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Title: Problems with model
Post by: sand_drew on 16 May 2010, 23:19:52

I'm not sure if this is the right forum, although I'd presume so.

I have been trying to add my basic temple model into the game, and it works for the most part, however, the main body parts of the two external columns don't show up, only the top and the base.

I have no idea why, I'll upload the temple file in a moment to allow you to check it if you so wish.

Title: Re: Problems with model
Post by: ElimiNator on 17 May 2010, 05:13:40

OK, Ill check it out when you do.  :)

Title: Re: Problems with model
Post by: titi on 17 May 2010, 14:40:56

I bet you forgot to do "quads to triangle", so only the parts using triangles are shown in the game. Quads are ignored

Title: Re: Problems with model
Post by: ElimiNator on 17 May 2010, 17:55:02

Yah, that is a common problem

This is how if you don't know:
(http://www.katsbits.com/images/tutorials/sketchup_export_blender_import/imported_models_convert_to_quads.jpg)

Title: Re: Problems with model
Post by: sand_drew on 18 May 2010, 00:03:03

I did do quads to triangles, I have done it with all other models that I have added to the game. This is the third model that I have added, and the only one to have done this, or something similar.

Title: Re: Problems with model
Post by: sand_drew on 18 May 2010, 00:10:15

http://filesaves.com/q1b8itak1wvm/templebasic.blend.htm

That's a download link to the file.

Title: Re: Problems with model
Post by: Fluffy203 on 18 May 2010, 00:17:46

upload it in a .obj and i'll try to export it using max , it could be as easy as you might not have a material set to the model or that piece of the model , but upload it to .obj and i'll see what i can do if you want  :thumbup:

Title: Re: Problems with model
Post by: John.d.h on 19 May 2010, 03:56:08

I think you forgot to select all your faces when you did the quad-->triangle thing, because I see your cylinders are still made of quads.  You have to select all the faces you want to change.  Pretty much anything you do in Edit Mode applies only to the vertices/edges/faces you have selected. ;)

With quads (left) and with tris (right):
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2436/quadsc.jpg)(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7940/tris.jpg)

If you want some additional feedback on improving your model:

(click to show/hide)

You've got some faces on the bottom of the model that probably won't be seen in-game.  You generally want to remove these, since they'll still be stealing computer resources.  The exception is the bottoms of feet and stuff like that, since you might see those when a character is walking, but the bottoms of buildings and stuff like that is generally better to remove.

Bottom view:
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6973/superfluousvertices.jpg)

Also, your model is very much off-center.  I don't know if you mean for it to be up in the air or not (hey, it's magical, so why not, right? :P).  Anyway, the red line in Blender from the front view (and the blue line is side view) corresponds to the ground in Glest, so if you want it to sit on the ground, just move your model down a bit.  (7 for front view, G to grab, Y to constrain it to up-down only)

Front view:
(http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5251/movefront.th.jpg)
Click for full size. (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/movefront.jpg/)

and it's also quite far forward from the center, so you can fix this by going to side view and moving it along the z-axis (3 for side view, G to grab, Z to constrain it to forward-backward only)

(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5793/moveside.th.jpg)
Click for full size. (http://img692.imageshack.us/i/moveside.jpg/)

Title: Re: Problems with model
Post by: sand_drew on 20 May 2010, 04:43:29

Thank you, John, for the help. The problem was that the faces of the pillars, were not selected when converting to triangles. Again, I thank you sincerely for the help.

Title: Re: Problems with model
Post by: John.d.h on 20 May 2010, 08:03:35

You're welcome.  Glad I could help.