How To Add Furniture Markers?

[Allannaa]

*gives up sorting through 800 pages of posts with the words "furniture" or "marker" in them*

 

I modelled a bathtub. I imported the file into NIFSkope, textured it as usual, saved it, and it works GREAT! as a static model.

 

But then I thought, Hey wouldn't it be neato if you could get into the tub and sit in "water"?

 

So I went into my Furniture tree in TESCS and clicked New, and named it Usuable Bathtub (so as not to get it messed in with the static for-show tubs, added the NIF, and then I got the usual popup "You didn't put in a marker, keep playing?"

 

I told it "Yes", because usually what I do is allow it to get that item going, then I Edit it, and add the sit or lie-down marker.

 

But this time when I clicked Edit, there weren't even any options for markers to click.

 

So I thought, Okay, I go to NIFSkope and tell it to add a marker, right?

 

Um, maybe not. I am not sure where to do that within NIFSkope, or how to do it, exactly. I did look on the NIFSkope site for info also but I couldn't find anything.

 

So, in the end, the question is, How do I put Furniture Markers on items I modelled myself?

 

Thanks in advance for any advice or links!

[eric31415]

While i have never done any of my own modelling, i have added markers to plenty of downloaded furniture nif models. Here's how i normally do it;

 

Find a vanilla furniture piece that uses the marker / animation that you want, double-click on it and rename it to whatever you want. When asked if you want to create new, click yes. Then click "add nif file" and add your model that way.

 

The problem with the above method (in your case) is that none of the stock sit / lay down animations will really be suitable for a bathtub. Try using Sitting Everywhere (modder's resource) to place an invisible seat inside the tub. Keep in mind that your feet will probably clip thru the bottom of the tub. The only way around this would be to create your own sitting animation with legs straight out.

 

FYI - COBL includes static water meshes that would add the finishing touch.

 

Happy modding!

 

Edit; I just posted a couple screens to demo Sitting Everywhere, but the site won't let me link to them here. Look for images by eric31415, titled "Airedel at home".

Edited September 7, 2011 by eric31415

[Allannaa]

Hmmm, not working.

 

That's to say, worked on the tub, not working on the privy (toilet)

 

But then again, trying to copy branches from Nifskope isn't working either.