Need a little help from modders!

[cloak174]

First off, I do apologize if I've put this in the wrong spot, I'm fairly new to your forums and I haven't seen anyplace else I felt this would fit well. :sweat:

 

Now, on to business!

 

I LOVE Google Sketchup. It's just too easy to use, and I'm so very-very familiar with it. I have an enormous craving to take some old gun models I made in there and stick em' in fallout. Unfortunately, I can't quite figure out how to do so. If anyone could provide a small tutorial/ suggestion/ list of software I can use to convert from one, to the other, and ultimately wind up with my product, it would be greatly appreciated. I do have the Pro version of Sketchup, so I can convert to;

 

.3ds

.dwg

.dxf

.kmz

.dae

.fbx

.obj

.wrl

.xsi

 

If any of those are familiar to you please let me know. I have tried using NifSkope w. the OBJ file format, and it simply sais I need to "triangulate meshes" or something along those lines. That is not, sadly, an option in Sketchup. Which leads me here, typing up this topic.

 

Thanks in advance!

[pkleiss]

Check out some of the Advanced tutorials on this page. I'm pretty sure there is an explanation of how to export a model from Blender for use with Fallout. You'll need Blender, of course and the Blender Nif Scripts which will allow you to export your model as a .NIF file. I am also aware that Blender can import .obj and I think .3ds files as well. Beyond that I can't help you as I am a neophyte when it comes to modeling.

[cloak174]

.3ds from sketchup works in NifSkope. :D now I just have to learn how to texture it and such, and I'll be set. :biggrin: :tongue: :biggrin: :tongue: :biggrin: :tongue: :biggrin: :tongue: :biggrin: I'm happy.

[SATMA]

If you find the texturing to be a bit rough or difficult to do, you can always post the 3ds models to the Nexus as modder resources.

[cloak174]

That's a good idea, I might try that.