I recently imported a model from .obj format into GMAX.


this happened:



When you put it in-game the turret comes off of the tank when it turns.

That's just one of the problems with using public models.

Selecting everything > go to the hierarchy tab > press "select pivot only" > then press "center to object", that would fix most of it, but you'll need to manually adjust some of the pivots.

Thanks zeke!


One more thing:
How would I add a bone for FireFX/Weapon launch?

Create a small sphere with the lowest number of sides > name it to whatever > in the w3d options, uncheck "export geometry" > position and link it to where it should be

It's gone when I save the model and re-open it.
Pretty sure I forgot to link it.

The attach button doesn't seem to affect the bone.


How do I link it to the model?

What do you mean by gone? You're not re-importing the model every time are you?

Also this is how you Link

Should I not be?

No, you're supposed to save the gmax file, and open it whenever you need to edit something.

So I only export it when I want to add it to the game?

You keep the gmax file for editing, when your done editing, you export it to the game.

When I save and open the gmax file the bones are still there, but when I export the file they are gone (both ingame and when I try to import the file).