Problems with extracting models

Lucatarik · Post by **Lucatarik** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 3:21 am

hello,I've tried to extract a 3d model for halo on the xbox with HMT, but the extracted model is empty, why?

mrhyperpenguin · Post by **mrhyperpenguin** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:15 pm

ok u usually dont extract models with hmt but u can
just get xinject and extract it does everything for you (xinject is in the nmp download section?)

maca_§ · Post by **maca_§** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:25 am

ok, you do usually extract models out of halo with hmt. you need a modelling program to open it up and see it. have you allready tried this?

mrhyperpenguin · Post by **mrhyperpenguin** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:29 am

ok misunderstanding

if you want to edit them you have to extract them from hmt 3.5
go to your model and you can view your model above that is a box containing the different parts to the model
you can press extract model (i think)
press extract all to extract all of them

if you just want to transfer models from map to map you can use hmt but you should (i recommend) use xinject

maca_§ · Post by **maca_§** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:34 am

mrhyperpenguin wrote:ok misunderstanding

if you want to edit them you have to extract them from hmt 3.5
go to your model and you can view your model above that is a box containing the different parts to the model
you can press extract model (i think)
press extract all to extract all of them

if you just want to transfer models from map to map you can use hmt but you should (i recommend) use xinject

agree'd

Lucatarik · Post by **Lucatarik** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 2:32 am

I've extracted it with HMT 3.5, and I tried to open it with all 3d modelling programs that I know (3ds max, lightray 3d, Milkshape 3d and blender), but I always got empty an model!!!!

If i extract the model, and I re-inject it w/out any modificications I get an empty model in the game

maca_§ · Post by **maca_§** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:18 am

Lucatarik wrote:I've extracted it with HMT 3.5, and I tried to open it with all 3d modelling programs that I know (3ds max, lightray 3d, Milkshape 3d and blender), but I always got empty an model!!!!
If i extract the model, and I re-inject it w/out any modificications I get an empty model in the game

wow that is weird/bad. sorry bud but i don't know of this because i have never heard of this. do a big search with this url and hopefully you will find something, good luck!

Lucatarik · Post by **Lucatarik** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:51 pm

This is the pistol fp that i've extracted from bloodbulch, it's seem to be ok, but i can't open it:

http://www.3wstyle.net/public/files_upl ... dgulch.rar

http://rafb.net/paste/results/WLphvP44.html

what's wrong with it?

MrMurder · Post by **MrMurder** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:21 pm

Ok mate will try to help if possible.
First up when you saved the model in hmt did you click yes to the prompt box that said Export triangles with zero surface area blah blah blah as this makes importing back easyier.
What modeling proggy are you using? lightray, milkshape etc.
Did you open the file or import it as a wavefront .obj and you have to export it in the same format?
If you did all this and still got the error try a different version of hmt.
If you still got probs let me know ok.
Thanks for your time.

Lucatarik · Post by **Lucatarik** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:15 am

MrMurder wrote:Ok mate will try to help if possible.
First up when you saved the model in hmt did you click yes to the prompt box that said Export triangles with zero surface area blah blah blah as this makes importing back easyier.

yes

MrMurder wrote: What modeling proggy are you using? lightray, milkshape etc.

I tried MS3d, lightray, 2dsmax, blender, but i'll retry

MrMurder wrote: Did you open the file or import it as a wavefront .obj and you have to export it in the same format?

i tried to export the file from the game as wavefront.obj with HMT but 3dstudio(and other similar programs) can't import it and if i export as wavefront.obj from 3dstudio the obj not work on halo or i can't import it with hmt, because it's empty.
And I remember to you that if I extract and re-inject a model w/out any modifications i get an empty model!

Can someone upload his pistol fp model?

My model is working for you?