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[pinballwizard02]

Hey, I am trying to import a model into fp, but I've made the model in sketchup and need to convert it into ms3d file format. Any help is apreciated!

Edited by pinballwizard02, 20 July 2010 - 05:26 AM.

[destruk]

Try the 'contact us' link on the site you downloaded the model importer from - http://www.pinsimdb.org/fpreleases/ since they created the model importer. I don't know of anyone who has used sketchup. Maybe they need some musturd to go with that?

[MeatBundle]

Try exporting your model to .obj with sketchup, then importing the same .obj file into Milkshape. You'll have to load the texture in seperately though I think.

[pinballwizard02]

Try exporting your model to .obj with sketchup, then importing the same .obj file into Milkshape. You'll have to load the texture in seperately though I think.

Ok, so I got the file into a 3ds and Obj, but I can't find it in milkshape! Any other programs or converters that I can use to get the file into a fpm file?

[MeatBundle]

Try exporting your model to .obj with sketchup, then importing the same .obj file into Milkshape. You'll have to load the texture in seperately though I think.

Ok, so I got the file into a 3ds and Obj, but I can't find it in milkshape! Any other programs or converters that I can use to get the file into a fpm file?

In milkshape, you have to go to File->Import-> then choose either Wavefront OBJ or Autodesk 3DS. As far as I know, only the milkshape format is accepted into the FPM editor.

[pinballwizard02]

Try exporting your model to .obj with sketchup, then importing the same .obj file into Milkshape. You'll have to load the texture in seperately though I think.

Ok, so I got the file into a 3ds and Obj, but I can't find it in milkshape! Any other programs or converters that I can use to get the file into a fpm file?

In milkshape, you have to go to File->Import-> then choose either Wavefront OBJ or Autodesk 3DS. As far as I know, only the milkshape format is accepted into the FPM editor.

Ok, I have it in milkshape, but it says I have to buy a registration code to save!

[destruk]

Yes, it's not free forever.

[pinballwizard02]

Yes, it's not free forever.

I found out why it is not working, when I installed milkshape, I didn't select "trail version"! Now it works.