[3DSMAX|REL] OpenIV openFormats I/O

[Alexander Blade 1,171]

 

Thanks for the clarification Alexander.

 

About the part where you say not to use this on GIMS prepared files, is it only for the openformats that GIMS created?

 

What if I have a scenario like this: Export model to .odr using GIMS, then turn it to .wdr using openIV. Then I turn that .wdr to .odr using openIV. Will OFIO be able to read the resulting .odr? Technically it isn't quite GIMS file anymore, it is more similar to any other odr you import from Rockstar.

For drawables you will definitely get broken normals in some places after export + import because of vertex optimizations which gims and ofio perform , so it's not an option to do so . You can try remaking the scene for ofio by replacing all mats and recreating ofio hierarchy with proper ofio user props for each scene object .

 

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Interesting stuff about ped anims is that one of the unkown blocks ofio doesn't process is being used for triggering game events like shooting , never saw in any games before that animation by itself can trigger such things

 

Edited June 16, 2013 by Alexander Blade

[Limiter 22]

Thanks, so I guess I need to back up my 3ds max scene when it haven't been touched by GIMS.

 

Anyhow, can I export odr without centering the model on 0,0,0 coordinates. Because GIMS aitomatically does it. Also, for odr that has lights attached, will OFIO auto center the lights to 0,0,0 with the model it is attached to? GIMS have this weird bug where only the model gets centered but the lights stay at original position.

[Alexander Blade 1,171]

lights will maintain their position , but still you should check it to be sure , i can add this to the todo

[GooD-NTS 2,117]

 

How to import GTAIV/EfLC animations to 3Ds Max

 

 

[jpm1 1,869]

cool surprise , but now i'm going to swim a bit at the river . i'll do some reading later

[Limiter 22]

lights will maintain their position , but still you should check it to be sure , i can add this to the todo

So I take it that I don't need to manually move my model to the 0, 0, 0 coordinate and that OIFO does it like GIMS. Cool

 

 

Thanks again.

[wapeddell 12]

Why does this happen when I try to import one of my custom models such as superman odd also I would like to confirm that one custom model does work but my newest mods doesn't any ideas.

Edited June 17, 2013 by wapeddell

[H1Vltg3 9]

Alexander Blade, Thank you so much for this script!

 

[Alexander Blade 1,171]

wapeddell

gims bug , skinned attribute does not present in the mesh , import and export it to the openFormats and then OFIO should normally read it

 

H1Vltg3

Saw your mod before and it's aw-aw-awesome Keep it up !

[wapeddell 12]

wapeddell

gims bug , skinned attribute does not present in the mesh , import and export it to the openFormats and then OFIO should normally read it

 

H1Vltg3

Saw your mod before and it's aw-aw-awesome Keep it up !

That is what I did for some reason after exporting it from openformat it still gives me that error.

[Alexander Blade 1,171]

wapeddell

gims bug , skinned attribute does not present in the mesh , import and export it to the openFormats and then OFIO should normally read it

 

H1Vltg3

Saw your mod before and it's aw-aw-awesome Keep it up !

That is what I did for some reason after exporting it from openformat it still gives me that error.

upload ur model somewhere

[quechus13 156]

wapeddell

gims bug , skinned attribute does not present in the mesh , import and export it to the openFormats and then OFIO should normally read it

 

H1Vltg3

Saw your mod before and it's aw-aw-awesome Keep it up !

That is what I did for some reason after exporting it from openformat it still gives me that error.

upload ur model somewhere

I'm going to step here lol sorry.

I think it might be because it is a GIMS exported odd.

But the problem is that he tried my Ghost Rider odd and it worked which I exported with GIMS.

[wapeddell 12]

 

wapeddell

gims bug , skinned attribute does not present in the mesh , import and export it to the openFormats and then OFIO should normally read it

 

H1Vltg3

Saw your mod before and it's aw-aw-awesome Keep it up !

That is what I did for some reason after exporting it from openformat it still gives me that error.

upload ur model somewhere

Hmm seems like it's working lol I don't know maybe the file wasn't getting over written I just made a new folder and extracted the open format there and it works thanks.

Edited June 17, 2013 by wapeddell

[wapeddell 12]

One of my animations is glitching out it works fine in 3d max but when I export the skeleton it seem to do some extra stuff that I didn't add in the animation.

[wapeddell 12]

Here is a video show casing those glitches in my animation

his legs and arms and hands seem to randomly jerk out of place.

[MIXAZZZ 380]

печальбеда, try to solve your own problems, nothing to do with the scripts, pay attention to the details of your animation, you might have done something wrong. Check keyframes and bone index.

[wapeddell 12]

печальбеда, try to solve your own problems, nothing to do with the scripts, pay attention to the details of your animation, you might have done something wrong. Check keyframes and bone index.

Well if that was the case I wouldn't be here posting as I already checked all 160 key frames and played it in slow motion in 3d max the issues doesn't occur in 3d max only in game and open iv after exporting. So before I start ranting please take your trolling else where if you don't have anything to say to contribute to a solution don't bother saying anything at all.

[wapeddell 12]

печальбеда, try to solve your own problems, nothing to do with the scripts, pay attention to the details of your animation, you might have done something wrong. Check keyframes and bone index.

So here you go mister smarty pants

[MIXAZZZ 380]

use and testing this script

http://gtamaps.net/forum/index.php?s=&show...ndpost&p=444223

[jpm1 1,869]

it seems that finally someone decided to release a noob friendly tutorial , that chm is GREAT . i have a question is there a map helper somewhere , a kind of the one GIMS had . cause when you make maps it's very useful

[Alexander Blade 1,171]

no map helper , oldschool hardcore modelling

p.s. : you can copy one from gims

[jpm1 1,869]

ok , lol

[jpm1 1,869]

i've imported a model and it works perfectly . once in 3 DS Max i lower it's Z , but when i export the object again the Z is the same . somebody can tell me what i'm doing wrong ?

[Alexander Blade 1,171]

for anims

changing model position/rotation works the way it should in the game only for peds , so if you need to move model then move root bone instead

 

for models

moving means nothing , u need to move model center , not the model itself

Edited June 21, 2013 by Alexander Blade

[Limiter 22]

i've imported a model and it works perfectly . once in 3 DS Max i lower it's Z , but when i export the object again the Z is the same . somebody can tell me what i'm doing wrong ?

Do you mean you want the object to be lower on the map? If so, just changing the model's Z won't work, you have to change the wpl.

 

Don't know did I understood you correctly though.

[jpm1 1,869]

thanks a lot and sorry for my noob questions . i have a procobj fish and it's on the water surface , i want it to be 1 m below . i know it's possible as i downloaded some palm trees and their trunks sometimes are burried . i searched the procobj ide but i couldn't find anything useful inside

[Limiter 22]

thanks a lot and sorry for my noob questions . i have a procobj fish and it's on the water surface , i want it to be 1 m below . i know it's possible as i downloaded some palm trees and their trunks sometimes are burried . i searched the procobj ide but i couldn't find anything useful inside

Its the wpl. The wpl is what places the object on the map. Move the object to its location on the map including placing it 1m below. Export wpl using GIMS.

[jpm1 1,869]

lol thanks a lot limiter but when i was talking of being newbie it's with 3 DS max , i know what is a wpl . the object i want to modify is a procobj and thus does not work exactly as static wdr (if i remember well) . but i can't find that text helper that was in a txt file and explained it all anymore (like the header in handling.dat that explains how handling should be tweaked) . i have 2 questions in fact how do you lower a wdr in Max so that it has a part of it burried by default IG . and where has gone that text helper made by R* , and that explained how procobj works

[ac.amir 2]

When I'm working with this script, my 3ds max will crash every time.anyone can help?

I've tested on 3ds max 2009 and 2012.

[quechus13 156]

When I'm working with this script, my 3ds max will crash every time.anyone can help?

I've tested on 3ds max 2009 and 2012.

I use 3ds max 2011 and I've never had issues.