My Blender Journey :P

• My Blender Journey :P
  Posted by Phanjam on 12 Sep, 2016 03:29
• I find that after TL1CP i dont seem to have any desire to create new classes and im not skilled enough to attempt a TC or anything like that. But i would love to get new items into the game if i can, maybe even help Anarch with his TL1 Armors mod XD .
  
  So i will (once again) attempt to learn Blender. Just thought id share this and hopefully doing so will shame me into actually getting it done! anyway wish me luck!
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Kva3imoda on 12 Sep, 2016 04:02
• Go, PJ, go! 
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by gytfunke on 13 Sep, 2016 17:52
• Good luck, PJ!
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by Phanjam on 15 Sep, 2016 02:34
• LOL! Thanks Kva and Gyt!!!
  
  Well I downloaded Blender which is now version 2.77a and also downloaded the scripts recommended by SixShot in his tutorial.
  
  I will install and test the set-up in the next few days. I hope those scripts will work with version 2.77a !
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by Phanjam on 23 Dec, 2016 00:37
• First of all, I renamed this thread to "my blender journey" because something tells me it is really going to be a journey!
  
  So...
  

  Spoiler (hover to show)

  Say hello to my leettle friend!
  
  

  
  First challenge - import a standard TL2 character mesh into Blender - done.
  
  Tutorial/s used: Torchlight to Blender Import Export by Wolven
  
  It was not straightforward though - I only got to this stage by first generating the .XML files manually (drag-&-drop on to the OGRE XML Converter shortcut) and putting them into the same folder as the .MESH and .SKELETON files.  So I guess I cheated.  I hope I can solve this eventually.
  
  From here I will try to follow SixShotOverdrive's tutorial for combining mesh pieces.
   
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• #5 Reply
  Posted by Phanjam on 23 Dec, 2016 01:31
• Hey @Kva3imoda can I ask for some guidance pls?
  
  I tried to import one of the TL1 wardrobe .MESH files (the Alch's Homunculus set) but I got this error message...
  
  
  
  not sure what to do now - my guess is it needs a different i/o script?
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• #6 Reply
  Posted by Kva3imoda on 23 Dec, 2016 05:56
• Quote from: Phanjam on 23 Dec, 2016 01:31

  not sure what to do now - my guess is it needs a different i/o script?
  

  Well, I'm using Blender v. 2.65. I remember some issues with more recent version.
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• #7 Reply
  Posted by Kva3imoda on 23 Dec, 2016 06:02
• My short guide for Blender: click
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• #8 Reply
  Posted by Phanjam on 23 Dec, 2016 17:40
• Quote from: Kva3imoda on 23 Dec, 2016 05:56

  Well, I'm using Blender v. 2.65. I remember some issues with more recent version.
  

  I guess I can try to install an earlier version...
  
  How about the main import/export script? The link in your short tut points to
  ImportExportTL_blender25x_v0.6.1.zip (Sep 27, 2012)
  but there is a later one...
  ImportExportTL_blender25x_v0.6.2.zip (Mar 10, 2013)
  Are you using the 6.1 version also?
  
  Thanks again!
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• #9 Reply
  Posted by Kva3imoda on 23 Dec, 2016 18:41
• Quote from: Phanjam on 23 Dec, 2016 17:40

  but there is a later one...
  ImportExportTL_blender25x_v0.6.2.zip (Mar 10, 2013)

  I am using the older version v0.6.1, but I tried a new one v0.6.2 - it works too.
  
  

  Quote from: Phanjam on 23 Dec, 2016 17:40

  Are you using the 6.1 version also?
  

  Nope. 
  I use 2.49b for some specific tasks
  2.65 as the main tool
  2.76b for export in FBX fomat
  
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• #10 Reply
  Posted by Phanjam on 23 Dec, 2016 22:31
• Quote from: Kva3imoda

  I am using the older version v0.6.1, but I tried a new one v0.6.2 - it works too.
  

  
  Okay thanks! I'm not a power user so, for now, I will just try to make my v2.65 installation work properly and consistently
  
  EDIT
  Should I be using 32bit Blender?  I have Win10 so I installed v 2.65a 64bit... 
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• #11 Reply
  Posted by Kva3imoda on 25 Dec, 2016 15:14
• Quote from: Phanjam on 23 Dec, 2016 22:31

  Should I be using 32bit Blender?  I have Win10 so I installed v 2.65a 64bit... 
  

  I use 64bit.
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• #12 Reply
  Posted by Phanjam on 25 Dec, 2016 19:39
• Thanks Kva. I also checked v2.68-64bit (because I had it from an earlier download). tried it but it also did not work.
  
  Then I noticed from Dusho's scripts documentation he said use OGRETools v1.6.3 for TL1 models and v1.7.2 for TL2 models. So i tried that too but it still gives the 'boneID'  error message
  
  Can you suggest anything else I can try Kva?
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• #13 Reply
  Posted by Kva3imoda on 25 Dec, 2016 21:05
• Quote from: Phanjam on 25 Dec, 2016 19:39

  Can you suggest anything else I can try Kva?
  

  Yeah!
  
  I have not seen you import Alchemist sets.
  

  Quote from: Phanjam on 23 Dec, 2016 01:31

  I tried to import one of the TL1 wardrobe .MESH files (the Alch's Homunculus set) but I got this error message...
  

  You picked a bad set, try another.  This homunculus set contains some error, I do not know the solution yet.
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• #14 Reply
  Posted by Phanjam on 25 Dec, 2016 21:16
• Haha! Thanks for the tip Kva. I will try it now
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