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Kilian1987 · Joined: 01 Apr 2012 Posts: 13 Location: Malaysia

Hello guys, I wanted to learn deriving product and I just know I'm in a very first beginning. To make things clear I was always stucked with using my 3D software and I'm not well taught at school during software lessons. So, I hope people out there will gain a knowledge base where people exchange their talent. And right now I'm still stuck at making a xmf file using 3D max, I couldn't search for the attach button in modifier so I hope someone would tell me where is it.

IMVU help room: thanks all the staff for their participation in assiting others Smile

(Qleuphy and Viselc, ...)

Cosmix: thanks for introduce me to the very first forum I got.

Thanks Angel: you got the best part of all and you gave me a word by word tutorials, it really become my dictionary.

To Iris: thanks for helping me out I know it is very good deed to help others, for that I will remember you Smile

Thanks Nesaurs: you gave me the exporters Very Happy

IrishReborn · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 103 Location: Japan

lol..They are awesome Smile

Except me

But anyway...as I told you I am new in meshing also and I'm not that good yet..I never try the furniture.....But on ur message u said u can't find the attach button. So, hopefully I made it right ...

I made an example I used the female pose master...just to show you where you can find the attach button... (EDIT POLY, ATTACH then ADD)

[img]http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/Irishdan_2009/killian2.jpg

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Kilian1987 · Joined: 01 Apr 2012 Posts: 13 Location: Malaysia

I don't have a side screenie for meshing, where to put them out?

look my 3D max is different...
[img]http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/KilianThen/4-1.jpg

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Jaleman31 · Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 8130 Location: USA - WA

you need to have the mesh open in max, in this case the female avatar mesh to see that window.
if you don`t have anything in max , it will not show much of anything, but the tools of max..
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Kilian1987 · Joined: 01 Apr 2012 Posts: 13 Location: Malaysia

Thanks Iris, you help alot in the step, after I went to my 3D max screen I figure it out that's the foolish question to ask the small screenie thingy as I found it afterward. And, I already read most of the head forum like: imvu files from nersaurs and some other contributor such as many others programs' tutorial...

Looking, I found my attach button and I got my small screenie thingy from double clicking at space belongs to the application buttons row. It pop out with selection and I found my small screenie thingy.

[img]http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/KilianThen/5-1.jpg

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Now, may I have a look on picture tutorial on how to skin, rig, weight and vertices for those nodes, I saw it in the imvu youtube tutorial but I coulnd't do it without step-by-step pls?

Kilian1987 · Joined: 01 Apr 2012 Posts: 13 Location: Malaysia

Jaleman31 · Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 8130 Location: USA - WA

depend what you are making , is how is done.. different kind of meshes have litle different steps like an accessory from a furniture mesh..
the basics are the same , but to make them work on imvu some steps are different.
it will help to point you to the right tutorial if you say what you are making..
ps.. learn max terminology, it will make it easy for you to follow tutorials.
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Jaleman31 · Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 8130 Location: USA - WA

if you are very new whit max, look for waltzing mouse tutorials, it will show you how to set the view ports on max, and help you understand how the work.. in wire frame , vertex etc.
did you read any of the build in tutorial,that come whit max?
or did you a least watched the video tutorials?
if not , that`s where you want to start.
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Jaleman31 · Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 8130 Location: USA - WA

student version of max.
you may want to read the agreement again from were you dl max.
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Kilian1987 · Joined: 01 Apr 2012 Posts: 13 Location: Malaysia

Jaleman31 · Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 8130 Location: USA - WA

you`ll not find everything on videos , well maybe now you may if you goolge , i learn by buying the 3ds max bible, is a big book whit 1253 pages.
for tutorials just goolge for max tutorials, lots of them on the net for free.
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Kilian1987 · Joined: 01 Apr 2012 Posts: 13 Location: Malaysia

nerseus · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 1649 Location: USA - AZ

I would strongly suggest that anyone wanting to mesh with Max for IMVU, that they start with learning Max. Choose your best way - some like books, some like video tutorials, some like one-on-one with a teacher. Learn Max, at least the basics, THEN try to learn IMVU.

At a minimum, you should know about:
* what is a viewport?
* how to rotate a viewport and zoom in/out
* how to create objects
* how to convert an object or add a modifer to allow you to modify the mesh (Edit Poly)
* how to use modifiers and the modifier stack
* how to create a material with a bitmap texture and apply it to a mesh
* linking one object to another

Those are the very very basics someone should know in order to work with max and IMVU. Some may not know much about linking or materials - maybe they load an existing MAX file and it just works. But soon, that list above must be known.

@Kilian: I'd suggest taking Jaleman's advice, or similar, and try to learn some of the basics of Max.

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IrishReborn · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 103 Location: Japan

Kilian1987,

You have to choose , decide and focus on with one mesh. You can't learn if you are doin different mesh at the same time..It makes your mind blow. I got your message but what are you trying to make? furniture or accessory? Pls clear it..

I'm no knowledge about 3d..
As my experienced from the past 3 months, I learned them on trial and error. By asking someone also and I never had a book. Just like you watching videos, tutorials, and the most important is to play the max on your own way (The good advise of Ms. AdelleG)..Thats's why all my mesh have a millions of polygon then jaleman told me to low it. and never know how to low the polygon so I play it again until I found out how. AND of course the nerseus advice are the best way on how to learn step by step... I know you can do it too cuz I did Smile

Chin Up!

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IrishReborn · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 103 Location: Japan

If you are trying to make accessory using skin not physique. as I never try to use the skin...BUT I did tried this tutorial.

"Animated Accessory Tutorial
(made by Tiroun) "

YOU CAN SEE HERE HOW TO USE THE SKIN in the modifier..the best way step by step TO RIGID THE SKIN Smile

http://www.imvu.com/catalog/modules.php?op=modload&name=phpbb2&file=viewtopic.php&t=174287&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Goodluck Wink

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