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zorpley
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Using SoaSE Particles in 3DS Max

December 6, 2016 12:23:30 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

Hey guys, bit of a stupid question here. I'm trying to learn some 3DS Max and I've been using Sins models to do so.

I'm wondering if it's possible to make use of the .particle files in a 3d modeling program, maybe exporting them as a sprite sheet or something? I've done a fair bit of work with computer graphics, but never with game assets, so I have no idea what's possible. I searched around on the forum but couldn't come up with the right keywords to get anything useful.

Thanks in advance! 

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GoaFan77
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Reply #1 December 6, 2016 8:45:00 PM
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I could be totally wrong here, but I think .particle is a format designed specifically for Sins, just as .mesh is. And unlike .mesh, particles are just built in the particle forge, not from an already established file type as .mesh/.xsi are. So I would guess you couldn't take a particle and put it into 3DS max.

That said, particles themselves are pretty simple shapes. Any fancy particles would have either a texture file or its own model to use, which you could use in 3DS max.

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zorpley
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Reply #2 December 7, 2016 9:19:10 AM
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Thanks, I assumed it was something like that. I'm trying to render a cinematic using the jump animation, and realized the easiest way to recreate it would probably be to use the ingame assets. The jump particle has a fairly detailed texture, so I guess it's time for me to learn how to use 3ds max particle emitters!

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