Problem & Fix with .OBJ files, Misfit Model 3D and HMT v3.5

[SeanAero]

I'm new to this forum and to modding.
So don't go crazy if you guys already had a solution to this problem.

As most tutorials suggest is that one uses HMT v3.5
to extract a model put it in Misfit Model 3D edit it a bit and import it back in to HMT v3.5

There are some people that have trouble with .OBJ files and importing it to Misfit Model 3D.
For example me:



As you can see in the images, I have the correct model of the masterchief in HMT v3.5 and imported it in to Misfit Model 3D. The result no masterchief in Misfit Model 3D.
I did some research on the Internet, as most people do when they encounter problems, and it seemed that there were more people with this exact same problem, but no solution.
So I contacted one of the admins at Misfit Model 3D gave him my model of the masterchief. He had a look at it and found out what the problem was.

"floating point was
expecting period, file contents using comma; presumably due to being
written with a non-American localization"

Meaning that instead of using dots like the Americans do, my European OS used comma's.
Example USA: 5,000,000.99 Example EU: 5.000.000,99
This problem has been fixed and it will be released in version 1.3.8 of Misfit Model 3D.

But there is more, I also found out that HMT v3.5 only accepts floating points written with an American localization.
Meaning that if I, with my European OS, export a model and try to import it back using the exact same model without changing anything at all, that HMT v3.5 would accept it, but you would end up with no model or just 2 lines or so in HMT v3.5.
So it was back to the lab again, mailed the admins at Misfit Model 3D.
Gave them my model and the one of a US friend of the shotgun.
Exact same problem, so I requested to add a "save as" option or a converting option to Misfit Model 3D, that will allow people with this problem to save the files as if it was written with an American localization.
I got an email back that it will take a few days, but they will add it.

So for anyone who has this problem, just wait a week or so for the new version of Misfit Model 3D.
Hope it helps

[Smapla]

when i import obj files into gmax, they appear to not import but in reality they are just incredibly small... try zooming in, it may be there

[SeanAero]

when i import obj files into gmax, they appear to not import but in reality they are just incredibly small... try zooming in, it may be there

In this case it was really a bug in the software, I got e-mails from Misfit Model 3D that confirm this. But like I said in the post above Misfit Model 3D version 1.3.8 will have the fix to this problem.

[Philly]

Since '.obj' files are essentially text, try opening one with notepad and doing a 'search/replace' of the commas or something.

[DeadHamster]

That would work actually. I'm surprised that I didnt even think of it. lol. Good Job Philly.

[Philly]

Really? It's the first thing I thought of! Oh wait, we all know I have a different way of thinking...

[DeadHamster]

Yeah, a back-***-wards way. Haha.

[SeanAero]

Since '.obj' files are essentially text, try opening one with notepad and doing a 'search/replace' of the commas or something.

That does seem to work if I export the file from HMT replace all the "," for "."
and import it.

It does not seem to work after saving the file with Misfit Model 3D.
But your certainly are looking in to the good direction.

[Philly]

Yeah.

So there DeadHamster!

[DeadHamster]

It does not seem to work after saving the file with Misfit Model 3D.
But your certainly are looking in to the good direction

Oh you won alright. It's a good thing to be able to inject un-edited models.

And I agreed with you BTW's, lol.