Trouble with Blender and Nif

[BlinkRiddle]

Okay I've been following the tutorials on creating custom armor but I cant even get past installing Blender with the Nif scripts. Most cases I get it installed but with no ability to recognize .nif in Blender. I hesitate to say this but I guess I might as well accept the fact that I need someone to walk me through this and hold my hand in a step by step instruction. All I need to know is:

 

What to install

What version needs to be installed

What order do I install it in.

 

I would very much appreciate any help with this I am seriously at a loss for what I should do. I got it to work with Oblivion and Fallout 3 but now things are not running as smoothly for me as they did then.

[BlazeLeeDragon]

Okay I've been following the tutorials on creating custom armor but I cant even get past installing Blender with the Nif scripts. Most cases I get it installed but with no ability to recognize .nif in Blender. I hesitate to say this but I guess I might as well accept the fact that I need someone to walk me through this and hold my hand in a step by step instruction. All I need to know is:

 

What to install

What version needs to be installed

What order do I install it in.

 

I would very much appreciate any help with this I am seriously at a loss for what I should do. I got it to work with Oblivion and Fallout 3 but now things are not running as smoothly for me as they did then.

 

 

are you trying to open the .nif file WITH blender? or are you IMPORTING the .nif file?

 

if your trying to open it in blender it will not work, you have to open blender then click file, import, choose your data type. if you installed .nif pluggin then should be an option, then you should be able to import the .nif.

 

hope this helps.

[BlinkRiddle]

Yes I try to import rather than open it in Blender. The one time I got everything installed without a hitch, the .nif option doesn't show up. Thanks for the attention tho.

[BlazeLeeDragon]

Yes I try to import rather than open it in Blender. The one time I got everything installed without a hitch, the .nif option doesn't show up. Thanks for the attention tho.

 

 

My bad, yeah blender can't handle Skyrim .nifs

 

what I recommend is using nifskope, open your working skyrim .nif then export as an .obj. open the .obj in any version of blender. Edit it. now export as an .obj.

 

now in .nifskope open your working skyrim .nif again, import the .obj and there you go :D

 

you'll have to change the settings and put the .obj editing into the hiarchy and such but once you do that it will work.

 

here is a guide to importing the .obj

 

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/469935-modding-skyrim-with-tessnip-and-nifskope/

[BlinkRiddle]

Yes I try to import rather than open it in Blender. The one time I got everything installed without a hitch, the .nif option doesn't show up. Thanks for the attention tho.

 

 

My bad, yeah blender can't handle Skyrim .nifs

 

what I recommend is using nifskope, open your working skyrim .nif then export as an .obj. open the .obj in any version of blender. Edit it. now export as an .obj.

 

now in .nifskope open your working skyrim .nif again, import the .obj and there you go :D

 

you'll have to change the settings and put the .obj editing into the hiarchy and such but once you do that it will work.

 

here is a guide to importing the .obj

 

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/469935-modding-skyrim-with-tessnip-and-nifskope/

 

Yeah I saw that in another recent thread but the extra info you have provided has been most helpful. Its not something I would expect for someone to actually look at these threads for other people's problems yet we always get a quick response when we post for help, the mod community is simply awesome. Thanks so much for your help.