How to create custom texture

zhanjack822 · 04-10-21, 02:59 AM

Hello all! I have recently begun making models for DW using a virtual disk on virtualbox that has 3ds max 3.1 and with the .J3D exporter found here:

https://www.pointaimshoot.co.uk/scsf...fed24af426#p12

The problem I now have is adding textures. I have taken UV maps from blender and exported them as .bmp files with an image size of 256 x 256. I know that this is the max that DW will successfully render. Yet, the textures are still not being rendered correctly onto the models. I am using a bat file with the instructions "cmputil 3D file_name.bmp" which works fine to actually compress the bmp file into the 3d.grp file. I have checked by using the decompress executable afterwards.

Is there some other step I am missing or are there additional limitations on the bmp files that I am not aware of?

Polak2 · 04-10-21, 08:39 AM

Post some more: model j3d and the texture. Perhaps FC plugin is not exactly as for SC and DW.

Alcon2009 · 05-04-21, 09:39 AM

are you about talking about doing the texture or just use the cmputil?

maybe this can help: cmputil 3d "filename.bmp"

3d is not with caps

zhanjack822 · 05-04-21, 08:02 PM

I'm talking about doing the texture. I'll try again using an unwrapped texture from 3ds max 3.1 instead of blender and I'll post my success or failure

Polak2 · 05-05-21, 03:47 AM

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I'll try again using an unwrapped texture from 3ds max 3.1 instead of blender

Indeed, the UW coordinates should be from the program the plugin was written for. In this case, it is 3dsMax and not a Blender. But I really would double check if that FleetCommand exporter plugin is the same as the one for SC and DW.

zhanjack822 · 05-08-21, 02:10 PM

I've done some digging in the graphics files and I found these textures. They do not look like UV maps, but a series of projections. Perhaps I can make use of this? It's in the dropbox link below:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/axnlktux4r...-27_G.bmp?dl=0

04-10-21, 02:59 AM	#1
zhanjack822 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Canada Posts: 5 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	How to create custom texture Hello all! I have recently begun making models for DW using a virtual disk on virtualbox that has 3ds max 3.1 and with the .J3D exporter found here: https://www.pointaimshoot.co.uk/scsf...fed24af426#p12 The problem I now have is adding textures. I have taken UV maps from blender and exported them as .bmp files with an image size of 256 x 256. I know that this is the max that DW will successfully render. Yet, the textures are still not being rendered correctly onto the models. I am using a bat file with the instructions "cmputil 3D file_name.bmp" which works fine to actually compress the bmp file into the 3d.grp file. I have checked by using the decompress executable afterwards. Is there some other step I am missing or are there additional limitations on the bmp files that I am not aware of?

04-10-21, 08:39 AM	#2
Polak2 Weps Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 371 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Post some more: model j3d and the texture. Perhaps FC plugin is not exactly as for SC and DW.

05-04-21, 09:39 AM	#3
Alcon2009 Bosun Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Colombia Posts: 62 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 1	are you about talking about doing the texture or just use the cmputil? maybe this can help: cmputil 3d "filename.bmp" 3d is not with caps

05-04-21, 08:02 PM	#4
zhanjack822 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Canada Posts: 5 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm talking about doing the texture. I'll try again using an unwrapped texture from 3ds max 3.1 instead of blender and I'll post my success or failure

05-08-21, 02:10 PM	#6
zhanjack822 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Canada Posts: 5 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I've done some digging in the graphics files and I found these textures. They do not look like UV maps, but a series of projections. Perhaps I can make use of this? It's in the dropbox link below: https://www.dropbox.com/s/axnlktux4r...-27_G.bmp?dl=0