exporting from 3D max to Bf2, texture's gone weapon turnd 90 degrees

[ice_killer]

guys

im a bit in a struggle here

Ive exported a AT for the Normandy mod.

Now i loaded the files in the editor but the texture's are gone, the model is turnd 90 degrees
the editor give this error

Ignored Warning[RendDX9] : Texture not found: prww2/prww2/objects/weapons/handheld/usat_m1a1/textures/diffuse
Ignored Warning[RendDX9] : Texture not found: prww2/prww2/objects/weapons/handheld/usat_m1a1/textures/normals
Ignored Warning[RendDX9] : Texture not found: prww2/prww2/objects/weapons/handheld/usat_m1a1/textures/specular

the hierarchy is



texture layout



once exported

i get these files

m1a1.CON
m1a1.bundlemesh
m1a1.collisionmesh

the texture folder has a
Diffuse.DDS file
normals.DDS file
specular.DDS file

in the editor it show as this

[AfterDune]

The last export you did was better, it displayed textures at least (still wasn't entirely right though). Weapons usually have a _b.dds and _c.dds.

Can someone explain to me what these are actually called?
Both textures also have an alpha layer.

For the Bazooka, we have a Normal, Diffuse and Specular image.



Also, as you can see the issue with this export is that the weapon is rotated 90 degrees vertically. Not good.

[ice_killer]

erm i sent you already an older export witch dos not show here texture's ... can you post a editor pic dump ?? maybe a flaw of the editor on my side

[AfterDune]

I viewed it with bfmeshview, which either needs the correct texturepath, or have the textures in the textures folder .


Edit:
Just viewed it again, you're pointing to:

prww2/prww2/objects/weapons/handheld/usat_m1a1/textures/diffuse.dds

It should just be:

objects/weapons/handheld/usat_m1a1/textures/*.dds

But that can be changed without exporting the weapon, no problem. My "issues" are that it's using 3 textures now (normal.dds, diffuse.dds and specular.dds), while I think it should use only 2: [name]_b.dds and [name]_c.dds (with alpha layers).

That, and it's rotated .

[Tim270]

Yeah put your specular map in the alpha layer of your diffuse, that is how bf2 uses specular maps, rather than having a separate map for specular.

Should be something like
Diffuse_c.DDS save as DTX5 if you are using the alpha map for specular.
Normal_b.dds Save as DTX1 if you are not using the alpha channel for anything in the normal map.

[Hauteclocque]

Your hierarchy is completely wrong, even if it's not the reason why the textures aren't displayed.

The main mesh should be called "weapon_name__GenericFireArm" and the other parts should be connected to this main mesh with numbers going from 1 to X.

Are your export tools well set up ? It may be the issue.

[ice_killer]

@ Hauteclocque

i used the export tutorial from Junk (bfeditor.org)

i just reexported, some how it now has texture's on it

tools are setup correctly



but now its still 90 degree's turn'd is this blamable of the wrong hierarchy

[Hauteclocque]

Reset the pivots of every part after having checked the weapon points to the right direction. (import a PR model to check this). It should fix it.

Also in the second screen of your first post, instead of bundlemesh_texture, it should be ColorMapGloss, otherwise you'll have shiny textures ingame.

[ice_killer]

as far i can tell (imported a US army soldier to max) it points to the correct position. Scalin is also good.

pivots are all @ X0 Y0 Z0

i have renamend the bundledmesh name to ColorMapGloss ty for that tip

weapon keeps pointing to the sky (maybe it whant to be AA? )

edit

import a AT4, weapon hase same direction, its a bit longer but other ???

this is the current hierarcy


mmm the editor see's the weapon as a Simple Object?? whill its named as a GenericFireArm

if i load the LAT4 it dos say GenericFireArm ??

[Hauteclocque]

Sorry, I meant reset transform...it should fix the rotation.

[ice_killer]

Ok treid it as last hing before jumping to bed. Not working

[Hauteclocque]

Hmm...send me the export scene, I'll take a look.

[Hauteclocque]

Here you go:


The numbers weren't linked to the GenericFireArm, hence the Simple Object issue.

Also you needed to reset transform for each part of the hierarchy.

[ice_killer]

Nice thanks for the help

[ice_killer]

checked object in editor, no texture's

[AfterDune]

Can anyone send me the exported files? Then I'll try to code it.

[ice_killer]

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