Unit Models- Help??

**knoddy** · 03-17-2005, 12:08

ok so i downloaded Gmax the free version and registered and downloaded the CAS extractor. but it is just a script file so i load the script into gmax and try to run.... nothing happens. if i try to open cas files i just gets error messages. can someone tell me wot im doin wrong or wot it is im not doin please cheers all.

**Bwian** · 03-17-2005, 13:58

when you run teh script, you should get some extra options in your 'utility' section of Max. One of which is 'import CAS'. This is a picture I pinched from Hoggy's tutorial on making new models. The 'utility' one is the icon shaped like a hammer....

You cannot import CAS files using the 'import' option...this is a script, not a plugin. Also, using 'open' will likewise give you grief.

If you are running the script from the dropdown option at the top of the screen, it will appear as if nothing has happened!

In fact... go immediately to Hoggy's thread, and read it right through. Pay particular attention to Post 21 from Maly Jacek. This shows exactly how to activate the script. Now..it's shown in Max, but I understand Gmax should have an identical layout. Never used GMax myself.... but I understand it is the same.

**knoddy** · 03-18-2005, 00:53

MAN OH MAN i had a look at the ones u suggested and did exactly as it say but when in the pictures they r suppose to get a thing where u can select to import cas i get nothing

its really starting to annoy me i dont think im doin anything wrong it all looks the same except mine doenst have the little it that says import RTW export RTW like in the pictures in the guide man oh man

**knoddy** · 03-18-2005, 00:55

lol HAHAAHAHA dont worry i fixed it so now im off to try and edit stuff an make stuff look cewl hehe thanx for all the help guys if i have anymore questions i will let u know

**knoddy** · 03-18-2005, 04:05

well it seems to me that someone just doesnt want me to edit the units n stuff lol. i thought i had gmax all figured out and working well but when i try to export my edited unit files to CAS i get an error

--Runtime error:feature not avaliable: "fopen write mode"

could someone please tell me wtf this is and how to fix it cheers
p.s sorry bout the multiply posts but i keep thinking this is workin then get another crazy error. i also had some spare time this morning and have spent a while playing round so yeah.

**Spoonfrog** · 03-20-2005, 11:17

Step 1) Get a copy of 3DS Max or the free GMax....which I understand also works

I am hearing conflicting things about whether gmax can be used or not. I get the same error as knoddy when exporting with gmax (importing seems to work ok). This is what the script looks like after an export attempt:

-- Error occurred in exportButton()
-- Frame:
-- importPly: undefined
-- texname: undefined
-- fname: "C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\test.cas"
-- dynamicArray: undefined
-- gChunk2: undefined
-- fp: undefined
-- bChunk: undefined
-- staticmArray: undefined
-- header: undefined
-- tCheck: undefined
-- null: undefined
-- gChunk1: undefined

Perhaps the scripting for gmax is more limited, so it does not understand the function "fopen" or something...

**knoddy** · 03-21-2005, 05:51

well seeing as i cant get it to work i have downlaoded 3ds max and will attempt to get the export feature working with that but knowing my luck it wouldnt suprise me if i got more errors so ill prolly be back later complaining again lol cheers.