Resizing Voxels

Saint-X · Grenadier **Joined**: 24 Nov 2009

i know how to resize infantry and buildings, but is it possible to resize vehicles?

Tony · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:17 am Post subject:

with photo shop, and nerves of steel! Laughing

what you do is open the vxl, and resize the canvas to the size of what you want, and copy each layer from the top (or whatever angle you want) and then paste into photoshop(or free gimp.. W/E), the new image must be the dimensions of your voxel.

Next enlarge the image, and edit the edges to get rig of anti-aliasing, and then copypasta back into vxlse. Do this for each layer.

You could of course use the "Full Resize" feature in vxlse, but you will wind up with a VERY blocky mess.

Orac · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:22 am Post subject:

Or there is the HVA builder's voxel boundaries option, and I think that VXLSE3 has a similar option.

Tony · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:25 am Post subject:

yes Orac, I completely forgot that, and iirc older versions used to mess up your voxel if you resized, but I think thats fixed now.

I still encourage the way I suggested though.. it builds character. Laughing

Mig Eater · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:51 am Post subject:

Rezising stuff via PS is the worst way ever of resizing vxl! You can only edit two of the three dimensions at a time & requires a ton of work to get right.

If you want to make a vxl bigger use VXLSE to resize it, if you want to make something smaller then edit the bounds within the voxels header.

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Orac · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:51 am Post subject:

Better still, create your voxels the right size, that's what I do! Laughing

Cranium · Defense Minister **Joined**: 05 Dec 2009 **Location**: USA

I use the Full Resize in VxlIIIse, make it double the size. Then I use the HVA Builders vxl bounds manager and downsize it from there 25%. That process gives me a 25% bigger vxl. Keep in mind, if you have a turret and/or barrel or rotors you'll have to resize and replace them back in proper position as well. I suggest you delete the original hva file before redoing placements and/or animations. reusing the original hva file tends to give you problems ingame.

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Saint-X · Grenadier **Joined**: 24 Nov 2009

I want to use it to resize the TS units, like a couple of the mechs and nod tanks, some of them are far to small.

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Orac · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:16 am Post subject:

Most Mechs are SHPs, so that shouldn't be too hard for you to do.

Saint-X · Grenadier **Joined**: 24 Nov 2009

but how do you turn an shp into a tank?

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Orac · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:19 am Post subject:

Weeeeeell, if you have the original 3D model, then you can convert it to a voxel. Otherwise, you'll have to fiddle it in the SHP editor to resize it.

Saint-X · Grenadier **Joined**: 24 Nov 2009

i have this tiberium pack that was on the xcc site, superluigi gave me the link to it, it has some shp and there vxl counterparts

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Orac · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:34 am Post subject:

Depends on the game - If you want any of the assets from renegade onwards then they were already accessible 3D models, and can be extracted and converted. Anything before renegade, and all voxels of SHPs will fan remakes.

Tony · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:51 am Post subject:

Mig Eater wrote:

Rezising stuff via PS is the worst way ever of resizing vxl! You can only edit two of the three dimensions at a time & requires a ton of work to get right.

If you want to make a vxl bigger use VXLSE to resize it, if you want to make something smaller then edit the bounds within the voxels header.

I have done it to great effect, if you do it with bounds on hva builder or vxlse, you get stretched out shit.

As for my method, It's only the worst way if your not willing to take the time to do it right.

Cranium · Defense Minister **Joined**: 05 Dec 2009 **Location**: USA

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•Tony• Wrote
if you do it with bounds on hva builder or vxlse, you get stretched out shit.

Hmm, I've never had a problem using vxlIII and hva builder to resize my units. As long as they are resized correctly they will turn out just fine.

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