| Projectile Emitter [message #483112] |
Tue, 13 August 2013 18:47  |
Lazy5686
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So I have a projectile model and an emitter model (in .w3d) to go with it. How would I go about attaching the emitter to the projectile? I've been poking around various forums but can't find anything past creating the emitter.
Thanks.
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| Re: Projectile Emitter [message #483119 is a reply to message #483112] |
Wed, 14 August 2013 07:46  |
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I keep getting the error in RenX:
Unable to convert: Undefined to type: Integer
Readme says:
1. make sure that if the model file you are importing points at other files (such as a skelleton) that it is in the same folder/mix file as the w3d you are importing
But I have the files both models use in the same folder.
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| Re: Projectile Emitter [message #483122 is a reply to message #483121] |
Wed, 14 August 2013 12:28 |
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| danpaul88 wrote on Wed, 14 August 2013 09:31 |
You don't need to import an emitter into RenX / 3DS Max to use it on a projectile...
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Please elaborate.
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| Re: Projectile Emitter [message #483124 is a reply to message #483112] |
Wed, 14 August 2013 13:58 |
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Well first off you will need a bone in the projectile model to attach the emitter to.. simply a box with no export settings..this is also where the emitter will 'emit' from.. it can named anything so long as you remember the name later for linking purposes
Everything at this point requires W3dviewer
Now that you got both files ready open up your projectile model in the the w3dviewer. once loaded drag and drop your emitter into the viewer.. after that you should have expand options for both hierarchy and emitter..
Now expand the hierarchy that contains the projectile model and select it, once selected go to the top menu bar and open hierarchy and click on 'make aggregate' a pop will appear for a name for the aggregate.. press ok when done naming..after that is complete it will automatically place you in the aggregate you just created...again go to the top menu and click on Aggregate, and click Bone management, there will be a pop up with a list of bones, this is the point you'll need to recall the bone name you made earlier in the projectile model... Select the bone and the second option at the bottom of the pop up asks you what to render on that bone.. click on the roll down menu and click on the emitter you loaded up earlier, click attach. At this point you will see the emitter and projectile render together, if you are satisfied with the results we will need to export it, to do so, with aggregate selected.. file>export aggregate, save..
you might want to also check the results of the emitter ingame as well...
When creating a mix, include the aggregate, projectile model and emitter
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