Author Topic: NifSkope now supports BC Nifs (Read 4514 times)

Mark · « **on:** May 20, 2007, 09:28:08 AM »

The NifSkope model viewer from NifTools now supports the Bridge Commander version of NIF, this means the application can view and edit any model in BC.

The next stage for this is to get a C++ programmer with access to the 3ds Max SDK to update the teams open source Max plugins, and thus give us a Nif exporter for Max 9!

For now though just nifskope on its own opens up new possibilities.. for instance take a look at the sovereign class captains chair in KM1 (I did this yesterday

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So go and check out NifSkope at the NifTools homepage.

cpthooker · « **Reply #1 on:** May 20, 2007, 09:37:12 AM »

looks good, I would love to see max 9 of the nif plugin

MickJo · « **Reply #2 on:** May 20, 2007, 10:42:25 AM »

I have never thought i'd see the day. Looks brilliant.

MLeo · « **Reply #3 on:** May 20, 2007, 03:04:32 PM »

With KM1 you mean Kobyashi Maru 1.0?

Anyway, SVN is running now, at 0.1kb/s for some reason. :|

Nighthawk · « **Reply #4 on:** May 20, 2007, 04:51:16 PM »

there are still a few glitches with the body animations, but better this than nothing
bridges come out more or less usable, so any skilled modder shouldn't have problems with them
*everyone applaud 3rd Era*

Mark · « **Reply #5 on:** May 20, 2007, 05:46:13 PM »

applaud niftools, I just tested stuff

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By the way, when you say it has trouble with body animations, thats probably because alot of those anims are stripped of geometric data by the "animonly" tool in the SDK.. it cuts down the size of them by 3/4s but it means when you load them in nifskope there is no body..

MLeo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 20, 2007, 05:50:38 PM »

Wouldn't turning on wireframe view not help with that?

Mustang · « **Reply #7 on:** May 21, 2007, 10:17:30 AM »

Hmm... I like the program, but what's it used for? I realize it's for BC's nifs, but how do you edit them?

MLeo · « **Reply #8 on:** May 21, 2007, 10:58:03 AM »

Quote from: Mustang on May 21, 2007, 10:17:30 AM

Hmm... I like the program, but what's it used for? I realize it's for BC's nifs, but how do you edit them?

You export them to another format if your editor doesn't accept nifs.

NifSkope by itself has some direct features for Oblivion and a couple of other games.
But not BC.

BES · « **Reply #9 on:** May 21, 2007, 11:35:31 AM »

Yeah,I was all over that website trying to motivate people to figure out how to get Bridges to work with at lease Nifscope..

I wasnt having any luck tracking down the wierd error I was getting..(the same one mark was getting I think),and trying to fix it..

So good to hear its working now, ill go get the new version..

Phaser · « **Reply #10 on:** May 21, 2007, 07:03:24 PM »

Cool news!

BES · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2007, 01:45:04 PM »

I exported a bridge with NifSkope, it didnt export the textures? is it the .MTL file?

MLeo · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2007, 01:48:13 PM »

Quote from: BES on May 22, 2007, 01:45:04 PM

I exported a bridge with NifSkope, it didnt export the textures? is it the .MTL file?

That depends on how you mean: "exporting textures". Those are just tga files (already image files).

[EDIT] I clicked save too soon again... Yeah, the mtl file describes textures, colour and other attributes.

BES · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2007, 01:59:19 PM »

But my 3D Max doesnt open it...I tried putting the .mtl in the same folder and the material folder and it dont read either of them...mybe im importing it wrong.. ill keep fiddling with it..

The model itselft opens..but its not textured..

MLeo · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2007, 02:07:40 PM »

The mtl should be in the same directory.

This seems to be the case of most of the OBJ loaders I've seen.
Maybe there is an option in the import section of Max for this (I don't have it)?

Nighthawk · « **Reply #15 on:** May 22, 2007, 02:37:25 PM »

if you export to .obj, the file and the .mtl file should be in the same directory.
when you import the .obj in Max, there should be a checkbox that opens a textbox so you can enter the name of the .mtl file.
I'm using Max 9, FYI.

tiqhud · « **Reply #16 on:** May 22, 2007, 03:25:26 PM »

Nice to know , if ever I start Modeling.

Mark · « **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2007, 05:22:39 PM »

bes you are correct, max doesnt properly import the objs which nifskope can export... thats why we still need the max plugins.. and thats why we have people workign on it

Cube · « **Reply #18 on:** May 23, 2007, 05:42:17 AM »

Quote from: Mark on May 22, 2007, 05:22:39 PM

bes you are correct, max doesnt properly import the objs which nifskope can export... thats why we still need the max plugins.. and thats why we have people workign on it

Great news for everyone, espcieally those with Vista (who can only run Max 9, and don't have the option of using Max 3.1).

So, this importer should be compatable with Ships and bridges, then (and character animations)?

Legacy · « **Reply #19 on:** May 23, 2007, 08:18:11 AM »

Quote from: Cube on May 23, 2007, 05:42:17 AM

Great news for everyone, espcieally those with Vista (who can only run Max 9, and don't have the option of using Max 3.1).

So, this importer should be compatable with Ships and bridges, then (and character animations)?

Well, character meshes will probably work, but not the stock animations.
Reason is that they used the animonly tool in the SDK that strips the model parts of the files leaving only the keyframe info, so you cannot backport that kind of file because there?s no mesh to point at max.

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