Genesis 3D University: 3D modeling

Tutorials & Tips

Creating A Simple Object In Truespace And Converting Into An Actor For Use With Genesis 3D. Anthony Chetta Download

Gen_exp.zip (13k) New tool in Beta form, Uses 3DSMAX script to export actor files from 3DSMAX 2.0 and higher without having Character studio. please read ALL attached documents

Klaus Zerbe's Hoopla Cave
The man who helped much to make 3d modeling for Genesis3D affordable...

Tutorials : Terry Morgen: (fixed links)
multsub2.zip -(637K) Making a cube actor in Max 3d, loading into Astudio, putting it in your game. Requires Max 2.5 and CharacterStudio 2.

maxgenac.zip(595K) Part 1-REVISED 2/13/2000-How to texturemap and physique (with 2 bones) a humanoid actor, then export to Genesis3d. Requires store-bought Max 2.5 and Char Studio 2. ..
maxgena2.zip(272K) Part 2- Animating with Biped, adjusting Physique verts, exporting to Genesis.

treetut.exe (353K)-Self-extracting zip file, How to make a non-moving tree actor using Max 3d and Nendo. Nendo is optional...No more transparent leaf brushes!

max2rf.zip -(987KB) (8-4-2000)- How to make a Half-Life type 3rd Person player actor for Reality Factory (or Genesis3d) using Max instead
of Milkshape.

seamless.zip -(1.87MB)(9/29/200)- How to make a seamless texture map for 3dsmax 3 meshes, some cut/slice notes, turning edges, photoshop and Paint Shop Pro tips..

Free .Act Files

medieval.zip - (54K) Some medieval items, click link below to view. Scaled for a dema.act of 1.0, quake 2 size. See a screenshot of the items HERE: medieval.jpg

General Modeling

NEW! 2d to 3d Digital Artwork Tips - PSIONIC
2D to 3D - This is a small tut that shows how I create a 2d drawing and use it as the basis for creating a 3d model, which is then inported back into PS and heavily worked over and a background added

head modeling tutorial - by The Renegade Artist
Shows how to model a head in 3D studio Max R2

maxnendo.zip -(478K) Vertex/face/edge modeling in 3ds Max and Nendo. You need Max (or a vertex/face/edge level modeler) and Nendo.

maxnend2.zip -(352K) Painting in 4d paint, and Nendo, getting per-face mapping coordinates from Nendo, multi-sub object mapping in 3ds Max.

halflife.zip (169K)-Notes on how half life does the 'gun in the viewport' thing, how they texture map actors, etc.

cattut.zip -(549K) -Modeling a cat from the ground up in Max. Uses spline outlines, cylinder vertex scale, move

cattex2.zip -(234K)-Texturing the cat with object detaching/laying parts out flat, then morphing to a 'together' clone.

SOulBoX Tutorials On general Modeling (Using MilkShape3d shareware):

I - Making Models

II - Attaching the "Skin" (Image mapping)

III - Bones in the character - Using Milkshape3D, the author claims he sucessfully created an "ACTOR" for G3D with this program. Nice to have a shareware alternative, for 3D modeling.
IV - Addingt animation - Drop us a line to let us know how well animations import into G3D using this.
Maybe let the author know as well that he is appreciated. : )