Hello. If you're reading this you'd probably like to make a nexuiz model(s).
Before you start you need to have a few things.
Before You Start:
- Blender / Milkshape / 3D Studio Max - Any 3D modeling program.
- - Please note the program you're using needs to be able to export as smd.
- You may also need a image editor, here are a few suggestions as programs
- - Photoshop (almost any kind)
- Photofilter (Very simple, but it does most things)
- Paintshop pro - I've never used it so I don't have any comments about it.
- GIMP
- You'll also need the nexuiz player models (if you're going to make a zym. You don't need them if you're going to make a md3.
- From:
http://svn.icculus.org/nexuiz/trunk/modelsource/
First Few Steps:
1. Create your model
- This may be using any 3d modeling program.
2. Create the animations / Assign the skeleton to your model
- For hair color, skin color etc.
- These need to be .tga’s
3. Export your model as a .smd
- Animations is where you make the model move I.E Run.
4. Then export your textures as .tga
- You need to export as .smd because the .smd gets converted into a .zym.
Converting to .zym:
1. Now open where you have downloaded the playermodels.
- In there you will find multiple .smd files.
- Not Clear? See Bottom (Making The .zym)
2. Then edit config-zym.txt
- This is what controls the batch file.
- Need More Info? See Bottom (config-zym.txt)
The main thing that you need to edit is the very first line.
output "YOUR MODEL NAME"
Time To Compile:
This is rather simple...
Once you have all the animations + model ready you're able to compile
1. Click on:
compile-zym
- This will run a bat file, which reads config-zym.txt to make a .zym.
Then your model is ready to be tested!
1. If it isn't there already make a models folder in data
2. Then make a player folder
It should look something like this
~/data/models/player
3. Then move your model files over there.
Test Server
You'll now need to create a test server.
Once you've created your test server enter this code to get your playermodel
playermodel models/player/MODEL NAME.zym
This changes your playermodel
After that if you want to see your player model use
chase_active 1
- This allows you to have a 3rd person view of yourself.
Then you have you new model!
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Extra Info
Making The zym:
Making the .zym:
To make the .zym it’s rather simple. By default all you need are these .smd’s.
· Die1.smd
· Die2.smd
· Draw.smd
· Duck.smd
· Duckwalk.smd
· Duckjump.smd
· Duckidle.smd
· Jump.smd
· Pain1.smd
· Pain2.smd
· Shoot.smd
· Taunt.smd
· Run.smd
· Runbackwards.smd
· Strafeleft.smd
· Straferight.smddead1.smd
· Dead2.smd
· Forwardright.smd
· Forwardlef.smd
· Backright.smd
· Backleft.smd
From there all you need to do is to click on the batch file, “compile-zym”. Then it does the rest.
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Compile-zym:
Config-zym.txt
What it is:
Config-zym is a text file, it tell the windows batch file what to export, and how to export it.
What is in config-zym.txt?
output "YOUR .ZYM NAME"
> You need to enter what you want the .zym to be exported as. This will be what you type to get the playermodel.
scale 0.95
> The scale is the height of the model, 0.95 is the default.
origin 0 0 25
rotate 90
mesh mesh.smd
> This part tells it the the model is found in mesh.smd.
scene die1.smd fps 10 noloop
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene die2.smd fps 10 noloop
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene draw.smd fps 10
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene duck.smd fps 10
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene duckwalk.smd fps 10
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene duckjump.smd fps 10
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene duckidle.smd fps 10
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene idle.smd fps 10
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene jump.smd fps 10 noloop
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene pain1.smd fps 20
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene pain2.smd fps 20
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene shoot.smd fps 10
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene taunt.smd fps 10
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene run.smd fps 22
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene runbackwards.smd fps 22
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene strafeleft.smd fps 13
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene straferight.smd fps 13
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene dead1.smd fps 10 noloop
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene dead2.smd fps 10 noloop
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene forwardright.smd fps 11
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene forwardleft.smd fps 11
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene backright.smd fps 11
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
scene backleft.smd fps 11
> This renders the animation with the zym. The multiple animations you've exported are applied onto the .zym.
Need more info?
scene:
This is just the animation.
<something>.smd:
This is just the name of the smd plus animation.
fps <number>:
This is just how many fps it takes when the animation is used.
noloop:
This is so that it only plays it once.
That should be all you need to make your zym.
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Want Some Tutorials?
From the listed 3D modeling programs I've suggested I've gotten some tutorials for them.
Blender:
- http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro
- This is basically everything you need to know about blender.
- http://www.blender.org/education-help/tutorials/tutorial-folder/blender-user-interface-tutorial/
- This explains the user interface.
Milkshape:
- http://www.dosfx.com/tutorials/csgirl/default.asp
- It shows you how to make a playermodel (for CS, but it can be used for nexuiz)
3D Studio Max
- http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max.../mime1.asp
- Teaches you most modeling skills.
Maya
- http://highend3d.com/maya/tutorials/
- Choose what you'd like to learn out of the multiple options.
