Ben - Max Models or Somthing

Ben_Robbins_ · Post by **Ben_Robbins_** » 11 Dec 2005 23:29

Max File for the 9 BR 8P 1954 Train off the Wikipedia site.

dmh_mac · Post by **dmh_mac** » 12 Dec 2005 11:01

Looking good!

Just one thing; make the wheels less shiny and add some grime to the lower parts.

A small suggestion for when you disguise your files as txt; leave the original extension in there as well, i.e. train.max.txt .

bobingabout · Post by **bobingabout** » 12 Dec 2005 11:39

not that i've got anything against 3dsm, but, the devs want everything in blender.

when they finalise on the graphics format, this would make everything quick and easy to render, since its free they don't have to buy stuff.

also GMAX is discontinued, so, they can't use the free version either.

Gorre · Post by **Gorre** » 12 Dec 2005 13:32

Just the sources, but if anyone is able to render i 3DMax and the results will look very similar to these rendered in Blender (same size, lights etc.) i dont see any problem with using 3D Max.

bobingabout · Post by **bobingabout** » 12 Dec 2005 14:20

aslong as he can do tri-remap overlays in 3dsm, i supose it will be fine, but we've got to sort the devs out first, all they seem to be doing recently is quibling...

Ben_Robbins_ · Post by **Ben_Robbins_** » 13 Dec 2005 15:15

I've remodeeled the coal carrying bit at the back completly (forget the name), and stuck a buper on the back. Ive added mud allow the bottom, and streched the cockpit (what ever thats called) a bit too. Ive de-shined the wheels a bit as well. Slow internet, so i havnt attached the 360.

Prof. Frink · Post by **Prof. Frink** » 13 Dec 2005 16:05

That's no jpeg...

It loads from the bottom up...

Ben_Robbins_ · Post by **Ben_Robbins_** » 13 Dec 2005 16:40

Its a bmp...i named it jpeg....there we go, ive come clean.
I figured a jpeg would change the image slightly, so what would be the point of it.

Born Acorn · Post by **Born Acorn** » 13 Dec 2005 17:05

Are there any max > blender converters about?

richk67 · Post by **richk67** » 13 Dec 2005 17:09

Ben_Robbins_ wrote:Its a bmp...i named it jpeg....there we go, ive come clean.
I figured a jpeg would change the image slightly, so what would be the point of it.

With a full quality JPeG at this size, you would not be capable of seeing any compression errors. I ran a test on a high quality jpeg - it took over 50 re-saves to have visible compression artifacts.

The alternative is to use PNG. Its high quality and uses a lossless compression.

Ben_Robbins_ · Post by **Ben_Robbins_** » 13 Dec 2005 17:19

meh, I'm lost as to why the hell it matters what file format it is... its an image to me...an array of pixels that can be saved in any other form with little more than a print screan.

Born Acorn · Post by **Born Acorn** » 13 Dec 2005 17:26

Its the model that matters, not the screen of it. But it needs to be blenderised.

Ben_Robbins_ · Post by **Ben_Robbins_** » 13 Dec 2005 17:40

Yeah, um...max can export as 'StereoLitho' .stl files, wich apparently open into blender, but i dont no if this works or not. cause i don't no anything abou blender really.

Red*Star · Post by **Red*Star** » 13 Dec 2005 17:49

Hm? What version of Max do you use?
IIRC 3DSMax can export to dxf and several other formats since version 3.0!

My version (5.0) can export to 3ds, dxf, dwg, vrml, lightscape and several others.

For the beginning dxf will do its job - I don't know if it also can contain texture coordinates, but at least Blender can read it.

Ben_Robbins_ · Post by **Ben_Robbins_** » 13 Dec 2005 17:55

I use versions 6, 7 and 7.5, depending where i am, but it has the option to export stl's on all of them.

Gorre · Post by **Gorre** » 13 Dec 2005 18:32

So post that StereoLitho file here (zipped) and I will give it a try.
Anyway, if you dont want to loose any details and in order to be image smaller, use PNG instead of BMP.

anyway your steamer is very cool

Ben_Robbins_ · Post by **Ben_Robbins_** » 13 Dec 2005 18:55

This is the stl. file, compressed.

Red*Star · Post by **Red*Star** » 13 Dec 2005 19:02

That just can't be... not with 3dsmax, not with the latest versions *wondering*
You really select File->Export Selected (or File->Export) and he shows you only *.stl in the file filter? Sorry, but I can't believe that

Gorre · Post by **Gorre** » 13 Dec 2005 19:21

Ben_Robbins_ wrote:This is the stl. file, compressed.

It works.

Ben_Robbins_ · Post by **Ben_Robbins_** » 13 Dec 2005 20:30

Sweet, thats pretty handy

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