Q: how to import vehicles model from qw to blender

(Apples) #1

Yo guyz, i want to try some stuffs at modelling but I miss the first steps, I know that so far azuvector and zaku1212 had make some new vehicles based on the existing ones so:

  • what are the existing model’s extension in pk4 file? think its .modelb but not sure
  • How do you open/convert them to get them into blender or any other 3D editing prog?

After that I’ll play with the tools to modify stuffs…

Pretty dumb questions maybe but I’m a noob @ modelling.
peace

(iwound) #2

you could use export model option but you will lose a lot of the original information ie joints. but ok if you just want a static vehicle that’s undrivable. otherwise see this tutorial.
afaik you cant decompile these animated model files.

(Apples) #3

Just want the basic model to see how its done, then I’ll reanimate it later if I work on it enuff;… ty for the reply :wink:

(murka) #4

i am 100% sure i imported the models somehow including joints, but over a year has passed.

(GUNSL1NG3R) #5

and

should get you going with bones, mesh and animations.
works for all vehicle and character models I’ve tried thus far

(Apples) #6

Thanks! will try some stuffs then :wink:

(BackSnip3) #7

I saw the videos of Gunsl1ng3r, and I can’t find any importer or exporter for ETQW models on doom3world, der_ton scripts only works with doom3 models :S There is a version problem,I know it’s a noob question but I can’t find it.:confused::frowning:

(GUNSL1NG3R) #8

I’m sorry, forgot to mention that I renamed the script when I dropped it in just to find it easier in the search window.
MD5 Importer
By: Thomas “der_ton” Hutter, with some parts of mesh import code by Bob Holcomb
Date: 2008-05-31
Ver: 0.6

is what I was using in blender 2.48

these are the threads,
http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=6901

http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=1711

worked fine for etqw

(maggol) #9

This is the new MD5 import & export

(GUNSL1NG3R) #10

the script was re-named so I could find it easier. you wont find an ETQW import/ export script. thats why in the vids I highlighted it.
the import version worked fine
the export version I had to edit with notepad quite a bit.

I had to append ( 1 1 1 1 ) to every vert line
example,

numverts 361
	vert 0 ( 0.826500 0.367000 ) 0 1 ( 1 1 1 1 )
	vert 1 ( 0.844700 0.329700 ) 1 1 ( 1 1 1 1 )
	vert 2 ( 0.825700 0.308100 ) 2 1 ( 1 1 1 1 )
	vert 3 ( 0.802700 0.306700 ) 3 1 ( 1 1 1 1 )
	vert 4 ( 0.713200 0.507400 ) 4 2 ( 1 1 1 1 )
	vert 5 ( 0.762000 0.490600 ) 6 2 ( 1 1 1 1 )

note the spaces
space(space1space1space1space1space)

for some reason my vids were gone for a week or so, they are back up again.