Question, problems exporting animated mesh in Max?

[Mic]

I have been able to export static models without issue, but I would like to export models with simple idle animations.

I created a test model, made 2 bones and applied the skin modifier to the mesh and gave it a simple animation. But when I export the model, if I export the model as a reference SMD, in GUIStudioMDL it gives me this error:

WARNING: Model has 2-dimensional geometry (less than 0.500 inches thick on any axis)!!!

If I export the collision as a sequence SMD, it will compile fine in GUIStudioMDL, but will not open in the model view, it just pops up with an error.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

compile.qc

$modelname "anim_test/anim_test.mdl"
$cdmaterials "models/anim_test"

$staticprop
$scale 1.0
$surfaceprop "wood"

$body "Body" "anim_test.smd"

$sequence "idle" "anim_test.smd" fps 30

$collisionmodel "anim_test_collision.smd"
{
$mass 200
$concave

}

 

[Sgt Frag]

Well, I like your style. Perhaps a bit too cartoony compared to other TF2 props.

Would be cool to have a whole map in that style although the DL size might be huge which would in turn limit server useage. (unfortunately)

But to the question at hand,

That really looks like a collision error to me. Did you make your collision model out of cubes or is it a weird shape?

 

[Mic]

Well, I like your style. Perhaps a bit too cartoony compared to other TF2 props.

Would be cool to have a whole map in that style although the DL size might be huge which would in turn limit server useage. (unfortunately)

But to the question at hand,

That really looks like a collision error to me. Did you make your collision model out of cubes or is it a weird shape?

I checked it, I even just exported a simple box that I used on another object, but no luck. Question, what do I export? DO export the bones with the mesh?

Thanks for the comments, and help!