Ohhhhh thanks Both of you! :] Myfist, that's an excellent tutorial, wonder why I couldn't find it before? It's super useful though. I'll try my hand at it that way and let you know how it works out. (I'm hesitant to email this to you for the simple reason that it's merely a tiny part of a massive mod I'm working on... :P)

As it turns out, the whole problem was the 2.0 version of the script. I switched to the 1.1 and it works almost perfectly. :]

I'm not sure if it was mentioned here, but i need help with exporting 3DS files to Mesh files with the SoaSE importer/exporter, it comes up with the following message: --Unknown property: "diffuseMap" in #Multi/Sub-Object:multi_Group_001(Double Sided:dbl_Group_001, Double Sided:dbl_Group_002, Double Sided:dbl_Group_003, Double Sided:dbl_Group_004)

can anyone help me?

Bump for new (beta) version with rebellion export support. Read the OP for more info.

Best bump ever!!  Thank you very much for the new version.  I realy hope i can forget about XSI from now on.

A most excellent tool. 

Spoke a little to soon. I'm getting an error when trying to run the script.

--Syntax eror : at bad, expected <factor>

--In line :

I use MAX8

Awesome! I would absolutely love to finally ditch XSI, so all the more power to you for working on an improved max exporter.

I added this to the links on the Modder's-Get-An-Answer and Idiot's Guide to Modding threads.  Great job.

Outstanding!

??? I expected a slightly longer reply  

Forum is eating my replies?

I might be using script functions that aren't supported in 3dsmax 8. Could you post whats being printed into the listener in full? You can open the listener from the maxscript menu or by right clicking on the red and white boxes in the lower left.

Edit: Forum kept eating my replies. No idea what was going on.

The mesege from listener :

-- Error occurred during fileIn in <File:C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\3dsMax8\Scripts\GameMesh\gmMain.mse>
-- Error occurred during fileIn in <File:C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\3dsMax8\Scripts\SinsOfASolarEmpire_Rebellion.ms>
>> MAXScript FileIn Exception: -- Syntax error: at bad, expected <factor>
--  In line:
<<

Mmmmm time to fire up my Max 10 again

"No nodes added to GameMesh processor "

Mesh will not export.  Materials applied, bones added to skin modifier and applied to mesh.  What's wrong?

Edit:  Oh, right.  Should probably mention,  I'm using 3ds max 2010.

Edit 2:  Ok, It stopped with that error, but now I get an "unknown property count in undefined" and it does not export.

Is there anyone?

I'm having problem with 3ds max 2010 64bit:

- After added bones as mesh point and linked them to editable mesh, I received error message "No bones added as points" while exporting to mesh file.

- I imported game mesh file (ie capitalship_techcarrier.mesh), only ship object displayed, there is not any points, then I exported them without changing anything, i got same error.

Edit:

- I solved this exporting problem, i have to link the bones to skin.

- The importing problem still being there.

- Other problem appeared while exporting mesh: property count is undefined, and it shown in script (Soae/Soae_ExportBin.ms):

        append scalarvalues (dot nm cup )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cdown )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cleft )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cright )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cfront )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cback )
        value = 0
        highest = 0
        for j = 1 to a.count do
        (
            if a[j] > value do
            (
                value = a[j]
                highest = j
            )
        )

        append carray[highest] i

I think that is programming mistake, a FOR loop finds the highest index, , there is a function SOASEREBELLION_FindHighestInArray to do that:

        append scalarvalues (dot nm cup )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cdown )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cleft )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cright )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cfront )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cback )
        highest = SOASEREBELLION_FindHighestInArray scalarvalues
        append carray[highest] i

I exported mess successfully, but i havenot tested it yet and i don't know how it work, need script author to correct this script.

Is there any one who uses 3ds max to make models for rebellion?

I'm getting the same problem of "--Unknown property: "count" in undefined" for Max 2010 64bit, same code as above mainly.

struct SOASEREBELLION_Vertex
(
    position,
    normal,
    tangent,
    bitangent,
    uv1,
    uv2
)
fn SOASEREBELLION_FindHighestInArray a=
(
    value = 0
    highest = 0
    for i = 1 to a.count do
    (
        if a[i] > value do
        (
            value = a[i]
            highest = i
        )
    )
    return highest
)
fn SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream string=
(
    --write string length
    WriteLong bstream string.count #unsigned
    for i = 1 to string.count do
    (
        WriteByte bstream ( bit.CharAsInt string[i])
        WriteByte bstream 0 #unsigned
    )
)
fn SOASEREBELLION_ExportBINMesh gs file=
(
    format "\t*************\nExporting soase rebellion model:\n%\n\t*************\n" file
    --- check if gamemesh is multi surface.
    if gs.isAnimated == false do
    (
        messagebox "No bones added as points."
        return false
    )
    
    -- Collect header data
    m_HeaderBoundingRadius = gs.Bounds.BRadius
    m_HeaderMax = gs.Bounds.BMax
    m_HeaderMin = gs.Bounds.BMin
    m_HeaderNumMaterials = gs.numSurfaces
    
    bstream = fopen file "wb"
--WRITE HEADER
    WriteByte bstream 66 -- 'B'
    WriteByte bstream 73 -- 'I'
    WriteByte bstream 78 -- 'N'
    WriteByte bstream 10 -- Version? always 10
    WriteLong bstream 0 #unsigned -- maxDiffuseMipLevel -- always 0
    WriteByte bstream 1      -- Valid tangents boolean flag
--WRITE BOUNDS
    WriteFloat bstream m_HeaderBoundingRadius
    WriteFloat bstream m_HeaderMax[1]
    WriteFloat bstream m_HeaderMax[2]
    WriteFloat bstream m_HeaderMax[3]
    WriteFloat bstream m_HeaderMin[1]
    WriteFloat bstream m_HeaderMin[2]
    WriteFloat bstream m_HeaderMin[3]
-- WRITE MATERIALS
    WriteLong bstream gs.numSurfaces #unsigned
    for i = 1 to gs.numSurfaces do
    (
        mat = gs.Surfaces[i].material
        /*
        DiffuseTextureFileName                    diffusemap
        SelfIlluminationTextureFileName            specularmap
        NormalTextureFileName                        bumpmap
        DisplacementTextureFileName                displacementmap
        TeamColorTextureFileName                    filtermap
        Diffuse                                        = 1,1,1,1
        Ambient                                        = 1,1,1,1
        Specular                                        = 1,1,1,1
        Emissive                                        = 1,1,1,1
        Glossiness                                    = 1,1,1,1
        */
        if mat.diffusemap != undefined then SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream mat.diffusemap.name else SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream ""
        if mat.specularmap != undefined then SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream mat.specularmap.name else SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream ""
        if mat.bumpmap != undefined then SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream mat.bumpmap.name else SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream ""
        if mat.displacementmap != undefined then SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream mat.displacementmap.name else SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream ""
        if mat.filtermap != undefined then SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream mat.filtermap.name else SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream ""
        for i = 1 to 16 do WriteFloat bstream 1 -- assume all material values are [1,1,1,1]
        WriteFloat bstream mat.glossiness
    )
--WRITE POINTS
    format "WRITING POINTS...\n"
    numPoints = gs.Hierarchy.bones.count
    WriteLong bstream numPoints #unsigned
    for i = 1 to numPoints do
    (
        node = gs.hierarchy.bones[i]
        -- point name
        SOASEREBELLION_WriteString bstream node.name
        -- point position
        WriteFloat bstream node.position[1]
        WriteFloat bstream node.position[2]
        WriteFloat bstream node.position[3]
        -- transform matrix
        row = (normalize node.transform.row1)
        for i = 1 to 3 do WriteFloat bstream row[i]
        row = (normalize node.transform.row2)
        for i = 1 to 3 do WriteFloat bstream row[i]
        row = (normalize node.transform.row3)
        for i = 1 to 3 do WriteFloat bstream row[i]
    )
--WRITE VERTS
    format "WRITING VERTS...\n"
    srVerts=#()
    -- reference vectors for cached verts
    cup = [0,0,1]
    cdown = [0,0,-1]
    cleft = [-1,0,0]
    cright = [1,0,0]
    cfront = [0,1,0]
    cback = [0,-1,0]
    carray = #( #(), #(), #(), #(), #(), #() )
    ------------------------------------------------------
    for s = 1 to gs.numSurfaces do
    (
        SF = gs.Surfaces[s]
        for v = 1 to SF.numverts do
        (
            srvert = SOASEREBELLION_Vertex()
            gmvert = SF.Vertex[v]
            
            srvert.position = gmvert.position
            srvert.normal = gmvert.normal
            srvert.tangent = gmvert.tangent
            srvert.bitangent = gmvert.bitangent
            srvert.uv1 = gmvert.uvw
            srvert.uv2 = gmvert.uvw
            append srVerts srvert
        )
    )
    WriteLong bstream srVerts.count #unsigned
    for i = 1 to srVerts.count do
    (
        --position
        WriteFloat bstream srVerts[i].Position[1]
        WriteFloat bstream srVerts[i].Position[2]
        WriteFloat bstream srVerts[i].Position[3]
        --normal
        WriteFloat bstream srVerts[i].Normal[1]
        WriteFloat bstream srVerts[i].Normal[2]
        WriteFloat bstream srVerts[i].Normal[3]
        --tangent
        WriteFloat bstream srVerts[i].Tangent[1]
        WriteFloat bstream srVerts[i].Tangent[2]
        WriteFloat bstream srVerts[i].Tangent[3]
        --bitangent. Write zeroes since game engine computes bitangent with xproduct
        WriteFloat bstream 0
        WriteFloat bstream 0
        WriteFloat bstream 0
        WriteLong bstream 0 #unsigned
        --uv1
        WriteFloat bstream srVerts[i].uv1[1]
        WriteFloat bstream ( 1 - srVerts[i].uv1[2] )
        --uv2
        WriteFloat bstream srVerts[i].uv2[1]
        WriteFloat bstream ( 1 - srVerts[i].uv2[2] )
        
        -- calculate which cached vertlist the vert goes into.
        --Find out which direction the vert normal fits best to, dot product nearst one
        scalarvalues=#()
        nm = srVerts[i].normal
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cup )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cdown )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cleft )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cright )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cfront )
        append scalarvalues (dot nm cback )
        value = 0
        highest = 0
        for j = 1 to a.count do
        (
            if a[j] > value do
            (
                value = a[j]
                highest = j
            )
        )
        append carray[highest] i
    )
--WRITE TRIS
    format "WRITING TRIS...\n"
    numTris = 0
    offsets=#(0)
    offset = 0
    for s = 1 to gs.numSurfaces do
    (
        SF = gs.Surfaces[s]
        numTris += SF.numTris
        offset += SF.numVerts
        append offsets offset
    )
    WriteLong bstream numTris #unsigned
    for s = 1 to gs.numSurfaces do
    (
        SF = gs.Surfaces[s]
        for i = 1 to SF.numTris do
        (
            WriteLong bstream ((SF.Tris[i][1] as integer) - 1 + offsets[s]) #unsigned
            WriteLong bstream ((SF.Tris[i][2] as integer) - 1 + offsets[s]) #unsigned
            WriteLong bstream ((SF.Tris[i][3] as integer) - 1 + offsets[s]) #unsigned
            WriteLong bstream s #unsigned
        )
    )
--WRITE CACHEDVERTS
    format "CACHED VERTS...\n"
    for i = 1 to 6 do
    (
        WriteLong bstream carray[i].count
        for j = 1 to carray[i].count do
        (
            WriteLong bstream carray[i][j] #unsigned
        )
    )
--END
    
    fclose bstream
)

Hi, I tried to use SOASE rebellion export plugin for 3ds max, I set the textures right but when the exporting is done It says " Unknown property: "count" in undefined. Please help.

My apologies for bumping a year-old thread, I should know better but I'm desperate.

I'm using 3DSMax 2012 and whenever I try to import a ship I get the error "Multiple Materials not yet supported". I thought multiple materials WAS supported?

If someone could help me, that would be much appreciated. Again, I'm sorry for bumping an old thread.

I am just assuming, but it is possible that the version of max you are using is too "new". This plugin was first made in 2008. Not long after Sins was released. I use 3dsmax version 2010, and i have no issues with the plugin. However i just used the plugin to import sins meshes to export them into other programs. Like the NanoFX Evolved model viewer.

Version 2012 may have changed something to cause the problem you are having, and disable some of the plugins functions. The plugin does not state what version of max it was made on. Nor does it say which version/s it is compatible with.

Autodesk has changed a lot of things about 3dsmax over the years. I tried version 2015, but got rid of it almost immediately. First thing i noticed is that the textures are now "connected" just like how its done in Softimage/XSI. Many things about 2015 remind me of Softimage/XSI (no surprise since Autodesk owns Softimage as well). However the deal breaker for me was they removed one of the BEST (IMO) features of 3dsmax. Lock Zoom, and Pan for background images. Locking the zoom, and pan allows you to model from a blueprint, or single view from a 5 view orthographic image. AFAIK no other modeling program could do that. It was very disappointing.

Anyways try using an older version of max (if you can get one), and see if it works for you.

Didn't work. I still get the "multiple materials not supported" error, even when using 3DSMax 2010. Only certain ships are causing this though. Also, I'm using meshes from a mod, not from the actual game. Is that a problem?

I would learn XSI free mod tool. 

I have imported many models, I dont think that script can actually handle multiple UV maps, so if you import one that uses multiple materials, you will need to remap the UVs to the 2nd UV you create.

Well, I used an older version of the Max importer in 3DSMax 2010 and it got past the "multiple materials" error, but now I get "Unable to convert: undefined to type: Integer". I tried to do some research into by google searching but I couldn't find one definitive answer. 

I've also tried to use XSI, myfist0, but it crashes whenever I try to open it. 

I seem to be surrounded by errors.