Ok I am conpletly confused on skinning something. I mean look at the pic. http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m421/_Ro0ster_/peli_skin.jpg
Its parts of the pelican skin just all over. How do I know were to put everything when I make the skin. I am really confused.

That's an UVW Unwrapp, if the model doesn't have the UV coordinates for it, it's no good to you.

Use Google or the 'F1' function in Max and look up the subject both should have some pics of how a UVW unwrapp works.
Edited by YakZSmelk on Jul 31, 2008 at 12:26 AM

yes he is rite, though if it the same model the skin came from the uvws should/will be the same. u can save as .png but remember to make it a .tif for Halos compiling reasons. and u don't say higher definition u say a higher resolution XD

What i like to do so i know which bit im texturing is do as they said import the model and in the modifier tab chose Unwrap uvw and click on edit then making sure your on faces click on any part of the model and it will show you in the "edit" were the uvw's are laid out.Then u can open up Photoshop/Gimp and texture that part! :D i wish u good luck.

So I save the gmax ile as .png? What kind of file format is a .png?

Watch this tutorial and go with it using a box or something easy.

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2102

ile? png is a photo format and do as hazard said watch :) that should clear somethings up.

No I saw some tuts, but I just need to know how to make in the UV coordinates into file. I found texporter, but that is for 3ds not GMAX.

You have to Unwrapp that's how you make the coordinates, look up Unwrapping tuts you'll see what I mean.

No, but I mean getting it into a photo file. So I can make the texture.

when u click on edit at the top click on tools then click on render uvw template chose width and hight ( 512-512 )( or http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=8580 at the bottom by corndogman939 post)
then chose your mode then click on render uvw template, click on the floppy disk to save and open it up in Photoshop/Gimp and get to work.

Gmax Can't render. :(
E: after surfing google for a while I found this : The print screen method works...that's what I use since I'm also a Gmax user. Simply make sure you have the correct image dimensions (crop the image to only show the square containing the UV's, add a texture, then apply the image to the model.

So would I basically need to take a screenshot( or use Vista sniping tool) or the Edit window and make it the right dimensions, make the texture and apply it? WIll that work?
Edited by Ro0ster on Jul 31, 2008 at 06:47 PM