UU3D bones/vertex not exporting to GMF

[Chiblue]

I have a model that is originally a .x model, I imported this into UU3D applied the textures and inside UU3D everything looks great including all animations, I saved the mesh to GMF using the plugin. But when I use model veiwer, the mesh is no longer attached to the bones, the animation runs but all that moves is the bones not the mesh.

 

I seem to struggle greating these GMF files, does anyone have a "works every time" process for getting UU3D files to GMFs succesfully?

[macklebee]

what do you have for a MAT file? you need the skin shader.

 

texture0="abstract::yourtexture.dds"
texture1="abstract::yourtexturedot3.dds"
shader="abstract::mesh_diffuse_bumpmap_skin.vert","abstract::mesh_diffuse_bumpmap_specular.frag"
shadowshader="abstract::mesh_shadow_skin.vert"

[Chiblue]

This is what I have...

 

texture0="abstract::hand_D2.dds"

texture1="abstract::gun_D2.dds"

texture2="abstract::ammo_D2.dds"

 

shader="abstract::mesh_diffuse_bumpmap_skin.vert","abstract::mesh_diffuse_bumpmap.frag"

shadowshader="abstract::mesh_shadow_skin.vert"

[Chiblue]

The attached is what I see in model viewer...notice no textures, also when I run the animation 290 frames of iit, I get nothing apart from the bones moving, I did not have the bones on in the image sorry..

[Canardia]

Make sure you see the textures in UU3D. If UU3D can't load the textures, it will remove them from the gmf completely.

[Marleys Ghost]

From your picture you have 3 surfaces and therefore 3 materials but you seem to be trying to assign things from 1 .mat

 

You need 3 .mat files one each for the individual textures:

 

hand_D2.mat

 

texture0="abstract::hand_D2.dds"

shader="abstract::mesh_diffuse_bumpmap_skin.vert","abstract::mesh_diffuse.frag"
shadowshader="abstract::mesh_shadow_skin.vert","" 

 

 

gun_D2.mat

 

texture0="abstract::gun_D2.DDS"

shader="abstract::mesh_diffuse_bumpmap_skin.vert","abstract::mesh_diffuse.frag"
shadowshader="abstract::mesh_shadow_skin.vert",""

 

 

ammo_D2.mat

 

texture0="abstract::ammo_D2.DDS"

shader="abstract::mesh_diffuse_bumpmap_skin.vert","abstract::mesh_diffuse.frag"
shadowshader="abstract::mesh_shadow_skin.vert",""

 

Make sure the 3 .dds files have mipmaps and are the correct format (use DXT5).

[Chiblue]

I tried using 3 Material files and 1 neither appeared to work, also I do see the materials in uu3d, but when I load the mesh into editor or le I see nothing just black as you can see in the image.

 

The other issue is that the model is way too big I tried to use scalemesh but thar dies not seem to work.

[Marleys Ghost]

check the texture maps are assigned to the materials in UU3D .. right click on them select properties .. maps .. check a bitmaps assigned to the diffuse then check its properties to see what bitmap .. to scale try scale scene with a value of 2.000000 (scale to under modifiers / scene / )

 

make sure you have all the textures (.dds) and .mats and the HUD.gmf in the same folder.

[Marleys Ghost]

Make sure the 3 .dds files have mipmaps and are the correct format (use DXT5).

 

Have you checked they do/are?

[Chiblue]

No I did not check that yet, I will take a look at this later... I do see the textures in UU3D, but I guess that does not imply they will work in LE?

[Marleys Ghost]

There is still the possibility that the model itself is at fault and UU3D is not importing it correctly.

 

Which model from which pack is it?

[VicToMeyeZR]

Do you have mip maps..?? If you do not, animated models will always appear black.

 

You should also have a different MAT file for each different texture. Then assign the normals and spec's to those different MAT files.

 

Make sure you use DXT5 with ALL mip maps..

[Marleys Ghost]

[Chiblue]

There is still the possibility that the model itself is at fault and UU3D is not importing it correctly.

 

Which model from which pack is it?

 

See Attached...

G3.zip

[Marleys Ghost]

Ok Chiblue .. taking a look now

[Marleys Ghost]

Is that what you wanted?

 

[Marleys Ghost]

Check your PM

[Chiblue]

Ok cool how and what did I do wrong?

 

Also can you send me the code you used to scale and position this in LE?

[Marleys Ghost]

Hang on and I will post what steps I did

 

Also can you send me the code you used to scale and position this in LE?

 

 

I scaled it and centred it in UU3D the lua file only animated it for "checking" The POV in the pic was just the camera being moved to that view

[Marleys Ghost]

Starting with the four files.

 

HUD.x
ammo_D2.dds
gun_D2.dds
hand_D2.dds

 

First convert the .dds files to DXT5 and generate mipmaps

 

(I use MS DirectX Texture Tool)

 

Next open the HUD.x in UU3D

 

Right click the perspective window

 

Select Modifiers > scene > scale to

 

Set to 2.0 and click ok

 

Right click the perspective window again

 

Select Modifiers > scene > move

 

check absolute

 

click centre

 

close the dialogue box

 

Expand the materials in the far right window

 

 

handtex ------------------------------------> hand_D2.dds

Material__573_guntexSub0 ------------> gun_D2.DDS

Material__573_01_-_DefaultSub1 ------> ammo_D2.DDS

 

assign these textures to the correct material

 

Right click on the material select properties > map tab > diffuse set to map

 

Click the diffuse maps property to change the assigned map.

 

Save as .gmf ( making sure to export bones and animations )

 

create the three .mat files

 

 

hand_D2.mat

 

texture0="abstract::hand_D2.dds"

shader="abstract::mesh_diffuse_bumpmap_skin.vert","abstract::mesh_diffuse.frag"
shadowshader="abstract::mesh_shadow_skin.vert","" 

 

 

gun_D2.mat

 

texture0="abstract::gun_D2.DDS"

shader="abstract::mesh_diffuse_bumpmap_skin.vert","abstract::mesh_diffuse.frag"
shadowshader="abstract::mesh_shadow_skin.vert",""

 

 

ammo_D2.mat

 

texture0="abstract::ammo_D2.DDS"

shader="abstract::mesh_diffuse_bumpmap_skin.vert","abstract::mesh_diffuse.frag"
shadowshader="abstract::mesh_shadow_skin.vert",""

[Chiblue]

Excellant help thanks..

 

I did most of those steps but I missed the following..

 

First convert the .dds files to DXT5 and generate mipmaps

 

Right click the perspective window

 

Select Modifiers > scene > scale to

 

Set to 2.0 and click ok

 

Right click the perspective window again

 

Select Modifiers > scene > move

 

check absolute

 

click centre

 

Actually I guess I missed most of them... lol

 

Thanks again, I will write this up and stick it on my screen...