uhm, I had been using replace, it changes the name, but in terms of body meshes that has never mattered, it didn't break anything. I haven't gotten to edit anything for the last few weeks though, and likely won't for a while :S Exactly what kind of item are you working on.

I am trying to do the soapy water for a new shape bathtub. I saw someone advised to use this importer for it due to "morphs". Perhaps it doesn't matter about the name change in this case either? But it means when you try to "fix integrity" the replacement GMDC is not updated along with the other parts.

Later: Well since it's not something I am doing wrong that the resource was renamed I decided to simply try giving it back its old name manually after replacing, and that worked fine. I now have a fully functioning water layer

Thank you for the followup Inge, and I'm glad it's a simple additional step to set everything right.

After a lot of fiddling a long time ago, I settled on a systematic way of naming the GMDC (as opposed to retaining the group names).

From extract in SimPE the name is usually something made from the TGI converted to hex characters, and MilkShape (in the older versions where the first plugins were developed) had no place for me to save the original GMDC name.

What I did was that, if you named your saved export file as IngeJones.5gd the GMDC inside is named IngeJones_tslocator_gmdc. This allowed me to maintain different versioning as I developed things. As you discovered, changing the GMDC name back in SimPE is simple, but selecting the right export file name (afBodyNaked.5gd for afBodyNaked_tslocator_gmdc) would even make that step unnecessary.

<* Wes *>

soooooo helpful!!!! Even though, I'm new here this seems so easy! Thx wes!!!!

Oh, yheah and thx for tellin' me the name of the prog. used!

Thnx Wes. Once I register I'll use them.

hope

Thank you for this

Wes, dude, I've been trying to download the Unimesh plug-in, but every time I do, a box appears saying 'The compressed (zipped) folder is invaled or corrupt'
I've just downloaded Milkshape so I need this Plug-in. Help? Anyone?

MadMike

I think the latest version of MilkShape includes the V4.09 plugins already.

I downloaded the entire package just now and it is fine. The problem is related to your download, or is an MTS2 problem, perhaps related to system load. If you continue to have problems, report them on the system problems forums.

<* Wes *>

The UniMeshManual.zip is corrupted in the second post, does anyone know of another place I can download it?

I checked this, too. The file is fine (and has been that way for a long time for a lot of downloaders).

Perhaps there is a system problem for some downloads. At any rate, you need to report this in system problems, not here.

<* Wes *>

MadMike, Lym - I am not sure why you're having an issue getting a complete download, but perhaps you want to check this as a possible solution: http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?...Accelerator_FAQ

For any interested, MilkShape has been updated to 1.8.2. This should be available free for all registered users at the chUmbaLum site: http://chumbalum.swissquake.ch/index.html

A list of new features and fixes can be found at the above link.

I did some quick testing and it appears to work with UniMesh. The V4.09 plugins were shipped with and will be installed if you select that options.

I would recommend that you install every new version in a new directory (following the installer defaults) and retain your shortcuts to the old program until you are sure everything works as planned (version 1.8.1 did have to have fixes made to it twice).

<* Wes *>

Well, the good thing is you guys are creating great content!
Keep Working hard and their isn't a limit to what you can make.

hey I cant seem to download the Plugins at the front page.
Jessica
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hello this may be a very stupid question but where do i put the msS2MImp.dll file? the unimesh importer. I have never tried to make a mesh before neither i know anything about it, im just getting ready installing the programs necessery to follow the tutorial on mts2, so sorry if i may be asking something too evident but right know im starting from 0.
thanks

All the plugins, including the "msS2MImp.dll" file, must be put in the very same folder where resides the main Milkshape executable, i.e. "ms3d.exe" (usually C:\Program Files\Milkshape3D)

From the UniMeshReadMe.txt file included in the download package:

For anyone interested, Wintermuteai1 found an object gmdc that could not be imported. I have updated the importer to read any gmdc files that are constructed like this (no UV hunk, but boned). I suspect that there are very few, but I know there is at leat one made this way.

It is a seperate download item in post #1 of this thread.

<* Wes *>

THANKS! I'me going to start using these right away!

I have tried everything but I cannot download the UniMeshPlugin! I keep getting an error saying that the file is corrupt! I was able to download the importer .dll but not the main zip file that has all the other plugins, that are needed. Please someone help, Thank you

redima269 - you are probably having issues with your download settings or a download accelerator (which the mts2 servers are not very friendly towards) See if this article helps: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthre...ewpost&t=241607

Hi Wes_H,

I've been having some issues after replacing the V4.09 A versions to the V4.09 A3 versions... the skeletons get damaged on either import or export. Is there anyway I can get the older version again and see if it's really V4.09A3 causing the problem, and not something else?

Greetz from Nouk

EDIT:

I have tested with the ones provided with milkshape, and the same issues are there. So it's not the Unimesh plugins.

EDIT 2:

I swopped out the SimPE version I was using with the version in the QA forum, and the problem disappeared.

Wes, Sorry to bother you, I had a little problem with importing GMDC's. I recently upgraded milkshape to 1.8.2 and I had to redownload your plugins. I downloaded the regular file and the msS2MImpV409A3.zip. With this version, I cannot import any of my 'custom' made gmdc, only maxis ones. Milkshape crashed and I get asked to send an error report. I tried importing the last 10 gmdc's I made just to see if it was the gmdc I was using initially was corupted, but I get the same result. I uninstalled, restarted my pc, and then reinstalled milkshape but I still get the same results. The only time I didnt get the same milskhape crash was when i imported a shoe mesh I have been working on, it doesnt have any groups besided body.

Are we not supposed to use that plugin? I did overwrite one dll from the other file UniMeshPlugins.zip. I do see your post regarding the extra file, but I am just a little confused.