XSI: SMD exoprt rotating models

o_farmer · 01-25-2007, 05:33 PM

I never had this happen with simple test-stuff like cubes or rounded edges, but somehow it acts up with a ramp I've built in XSI. It's a simple textured poly-mesh, looking like a smooth ramp.

My model is perfectly straight and centered in XSI, after exporting it to SMD with the Valve plugin, loading the SMD shows it already rotated in there by some 4-5°. As expected, the compiled model (with newest StudioCompiler) is also rotated. The mesh itself is ok, just rotated. It's such an odd ammount that I can't straighten it out in Hammer.

What is causing this? I really love my ramp but it's unusable due to that crap

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o_own3r · 01-26-2007, 10:24 AM

Try PMing a modeller in FF's team

rebo
Lead Modeler

or

Fooley Cooley
Modeler

Defrag · 01-28-2007, 02:27 AM

Make sure you have any transform modifiers turned off before you export it. The same thing happens to me in max at times, and doing a reset xform fixes it. I don't know what the XSI equivalent is, though. Worth a try.

Jiggles · 01-28-2007, 03:19 PM

I haven't done much exporting, but you might try Transform > Freeze all Transforms on your model (b/f the export).

o_farmer · 01-28-2007, 05:51 PM

Thanks for the replies

I did the usual Freeze and it didn't help. I reset everything and loaded the xsi file on a different computer where it still was rotated. Copy&Paste in a new file did the same. Then, I rebuilt it from scratch.
The new one is absolute identical and works perfectly. I've tested all kinds of weired shapes, but they all exported just fine.

The usual software glitches I guess.
Modelling stuff like smooth ramps or twisted ramps rocks, even if I had to do everyone twice, Hammur is a big pain for this.

Jiggles · 01-29-2007, 06:23 PM

Hammer is a big pain for everything.

01-25-2007, 05:33 PM	#1
o_farmer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	XSI: SMD exoprt rotating models I never had this happen with simple test-stuff like cubes or rounded edges, but somehow it acts up with a ramp I've built in XSI. It's a simple textured poly-mesh, looking like a smooth ramp. My model is perfectly straight and centered in XSI, after exporting it to SMD with the Valve plugin, loading the SMD shows it already rotated in there by some 4-5°. As expected, the compiled model (with newest StudioCompiler) is also rotated. The mesh itself is ok, just rotated. It's such an odd ammount that I can't straighten it out in Hammer. What is causing this? I really love my ramp but it's unusable due to that crap.

01-28-2007, 02:27 AM	#3
Defrag Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scotland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Make sure you have any transform modifiers turned off before you export it. The same thing happens to me in max at times, and doing a reset xform fixes it. I don't know what the XSI equivalent is, though. Worth a try. __________________ Fortress Forever. Level Designer, Gameplay Dude and whatnot.

01-26-2007, 10:24 AM	#2
o_own3r Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Try PMing a modeller in FF's team rebo Lead Modeler or Fooley Cooley Modeler

01-28-2007, 03:19 PM	#4
Jiggles Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CowTown Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I haven't done much exporting, but you might try Transform > Freeze all Transforms on your model (b/f the export).

01-28-2007, 05:51 PM	#5
o_farmer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Thanks for the replies I did the usual Freeze and it didn't help. I reset everything and loaded the xsi file on a different computer where it still was rotated. Copy&Paste in a new file did the same. Then, I rebuilt it from scratch. The new one is absolute identical and works perfectly. I've tested all kinds of weired shapes, but they all exported just fine. The usual software glitches I guess. Modelling stuff like smooth ramps or twisted ramps rocks, even if I had to do everyone twice, Hammur is a big pain for this.

01-29-2007, 06:23 PM	#6
Jiggles Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CowTown Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Hammer is a big pain for everything.

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