Then, click on 'Calculate the value of the scene (3) On the new window, click on the arrow and select 'Polygon cruncher' 3ds file you wan to reduce to get the first lower lod (lod_1) Open 3D Photo Browser and select the original. Polygon cruncher allows you to reduce the weight of the shape while maintaining the highest quality possible.

with the multires option under 3dsmax only.ġ- Method with Polygon cruncher and 3D Photo Browser: With Polygon Cruncher under 3D Photo Browser Part 2: create lower lods with 3dsMax2009 or 3D Photo Browser and Polygon Cruncher You will get this message in a window: 'The following operations have been performed to make file compatible with 3D Studio'. Finally, import it into Zmodeler.Ģ-From lod_0, we can delete 3D objects of the car for the lower lods. So, You have to open it into GP4Builder and then to save it as a. Note: It may happen that you got this message when you try to import a car: «File is locked or has an invalid header». It allows to rename car objects to be compatible with 3DSmax:ġ- Select your main file: car_carname_carX_lod_0.gp4 Part 1 : Create a 3DS file with Zmodeler. Note: Don't forget to flip your textures when you convert them from tex to tga (and also from tga to tex) tga files, use Slimtex (ZazTools) or Texresizer by LO2k ()

Making this, you will save time when you will have to re-assign textures on the lower lods. Thanks to Gezere for his precisions concerning the 3D objects of the car and the lod_4.īe sure you have into a same folder: the GP4 files (cars) and all the textures into tga format. Thanks to Jorge Caranti and Raulongo who helped me out getting started and explained some basic concepts. I used Zmodeler v1.07b, 3DSMax2009, polygon cruncher trial version, GP4Builder V1.181Īnd also Texresizer 2.5 to extract the tga files from the car's textures. The MultiRes function is free under 3DsMax. Then, you can buy it on Mootools's website. This is why it is limited to 7 days but with full options. Note: Polygone Cruncher V 7.8 is not a freeware. Thanks to Foreverk for the PDF conversion. Tutorial into PDF version: How to make lower_lods by Excalibur ( car_carname_car1_lod_0.gp4 or car_carname_car2_lod_0.gp4)Ģ: 3DSMax or 3D Photo Browser for 3D users + polygon cruncher Linkģ: Polygon cruncher 7.8 trial version (limited to 7 days, full application) with 3DSMAx method only Linkĥ: Texresizer Link or Slimtex (ZAZTools) GP4DB Correct me if there are big mistakes.Now, let's go: So, be patient and follow the procedure.I apologize for my english which is not very good but I hope you will understand. You may spend time on your first lod but once you have understood how it works, it will be faster. Hello everyone! I have written this tutorial on the method which consist to get lower lods from the original carshape.

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