Here is a model from armada 2.
I use a 30 Day trial version of 3ds max 7.0 with a plug-in from Panda for the png texture.
My problem,how I get hardpoints for weapons,denfenses.... in 3ds Max model

Here is a model from armada 2.
I use a 30 Day trial version of 3ds max 7.0 with a plug-in from Panda for the png texture.
My problem,how I get hardpoints for weapons,denfenses.... in 3ds Max model

Sorry for double post,the server is very slowly

I got the exporter working, but how does one export the png texture?


NULL points = hardpoints in 3ds max

I am interested in helping out. I am a 3D modeler and texture artist. I mainly work in Maya and 3DSM but I'm sure I can figure Blender out if needed. contact me: acetonic@comcast.net

Ok how do i extract a texture map from say... a 3ds file? I have no problem converting files that have a stand-alone texture map, but is it required? I want to be able to extract a texture map into a png file..

I use a 30 Day trial version of 3ds max 7.0 with a plug-in from Panda,gets here Link. I load a model and texture with 3ds max. Now i save the Model as panda x.file,It opens a window and I chooses Texture as png save.. Now a x.file and png.texture must exist. finished .

I also vote that we make our own empire

I have installed version 7, and soon the plugins... Expect some very nice screenshots soon. I have been fighting with version 8 for days now... Its sad that it is so buggy. Well onto bigger and better things, and since i figured out hardpoints... the ships ill be creating will actually be useful.


Getting exciting aint it?

when we get to designing the survey ship, i am in favor of modeling it on voyager, Intrepid class, bioneural circutry, max speed warp 9.9, beam/missle weapons, driver/beam defensem survey module, sensors. Im allready working on some design ideas

got some stuff i need to do, then will email you my details and what i can offer.
as for the ships, please just don't add in full ships. i'd love to be able to mix and match bits of them. apart from the colony ship at the start, i have never built a ship that wasn't my own design while playing.

Hey Teammates!

There are some nice screenshots I see...faster than I thougt
IRT Joe dawson cool ship, you've done it with 3dsmax? did you imported it from a game? it looks great!
I wanted to send you my modified blender, which I thougt everybody could use but i still not have your e-mail
please send me an e-mail with some information about what you prefer to do

This is for the others too: please send me an e-mail cause I want to make a list,
you can write me what you want to do, benefits and what skills do you have

IRT Vorlone: nice idea to import ships from other games maybe we can modify them with better graphics.

General Question: I think give everybody each others e-mail woul be necessary to build up a good working Team
please say me if I are allowed to send everybody a list of all Teammembers and their skills and working tasks
This is very important, please reply!

IRT Zak: I'm thinking about more than one survey ship starting with the NX-01 -> Voyager
how do you think about this?

please give me a response!

I sent you an email the other day from gmail... You can send the modified blender to duncan.macleod@gmail.com


I am still having MASSIVE issues extracting the texture map... i have the same plugins you guys do and it ONLY outputs a .x file... i do get the dialogue that lets me specify the output... the textures are viewable in the directx viewer but I cannot get it to output to a .png there must be a setting that i don't know about.

IRT joe dawson: The same problem as I have, when you found a solution, you may contact me, I ask some programmers of my school THX
I think this texturings is somehow really freaky, but I think its solvable in a way, One question: where do you have the shown ship from? I tried some ships from starfleet command II.

wait for reply, Good Luck everybody!

I just grabbed a random ship from Starfleet Command III... Since it had included separate textures, 3ds max just converted them to png... I think it is capable of extracting from single file formats like .3ds but the instructions i have on this are incomplete and cryptic...