Shp to Max file!

Banshee · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 2:00 am Post subject: Shp to Max file!

I've been re-checking ArgCmdr's tutorial about shp buildings and also got a new 3D Studio Max and noticed that it could import .SHP files directly to it. If it really worked, it would be a dream, but the fact is that I tried with some TS ones (building and infantry) and it said that the format was not valid. Does anyone knows how to import .shp files properly with 3D Studio Max (Ps: Mine is 4.2)?

stucuk · Geek **Joined**: 27 Aug 2002

i would think that it can't, its shp files will b some other file format, just like the .map has loads of different formats.

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Banshee · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 10:06 am Post subject:

The origin of the TS shp files, like the Ra2 shp files IS 3D Studio Max... I just need to know how to put them back there #Tongue

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Guest · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 7:49 pm Post subject:

You could send an email to westwood for know the tip ? no ? Question

Banshee · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 8:34 pm Post subject:

Their answer would be a polite way to say "fu©k off".

hellfire · Commander **Joined**: 09 Jan 2003 **Location**: Canada

I'd prolly try anyways just to make sure.

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Guest · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 9:06 pm Post subject:

Are you sure banshee?

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ArgCmdr · Soldier **Joined**: 01 Dec 2002 **Location**: Hiigara

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Buildings in RA2 are 3D Studio Max Shape Files (*.SHP) conversions

What it means is how they were made, my mistake on the expression maybe, the format SHP used by westwood is not the same as 3DSs SHaPe files although it shares characteristics, although they can be converted into SHPs in TS compression. Dont ask me how though, as i dont use 3DS, all my work is cut and paste.

For what i know, SHaPe files like WS´s are plain 2D and dont save data as a model but as a series of frames, theres no way to get a SHP into any 3D Editor keeping 3D functions on the image, since it has turned to be, crudely said, a plain bitmap with a special compression and data structure (Format80 if im not mistaken)

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Banshee · Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 1:05 am Post subject:

awww... it's a pitty, but I may still try other ways to speed up graphic production here... thanks, mate!

stucuk · Geek **Joined**: 27 Aug 2002

most programers take the code for a file type and change it, if u knew the structure of both filetypes your could make a convertor......

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scoobmiester · Vehicle Drone **Joined**: 26 Sep 2003

you would have to convert the 2d shps (ra2) to 3d
shps (max)

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Banshee · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 8:08 pm Post subject:

... which is impossible.

Sk8erkid · INSANE **Joined**: 16 Aug 2002

exactly, because you only get one side veiw when you would need infinate veiws from all angles

scoobmiester · Vehicle Drone **Joined**: 26 Sep 2003

ohh... i see now

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scoobmiester · Vehicle Drone **Joined**: 26 Sep 2003

westwood converted 3d files to 2d at a angle...i read that somewhere

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Banshee · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 4:50 pm Post subject:

yes, but converting 2d to 3d is nearly impossible...