Adding collision to an object in 3ds Max (Silly question? Simple answer?)

[erehwonnz]

Hey all. New guy here--just beginning to get into modding for Oblivion and 3D modeling. I'm hoping that someone out there can point me to what I assume is a very simply, totally newbie mistake I'm making.

 

I'm trying to add collision to a static object in 3ds Max 2012 (for the functionality with Niftools). (I tried Blender but found 3ds more intuitive). Now, I'm not sure if this is the right move in itself--my static object is a custom building, and from what I've read in some places, it's best to add collision in the CS rather than in a 3D program. At any rate, it seems more streamlined to build collision before importing something into the CS, but then--there you go, I'm new to this and have only the collected wisdom of the ancients internet to guide me.

 

But my big question, the question I've been trying to find an answer to online without success, is why I can't seem to be able to click the "Add" button and add a mesh to the "Proxied Collision Meshes" box, as seen here following the addition of the helper bhkCollProxy. http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/3ds_Max/Guides/Collision_Example_1

 

I've tried and tried (even with very simply shapes), and I'm sure I'm missing something, but no matter what I do, there doesn't appear to be a way to click that button or add a mesh to the box.

 

Help out a newbie? :smile: Or suggest a better strategy for building for Oblivion?

 

Thanks ahead of time!

Edited August 27, 2014 by erehwonnz

[jinix the elder]

This is not going to help much but... as no one has answered yet...

The problem MAY be the version of NIFtools plugin with MAX 2012.

The plugin as far as I can tell has not been updated since MAX v9

I use version MAX 8 which the plugin works with.

 

If any one can help the OP please offer some advice as to whether the newer versions of 3DS MAX works with the NIFtools plugin.

 

Also note that this may NOT be the problem at all - but this will bump the post a bit. (:

Ask at NIFtools forum.