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Offline ACAMS

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« on: July 28, 2009, 12:01:42 PM »
I can't get my jeep to be visable on all sides.
DarkRat said he had to do something when he was making the DSL replicas, but could not remember what it was....then he dissapeared again.
Here are the files and the max file, which may have to be used....I have no clue.
 
https://gametechmods.com/Temp/Jeepneedsfixed.rar
 
Maybe Serge, or CB will be able to figure it out.....
 
THANKS for any help

Offline Madiaba

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« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2009, 03:27:16 PM »
I'll look at it (again), when i can this week/weekend.
Thanks for the link. Checking it out...
Do you have the original 3dsMax file?
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« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2009, 05:14:38 PM »
I haven't look into the gmf file yet, but remember faces are visible from one side only - this is determined by face normals. Quick and dirty fix: select all faces, duplicate them, and flip the normals.
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Offline ACAMS

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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2009, 06:11:23 PM »
I always check flip the normals when I export.
I don't understand how to duplicate the faces unless you mean export with it checked, then export with it unchecked.

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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2009, 05:22:27 PM »
Quote from: ACAMS;55427
I always check flip the normals when I export.
I don't understand how to duplicate the faces unless you mean export with it checked, then export with it unchecked.


I don't have access to 3dsmax now, I'll try to explain it to you from how I remember it.

Object QuadMenu (right click on the object to export) -> Convert To -> Editable Poly

Then select your object, go to the Modify pane, click on the Editable Poly modifier, then in the rollout select Face editing (that's the red 3D square). Then CTRL-A to select all your faces, copy and paste. (If it pastes to a different object, click Add in the Modify geometry group, and click on the newly created object) With your new faces still selected, click Flip Normals (int the same rollout somewhere).

Now every face is duplicated, one with it's normal in the original way, the other one with it's normal flipped.

Export it now, however, mind that it has twice the vertices as it had before. It's a very dirty fix.
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2009, 11:44:27 PM »


The lighting is sorta wonky (some of the normals need to be reversed I'm guessing), but at least it's visible on all sides.

I just turned off BACKFACE_CULL in the gmf file in order to make all the faces display as double-sided.

Here's the gmf file if you want it:

https://gametechmods.com/uploads/files/Jeep.zip

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Offline ACAMS

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« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2009, 11:50:58 PM »
I think that is what DarkRat said to do.....thanks, I'll have to go check it out.