Skin application problem..

tanka · 12-08-2003, 01:40 AM

I'm having a problem in gmax when i am applying a skin.

When i apply the skin to the model, it does not appear on the model, however if i check the 'edit planar map' window, it says i have applied it.

It's kind of weird to understand.. but does anybody know what has happened? and more importantly, how i can fix it?

2312222 · 12-08-2003, 08:21 AM

Maybe this helps:

1. Create your model

2. Open up material editor (shortcut = m)

3. type in a name (not necessary but useful)

4. select "Pass 1"

5. select "Textures"

6. check "Stage 0 Texture"

7. click on "None" and select your texture file (note: TGA files need to be in 24 bit and uncompressed)

8. click "Assign Material to Selection"

9. click "Display"

It should work now. Hope that helped.

tanka · 12-08-2003, 09:26 AM

Sorry, it didn't work. Eradicator is having the same problem.

They're infantry models, built off the ranger, if that helps.

2312222 · 12-08-2003, 09:35 AM

What kind of file type do you use as texture? jpg, tga...?

tanka · 12-08-2003, 10:53 AM

i use tga files, and it still doesn't work. i'm also skinning a basic civilian building now, and it isn't working.

Eradicator · 12-08-2003, 11:13 AM

We know how to apply skins. I've done it plenty of times as has tanka most likely. But these infantry models based off an imported ranger don't want to take a skin for some reason

I can drag the skin from the material navigator onto the model, but it doesn't show up

DJRowley · 12-08-2003, 12:18 PM

I think I may be having the same problem. I have received a skin for a drone model from my team's skinner but when I apply it to the model he sent me it doesn't work. It works for him and for some other people though :S

2312222 · 12-08-2003, 02:30 PM

Sorry for being too instructive, sometimes people forget some small detail and the thing is completely messed up. Just trying to help as good as I can :-)

Eradicator · 12-08-2003, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2312222

Sorry for being too instructive, sometimes people forget some small detail and the thing is completely messed up. Just trying to help as good as I can :-)

Its no problem.

BTW I also tried your method above and it didn't work. I tried a texture I know is working on another mdoel so its not the texture, its the model.

Does the fact that its an infantry model mean anything? Is the skin applied differently?

DJRowley · 12-08-2003, 03:25 PM

It's not the fact that its an infantry model as I seem to be having the exact same problem with my gun drone model (which is a vehicle

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