that it is all set up with the right material IDs, otherwise it won't export.

I did, the ground is 2, bases are 3, walls are 5

Classic · Post by **Classic** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:47 pm

FleetAdmiralBacon wrote:If he installed Blitzkreig incorrectly, it would give him an error when he starts 3ds max and "JMS" wouldn't appear in the export file type list.

If you leave out a dll sometimes bliz will launch then crash everytime you use it. Trust me I know this from experiance, and about the Material Ids I don't think they mater much I've always done what ever I wanted to with them a it always exported fine.

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:55 pm

I did put the dlls in the right place.

skyline GT-R · Post by **skyline GT-R** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:23 pm

Here is a list of reasons why max might crash on you when trying to export .jms : http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/sh ... hp?t=56126