How do you make SHP's?

Joshy · Schwing! **Joined**: 13 Aug 2006

As the title says, im wondering how to make new SHP's for TS....
such as buildings, animations, infantry, etc....
Is there a certain way to do it? please help!
thanks!

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DonutArnold · General **Joined**: 18 Jan 2005 **Location**: Finland

If you want to spend you entire life making nice quality infantry, you can use SHP Builder.

Or I you want to make 'em a bit faster and high quality I prefer you to use 3D programs like GMax, Cinema 4D or 3DS Max...

EDIT: And of course, you need to learn how to use 3D programs (if you're going to use them) that usually takes 2-12 months...

Joshy · Schwing! **Joined**: 13 Aug 2006

i was using Gmax for a little while when i started editing generals.. but eventualy i finaly got 3DS Max....
i was wondering how to get it into shp format....
do you just take a screenshot?

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DonutArnold · General **Joined**: 18 Jan 2005 **Location**: Finland

Well, i use to render them frame by frame and then save them as .PNG format. Then I do some fixing with 2D programs (like resizing canvas...). And then I use SHP Builder to import them...

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

My tutorial how to create SHP units with 3dsmax at www.tiberiumweb.com

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Team Black · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:42 am Post subject:

yup - render frame by frame - unless you have good 2D painting skills

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bonzy_buddy · Shrapnel Sniper **Joined**: 31 Oct 2006

for stuff that have not too much frames (animations, buildings) you can use a drawing software such as photoshop.

for a building you can make a sketch if you know a little how to draw. Scan it or take a picture. Then draw the *** on a new calque and colour each section with appropriate textures.
It use basic features of photoshop but being acustomed with them will allow you to create a building in only a few hours.

IcySon55 · Commander **Joined**: 19 Nov 2003 **Location**: Overworld

Lin Kuei Ominae wrote:

My tutorial how to create SHP units with 3dsmax at www.tiberiumweb.com

I would have to say that your tutorial is the most needlessly complicated thing I've read in a while. Numerous extra steps and extra programs you don't actually need.

I can show you how to get it done much faster by completely removing step 2 and merging steps 3 and 5. Possibly even speed up the render time in max depending on how you are going about it.

Poke me on MSN.

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