[Tutorial] The complete guide to decompiling and recompiling models!

[Mick-a-nator]

no, this is in GUIStudioMDL (2.2). It just aborts the compile after that.

 

[Psy]

What are you trying to recompile? Also, post your QC.

 

[Mick-a-nator]

sawmill_stairs.mdl (I have edited the actual model and want to keep the texture)

the qc
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1554883/sawmill_stairsb_qcfile.txt

 

[Psy]

$cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\e_spy\team fortress 2\tf\models\sawmill_stairsb"
$modelname "props_forest\sawmill_stairsb.mdl"
$model "body" "sawmill_stairs_reference.smd"
$cdmaterials "models\props_forest\"
$hboxset "default"
$hbox 0 "static_prop" -108.619  -119.336  -81.207  120.619  204.336  135.206
// Model uses material "sawmill_wood.vmt"
// Model uses material "sawmill_bolts.vmt"
$surfaceprop "wood"
$illumposition 6.000 42.500 27.000
$sequence idle "idle" fps 30.00
$collisionmodel "phymodel.smd" {

	$concave
	$mass 1.0
	$inertia 1.00
	$damping 0.00
	$rotdamping 0.00
}

No need to rename the SMDs, only the model name.

 

[Peterm]

if any1 see's this when it came to skinning a model i got this error

Created command line: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\broadwey\sourcesdk\bin\orangebox\bin\studiomdl.exe" -game "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\broadwey\team fortress 2\tf" -nop4 -nox360 "C:\Users\Mac\Desktop\Rock001burnt skin\mdldecompiler.qc"

qdir: "c:\users\mac\desktop\rock001burnt skin\"
gamedir: "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\broadwey\team fortress 2\tf\"
g_path: "C:\Users\Mac\Desktop\Rock001burnt skin\mdldecompiler.qc"
Building binary model files...
Working on "mdldecompiler.qc"
SMD MODEL C:\Users\Mac\Desktop\Rock001burnt skin/rock001_reference.smd
SMD MODEL C:\Users\Mac\Desktop\Rock001burnt skin/lod1_rock001_reference.smd
SMD MODEL C:\Users\Mac\Desktop\Rock001burnt skin/idle.smd
Lod 1: vertexes: 2020 (305 new)
---------------------
writing c:\program files\steam\steamapps\broadwey\team fortress 2\tf\models/props_recompiled\rock001.mdl:
Error opening c:\program files\steam\steamapps\broadwey\team fortress 2\tf\models/props_recompiled\rock001.mdl! (Check for write enable)

 

[Psy]

Have you created the folder 'props_recompiled' in your 'tf/models' folder?

 

[Peterm]

ah ok that was it thanks checking now if my skin looks ok / works

 

[Peterm]

ok i've done this what i've been trying to do is you know on hammer on a prop_static you get a skins tab im trying to create an extra 1 of them any1 help cuz i've recompiled adding the line for materials do i have to move the mdl to props_mining (it's rock 001

 

[Psy]

Erm, your model and texture should be in unique folders. For example, not props_mining or any folder that is a part of the game but props_yourcustomfolder.

 

[Peterm]

so what directory would that be wud itbe teamfortress2/tf/models?

 

[Peterm]

sldo where wud i put the textures?

 

[Psy]

Wherever you've pointed your $cdmaterials to.

For example, if you have $cdmaterials "models\props_yourfolder/" then you would create 'props_yourfolder' under 'tf/materials/models'.

 

[Peterm]

ye not sure bout that i'll try

 

[Peterm]

ok umm i'll c if it works dont think it does though

 

[Peterm]

k here's a few of the screenshots:

itt's the pictures underneath hopefully

http://s834.photobucket.com/albums/zz262/Peterm_96/

 

[Peterm]

wow u aint come back to this

 

[Psy]

Your file structure confuses me. Why don't you put the material for the model in a folder of the same name instead of using prop_mining?

 

[Peterm]

they're bot in a prop mining folder of the same name though

 

[Boylee]

Thanks for the great tutorial Psy!

Hopefully I'll have some models to post in the models and textures section soon

 

[Boylee]

Not meaning to sound like an idiot, but how do I get the decompiled model into SoftImage?
It doesn't seem to want to swallow smd's via import or straight opening :S