Conversion : Skin to physique

[mouj]

Indeed i don't think such a script/feature exists, if it did i guess it'd be included in CS.
Well, in my experience, engines (i guess you're referring to game engines ?) usually convert Physique data in Skin deformation, are you sure yours only knows Physique ?

mouj

[kiko]

yes, I'm pretty positive our game engine will only accept Physique, or so our coders had us believe :(

thanks

[EricChadwick]

Here's a plugin to go the other way... Physique to Skin. But as far as I know there isn't one to go S to P. This source code might help? Doubt it tho, different SDK calls for Physique...

Get it from Sparks
http://sparks.discreet.com/downloads/downloadshome.cfm?f=2&wf_id=66
(registration required)


Physique to Skin converter
This is the latest skin converter utility for 3ds max r4 & r5. This is the same version as sparks members have had for the past year; we are now simply making it public. This version adds better support for old max bones but removes the skin to physique from the interface.
The updated skin modifier is only needed for 3ds max r4, the fix is already in r5. Source is supplied for editing or allowing better integration into pipelines.

[kiko]

mmh!
so close yet so far :)
interesting resource site nevertheless, perhaps there is a way of requesting they kindly write a plug-in that will go the other way?
so often I find myself wishing I could code...

Thanks for the help

[Matt-Clark]

There's a utility plugin called Skinning Conversion tool which converts back and forth between physique and max skin, I'm pretty sure it came from Sparks - have another look there.
(I can't be bothered to re-register here at work ;) ...)

[kiko]

Thanks
I've been doing searches around the sparks site and couldn't find anything, neither could on the web.
Is that the correct name for the plug-in?
Finding it would make my day!

Kiko

[Matt-Clark]

Well the actual file is called "phy2skin.dlu", I don't even remember where I got it from, I'm sure it was Sparks? Anyway, it *does* convert back and forth, sometimes with interesting results though....

[kiko]

no luck,
done a search with that name at sparks and no joy, same on the web.
I don't suppose you could possibly put that plug-in on an ftp or something, it would be very much appreciated

:rolleyes:

Thanks

[KiboOst]

ask sparks via email ? don't cost anything :beer:

[EricChadwick]

See my previous post. This is the file Matt's talking about. I personally haven't tried going from Skin to Physique, but Matt says it does...

[suck]

there is a physique exporter/importer script. and i believe there is also a skin exporter/importer script. get both of them and jerry rig them to read/write each other's formats. shouldn't be too crazy.

see scriptspot.com

ben

[kiko]

downloaded that script, Posm, only I don't know what to make of all those files...where do they go? don't see anything that looks like a script or macro.

Suck, did another good search at scriptpost and couldn't find anything, I had already tried before posting here.

I'll also try emailing sparks, kiboost.

Thanks all

Kiko

[Matt-Clark]

Here's the file. I don't know whether redistributing it like this is allowed, if not then I'll take it down.

[kiko]

thanks matt
I got that file and several more thru the sparks link by Posm, still don't know how to install/use them.
Any tips would be very much appreciated.

Cheers

Kiko

[Reality3D]

Copy it to the plugins dir. It's a .DLU so it will be in the utility tab

[danim8r]

I am curious if and when phy2skin might be available for max 6. does anyone know whether the max 5 version will work in 6?

thanks in advance

[EricChadwick]

Hmmm. All I had to do was look. Maybe it just popped up...

Recompile for 3ds max 6 of the Physique to Skin Utility
http://sparks.discreet.com/downloads/downloadshome.cfm?f=2&wf_id=146

[danim8r]

thanks. I had looked for it and requested a recompile, but didn't see it at the time. maybe it did just pop up, maybe I missed it. thanks again for finding that and for your post.

[AnScairpGorm]

Hi guys,

Firstly, thanks for pointing me in the direction of the phys2skin.dlu plugin. It's a good start in solving my problems. Now if only i can get it to perform skin2phys...

Has anyone managed to get it to convert a Skin to Physique? i've got it 4 max7 here, but i can only seem to convert physique to skin with it!

any help would be greatly appreciated!

cheers

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