PMC Editing Wiki - arma:modeling

bigship

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:11:25+00:00

ArmA 1 Making Big Ships ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Making big ships beyond 50m was problematic in OFP because there was the 50m geometry limit, geometries just didn't work on objects (p3d models) larger than 50m. ArmA still has this same limitation, so any big ship you're going to make, you need to build it in 50m x 50m piece…

bismodels

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:13:41+00:00

ArmA 1 bis MLOD Example Models ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Analysis This is our “analysis” of the bis released MLOD example models, they are the backbone of learning how to model stuff in ArmA so its good reference to have as much details pulled out of them into one page, than to go into o2 and load model etc every time you w…

bisoldieringame

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:15:17+00:00

ArmA 1 BIsoldier In-game ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) There still seems to be some fuss about how to bring the BIsoldier (bis released BImodels MLODs of its soldier) model in-game. Here is what PMC did to create working config for them. CfgSkeletons

damage_model

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:17:03+00:00

ArmA 1 Vehicle Damage Model ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Törni: With damageHide selection (not a LOD) you can hide parts of the model when the it is destroyed. Just what I did with the BMD-1 2.0 addon. The only addon in which the texture swapping is currently working is BTR80 and the model can be opened with O2.

damage_tut

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:19:42+00:00

Adding Damage To Your Addon ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Adding Damage To Your Addon tutorial by Gnat Draft Revision 0 - 18th June 2008 I won't pretended to be a definitive expert on this, but it seems no one else has compiled known bits all together.

damage_wheels

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:21:13+00:00

ArmA 1 Vehicle Wheels Damage ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Vehicle Wheels Damage Configuration. Do you have a Hitpoints LOD, with all the points properly named as defined in you config? The bis MLOD samples include correct URAL model including the hitpoints for the tires (the hitpoints are named levy/pravy predni/zadni tlumic)…

destroyed_building

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:22:19+00:00

ArmA 1 Destroyed Building ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) How to create a destroyed building and its animation. Armored_Sheep (BIS Dev): Instead of modeling RUINS you can also use RTM animation of the object. Each part of model has a named selection and keyframe animation of this

glass_damage

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:23:41+00:00

ArmA 1 Glass Damage Tutorial ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Glass Damage Tutorial by Obmar Introduction The ArmA glass damage animation seems to be one of the biggest enigmas due to the limited amount of info on the subject. All of the modelers that have tried know what I am talking about. As modelers we all know that Objects u…

glass_tutorial

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:25:49+00:00

ArmA 1 Glass Tutorial ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Glass Tutorial by Rip31st. Create your windows using 3 dimensional boxes, NOT flat planes. Putting a texture on a flat plane will not work. Create a transparent image in gimp, photoshop, whatever you want and name it

grass_tutorial

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:28:17+00:00

ArmA 1 Grass Tutorial ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Grass Tutorial by Linker Split Create a little 3x3m grass block, something like this: The model must only have some res LODs and Geometry LOD empty, with property names damage no shadow hybrid

howto_make_lowres_lods

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:30:09+00:00

ArmA 1 HOWTO Make Low RES LOD's ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) How To Make Lower Resolution LOD's The background of why you need to make these, please read Low Resolution LOD page. 3DS Max There is Polygon Cruncher which is plugin for 3DS, it works fairly well and is easy to use.

import_3ds

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:32:15+00:00

ArmA 1 How To Import A 3DS Model ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) How To Import A 3DS Model by Panda[PL] This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to import a 3ds model. It is intended for people who have no idea and weren't around in the OFP times, so that they can make their first addon (I suggest a rifle, and I supply an RVMAT I u…

lights

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:33:25+00:00

ArmA 1 Lights ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) What determines the Lights in a Vehicle in a addon config. Is it the texture, or is it embedded in the model? Armored_Sheep (bis dev): There are several Lights possible: 1) reflectors - those shine with visible cone volume. They are defined in config (class Reflectors) as described a…

low_res_lod

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:36:09+00:00

ArmA 1 Low Resolution LOD ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Low Resolution Level Of Detail (LOD) by Snake Man It doesn't matter how many points/polys your model first LOD has, as long as you have proper low res LOD's which ends with the last LOD being 100 or less points/polys.

machine_gun_belt_animation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:38:02+00:00

ArmA 1 Machine Gun Belt Animation ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Machine Gun Belt Animation by Skaven The other day I was playing with tpM'91 with an M60 we got from CS and we managed to do the belt animation like the original M240,M249 and PK. I don't know if this as been explained before, but it's better two tutorials than non…

model_config

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:39:21+00:00

ArmA 1 Model Config ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Description The model configuration file (model cfg for short) is the interface between a (P3D) model and the program. The model.cfg would only be necessary if you intend to preview animations and such in O2 using your model.

model_conversions

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:40:48+00:00

ArmA 1 Model Conversions ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) The reliable method I use for going from O2 -> Modo / 3DS Max / Maya is... 1) The output being milkshape files. 2) Import the .ms3d files into

modo_poly_reducer

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:42:42+00:00

ArmA 1 modo 302 Polygon Reducer ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) In modo 302 modeling program there is nice feature called polygon reducer. This feature will take your selected polygons and reducing them as much as you want. While its not perfect, its fine piece of feature for us ArmA modelers.

muzzle_flash

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:43:59+00:00

ArmA 1 Muzzle Flash ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) selectionFireAnim = “zasleh”; Armored_Sheep (bis dev): Vehicle muzzleflashes must be first present in model - each flash as a proxy model that is also in named selection (such as

oxygen-2-propertys

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:44:57+00:00

ArmA 1 Oxygen 2 Propertys ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Tents: class = vehicle damage = tent armor = 10 style = structure map = house Camonet: map = fortress damage = tent placement = slope class = house Fortress / Bunker:

placement

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:53:02+00:00

ArmA 1 Forest Block Objects ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) As many of you know, OFP use 50meter x 50meter forest block objects, these filled up whole WRP Cell therefore you didn't had to place 20-30 tree objects there, just 1 forest block object. With this system we were able to create insanely thick jungle bush etc.

proxy

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:55:27+00:00

ArmA 1 Proxy ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) These are the proxy's used in the vehicles and units. Proxy is like a place in a helicopter where pilot is going to sit in-game. bis Models Proxy's A10 Proxy name Proxy ID \ca\A10\AGM65

section_fixing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:57:04+00:00

ArmA 1 How to Fix / Merge Sections ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) How to fix/merge sections in parts from old models by feersum.endjinn This tutorial is made because apparently some people have had problem with their models ending up with way too many sections despite faces sharing same material and texture. This apparently happ…

selections

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T09:58:18+00:00

ArmA 1 Selections ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Armored_Sheep (bis dev): It is a matter of animated skeleton bones hierarchy. In OFP the selections overlaped, to build dependency. In ArmA skeleton is defined in model.cfg, so selection of bones don't overlap.

shadows

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T10:00:15+00:00

ArmA 1 Shadows ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Used for HW shadow casting. The shadows are cast from this LOD on resolution LOD surfaces. The shadow volume area is made by extruding the lit faces of the shadow LOD (faces that have normals oriented towards the light) in the light direction.

static_object_animation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T10:01:49+00:00

ArmA 1 Static Object Animations ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Static Object Animations Here is guide to show you how to animate static objects which are placed on the WRP terrains or are available in mission editor as objects.

tokennames

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T10:03:26+00:00

ArmA 1 Token Name Value Types ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) ArmA is still young in its development and the token names are perhaps modified, we will try to compile a list as soon as possible. Stay tuned. In the mean time read

trigger_animation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T10:04:26+00:00

ArmA 1 Trigger Animation ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) To create working trigger animation you have to make a selection for all the Resolution LODs for the trigger, called “trigger”. Then in Memory LOD you add single point and its selection name will be

turrets

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T10:06:30+00:00

ArmA 1 Turrets ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) Vehicle turrets, ie multiple gunners on a helicopter for example is very cool feature of ArmA. bis Turrets This is the setup used in bis UH60mg helicopter which has two miniguns.

uv_unwrap_tutorial

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T10:10:26+00:00

ArmA 1 Quick UV Unwrap Tutorial ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) See also ArmA 1 UV Unwrap Tutorial 2. O2PE includes an unwrap function (Surfaces -> Unwrap Structure ...) which should work pretty good an simple structures. I use it this way: * Select the structure you want to unwrap and change to top view

uv_unwrap_tutorial2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T10:09:32+00:00

ArmA 1 UV Unwrap Tutorial 2 ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) See also ArmA 1 Quick UV Unwrap Tutorial. Make sure you got a .TGA equivalent texture handy, you can place it in the same dir as the .PAA files. Open up the P3D, give it a twirl etc, then when you have decided which part you wish to edit, open the uv editor and

weapon_optimizing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-01T10:12:32+00:00

ArmA 1 Weapon Optimizing ArmA 1 Forum, ArmA 1 Home, ArmA 1 Config, ArmA 1 Tools, ArmA 1 File Formats, ArmA 1 Missions, ArmA 1 3D Modeling, ArmA 1 Terrain, ArmA 1 Texturing, ArmA 1 Scripting ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA) How to process a weapon model for ArmA standards. Texture merge and optimizing. This uses the Synide Move UV's method. In my example I'm using VTE_typ56.p3d assault rifle model. This model has three LODs, them being points/faces: LOD 1.0 1120/1324, LOD 2.0 578/800 and LOD …