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'''Down and Dirty Tutorials For NST'''

'''Tools needed for this tutorial'''

Npherno's Skin Tool

a model of some type in MD2 format.

'''Overview'''

These tutorials are pulled from the set of posts I put up on the Message Board. I've attempted to spell check and flesh them out a bit more, but I'm afraid they will also require a little thinking on your end as well. You may need to do a little trial and error as well. Good luck with these and your own models. - rogue13

'''Skin Mapping'''

This exercise is for when you have a completed model in MD2 format and you are ready to lay the polygons from the 3d model onto the 2d skin.

# In the 3d window, turn your model so you have a full view of one side of an hand. For the purposes of this tutorial, I'll be remaping the back of the left hand from the standard female model. It helps, but not necessary, if you've done some of your animations already so you can get into different tight areas as you cycle through the frames. You want to be looking at the set of faces you're currently interested in as perpendicular to the 3d viewing plane as possible. Obviously it's impractical to line the view up for every single face. So we make an educated guess and try to average the difference between a set of faces.

image!

2.Another tip to make your life easier: Check the color sections I've put into my presets in the lower left of the screen. The green will display as unselected polys on the model and the red will be selected. Pick your own color scheme if my Xmas theme doesn't do it for you.

Now make sure you've selected the triangle tool and have turned off the camera mode. [ The 3rd and 1st buttons respectively, check the screenshot as well. ] You can toggle between camera and edit modes by hitting the space bar.

Now select the faces you are looking at mapping by holding the cursor over the face and hitting the left mouse button. The right mouse button deselects it.

image!

3. Now select the rectangle tool [ 8th from the left ] and click and drag a box onto the 2d skin that's vaguely the same proportions as if you put a box around your selections in the 3d view.

image!

4. Select the Rectangle pulldown menu and select the only option you have, "Map from 3D View" You'll get a dialog box up. Until you get the hang of it, select "parallel" and "no backfaces".

image!

You should almost always say no backfaces. If you know why you shouldn't select that for a particular case, you're probably not needing to be read this tutorial. The options here can help you set up your skin to map several pieces of the model to the same place of the skin. This saves space for other sections of the model and can help increase your level of detail that you can put it. Look at the dire avenger model and the terminator models for good examples of this. These are also advanced concepts and remember that although there is no undo, you can simply reselect the faces and remap them again if you bungle something.

Click ok and the faces will appear in the rectangle on the 2d skin. you'll also notice that the checkerboard pattern appears on the model. This is important. Npherno didn't pick the pattern on accident. It can help you arrange your skin so that you can paint across different sections properly without texture sheer.

image!

'''Texture Sheer'''

Texture Sheer: when a triangle is mapped to a section of the skin in such a way that it causes the texture to warp excessively across the plane of the polygon on the model.

See the first side picture of the hand that has some sheer, because of the way the initial selection was laid down on the skin. See the second pic that I've adjusted the triangles and have gotten the texture to blend better with the adjacent triangles. This tends to make for some wacky skin arrangements. Where you pull your skin off of, and how its laid out can be an art to get right, if you're so inclined. This is something that takes time to get a good feel for it and don't worry if you end up remapping a section a couple of times to get it to lay out properly. Of course "properly" is subjective, here.

image! image!

'''Sticky Mapping'''

[ this is the raw post from the message board, I'll refine it at a later date ]

This is for arranging the polygons on the 2d skin, once you've pulled them off the model.

1. after you select the faces you want to move, hit the paperclip button. this is the sticky mapping button.

# now hold your cursor over the selected faces on the 2d skin and click and hold the right mouse button, then drag the faces to where you want.:

3. thats all you have to do :) but say you like the way a set of faces are lined up but you just need to scale them to fit. no problem.: do the same as above and hold the control key down, then click and drag the right mouse button. it will scale in relation to each axis that you drag the mouse button.:

4. if you've don this on an already skinned model, you are already quite excited but I suggest that you do a quick scribble on some faces and then experiment with the above concepts. you'll see why the button is called "sticky mapping" it also works when you adjust individual vertices.

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 = Down and Dirty Tutorials For NST =
-== Tools needed for this tutorial ==
+== Tools Needed ==
-Npherno's Skin Tool
+* [http://zippy-egoboo.sourceforge.net/tools.htm Npherno's Skin Tool]
+* A model of some type in MD2 format.
-a model of some type in MD2 format.
 == Overview ==

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 # In the 3d window, turn your model so you have a full view of one             side of an hand. For the purposes of this tutorial, I'll be remaping             the back of the left hand from the standard female model. It helps,             but not necessary, if you've done some of your animations already so             you can get into different tight areas as you cycle through the             frames. You want to be looking at the set of faces you're currently             interested in as perpendicular to the 3d viewing plane as possible.             Obviously it's impractical to line the view up for every single             face. So we make an educated guess and try to average the difference             between a set of faces.
-[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst3.gif]]
+attachment:nst3.gif
 .Another tip to make your life easier: Check the color sections             I've put into my presets in the lower left of the screen.  The             green will display as unselected polys on the model and the red will             be selected.  Pick your own color scheme if my Xmas theme             doesn't do it for you.
@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 Now             select the faces you are looking at mapping by holding the cursor             over the face and hitting the left mouse button.  The right             mouse button deselects it.
-[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$new-3b.gif]]
+attachment:new-3b.gif
 .             Now select the rectangle tool [ 8th from the left ] and click and             drag a box onto the 2d skin that's vaguely the same proportions as             if you put a box around your selections in the 3d view.
-[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst4.gif]]
+attachment:nst4.gif
 .             Select the Rectangle pulldown menu and select the only option you             have, "Map from 3D View"  You'll get a dialog box up.             Until you get the hang of it, select "parallel" and             "no backfaces".
-[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst5.gif]]
+attachment:nst5.gif
 You             should almost always say no backfaces.   If you know why             you shouldn't select that for a particular case, you're probably not             needing to be  read this tutorial.  The options here can             help you set up your skin to map several pieces of the model to the             same place of the skin.  This saves space for other sections of             the model and can help increase your level of detail that you can             put it.  Look at the dire avenger model and the terminator             models for good examples of this. These are also advanced concepts             and remember that although there is no undo, you can simply reselect             the faces and remap them again if you bungle something.
@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 Click             ok and the faces will appear in the rectangle on the 2d skin.               you'll also notice that the checkerboard pattern appears on the             model.  This is important. Npherno didn't pick the pattern on             accident.  It can help you arrange your skin so that you can             paint across different sections properly without texture sheer.
-[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst6.gif]]
+attachment:nst6.gif
 '''Texture             Sheer'''
@@ Line 48: / Line 48: @@
 See             the first side picture of the hand that has some sheer, because of             the way the initial selection was laid down on the skin.  See             the second pic that I've adjusted the triangles and have gotten the             texture to blend better with the adjacent triangles.  This             tends to make for some wacky skin arrangements. Where you pull your             skin off of, and how its laid out can be an art to get right, if             you're so inclined.  This is something that takes time to get a             good feel for it and don't worry if you end up remapping a section a             couple of times to get it to lay out properly.  Of course             "properly" is subjective, here.
-[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst7.gif]] [[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst8.gif]]
+attachment:nst7.gif attachment:nst8.gif
 '''Sticky             Mapping'''

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 # In the 3d window, turn your model so you have a full view of one             side of an hand. For the purposes of this tutorial, I'll be remaping             the back of the left hand from the standard female model. It helps,             but not necessary, if you've done some of your animations already so             you can get into different tight areas as you cycle through the             frames. You want to be looking at the set of faces you're currently             interested in as perpendicular to the 3d viewing plane as possible.             Obviously it's impractical to line the view up for every single             face. So we make an educated guess and try to average the difference             between a set of faces.
-attachment:nst3.gif
+[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst3.gif]]
 .Another tip to make your life easier: Check the color sections             I've put into my presets in the lower left of the screen.  The             green will display as unselected polys on the model and the red will             be selected.  Pick your own color scheme if my Xmas theme             doesn't do it for you.
@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 Now             select the faces you are looking at mapping by holding the cursor             over the face and hitting the left mouse button.  The right             mouse button deselects it.
-attachment:new-3b.gif
+[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$new-3b.gif]]
 .             Now select the rectangle tool [ 8th from the left ] and click and             drag a box onto the 2d skin that's vaguely the same proportions as             if you put a box around your selections in the 3d view.
-attachment:nst4.gif
+[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst4.gif]]
 .             Select the Rectangle pulldown menu and select the only option you             have, "Map from 3D View"  You'll get a dialog box up.             Until you get the hang of it, select "parallel" and             "no backfaces".
-attachment:nst5.gif
+[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst5.gif]]
 You             should almost always say no backfaces.   If you know why             you shouldn't select that for a particular case, you're probably not             needing to be  read this tutorial.  The options here can             help you set up your skin to map several pieces of the model to the             same place of the skin.  This saves space for other sections of             the model and can help increase your level of detail that you can             put it.  Look at the dire avenger model and the terminator             models for good examples of this. These are also advanced concepts             and remember that although there is no undo, you can simply reselect             the faces and remap them again if you bungle something.
@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 Click             ok and the faces will appear in the rectangle on the 2d skin.               you'll also notice that the checkerboard pattern appears on the             model.  This is important. Npherno didn't pick the pattern on             accident.  It can help you arrange your skin so that you can             paint across different sections properly without texture sheer.
-attachment:nst6.gif
+[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst6.gif]]
 '''Texture             Sheer'''
@@ Line 48: / Line 48: @@
 See             the first side picture of the hand that has some sheer, because of             the way the initial selection was laid down on the skin.  See             the second pic that I've adjusted the triangles and have gotten the             texture to blend better with the adjacent triangles.  This             tends to make for some wacky skin arrangements. Where you pull your             skin off of, and how its laid out can be an art to get right, if             you're so inclined.  This is something that takes time to get a             good feel for it and don't worry if you end up remapping a section a             couple of times to get it to lay out properly.  Of course             "properly" is subjective, here.
-attachment:nst7.gif attachment:nst8.gif
+[[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst7.gif]] [[Image:OldSiteResourcesQuake2TutorialsNstTut1$nst8.gif]]
 '''Sticky             Mapping'''

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 = Down and Dirty Tutorials For NST =
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 [[image:nst3.gif|left]]<br clear="all"/>
-. Another tip to make your life easier: Check the color sections             I've put into my presets in the lower left of the screen.  The             green will display as unselected polys on the model and the red will             be selected.  Pick your own color scheme if my Xmas theme             doesn't do it for you.
+. Another tip to make your life easier: Check the color sections I've put into my presets in the lower left of the screen.  The green will display as unselected polys on the model and the red will be selected.  Pick your own color scheme if my Xmas theme doesn't do it for you.
-Now             make sure you've selected the triangle tool and have turned off the             camera mode. [ The 3rd and 1st buttons respectively, check the             screenshot as well. ] You can toggle between camera and edit modes             by hitting the space bar.
+Now make sure you've selected the triangle tool and have turned off the camera mode. [ The 3rd and 1st buttons respectively, check the screenshot as well. ] You can toggle between camera and edit modes by hitting the space bar.
-Now             select the faces you are looking at mapping by holding the cursor             over the face and hitting the left mouse button.  The right             mouse button deselects it.
+Now select the faces you are looking at mapping by holding the cursor over the face and hitting the left mouse button.  The right mouse button deselects it.
 [[image:new-3b.gif|left]]<br clear="all"/>
-.             Now select the rectangle tool [ 8th from the left ] and click and             drag a box onto the 2d skin that's vaguely the same proportions as             if you put a box around your selections in the 3d view.
+. Now select the rectangle tool [ 8th from the left ] and click and drag a box onto the 2d skin that's vaguely the same proportions as if you put a box around your selections in the 3d view.
 [[image:nst4.gif|left]]<br clear="all"/>
-.             Select the Rectangle pulldown menu and select the only option you             have, "Map from 3D View"  You'll get a dialog box up.             Until you get the hang of it, select "parallel" and             "no backfaces".
+. Select the Rectangle pulldown menu and select the only option you have, "Map from 3D View"  You'll get a dialog box up. Until you get the hang of it, select "parallel" and "no backfaces".
 [[image:nst5.gif|left]]<br clear="all"/>
-You             should almost always say no backfaces.   If you know why             you shouldn't select that for a particular case, you're probably not             needing to be  read this tutorial.  The options here can             help you set up your skin to map several pieces of the model to the             same place of the skin.  This saves space for other sections of             the model and can help increase your level of detail that you can             put it.  Look at the dire avenger model and the terminator             models for good examples of this. These are also advanced concepts             and remember that although there is no undo, you can simply reselect             the faces and remap them again if you bungle something.
+You should almost always say no backfaces.   If you know why you shouldn't select that for a particular case, you're probably not needing to be  read this tutorial.  The options here can help you set up your skin to map several pieces of the model to the same place of the skin.  This saves space for other sections of the model and can help increase your level of detail that you can put it.  Look at the dire avenger model and the terminator models for good examples of this. These are also advanced concepts and remember that although there is no undo, you can simply reselect the faces and remap them again if you bungle something.
-Click             ok and the faces will appear in the rectangle on the 2d skin.               you'll also notice that the checkerboard pattern appears on the             model.  This is important. Npherno didn't pick the pattern on             accident.  It can help you arrange your skin so that you can             paint across different sections properly without texture sheer.
+Click ok and the faces will appear in the rectangle on the 2d skin.   you'll also notice that the checkerboard pattern appears on the model.  This is important. Npherno didn't pick the pattern on accident.  It can help you arrange your skin so that you can paint across different sections properly without texture sheer.
 [[image:nst6.gif|left]]<br clear="all"/>
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 == Texture Sheer ==
-Texture             Sheer: when a triangle is mapped to a section of the skin in such a             way that it causes the texture to warp excessively across the plane             of the polygon on the model.
+Texture Sheer: when a triangle is mapped to a section of the skin in such a way that it causes the texture to warp excessively across the plane of the polygon on the model.
-See             the first side picture of the hand that has some sheer, because of             the way the initial selection was laid down on the skin.  See             the second pic that I've adjusted the triangles and have gotten the             texture to blend better with the adjacent triangles.  This             tends to make for some wacky skin arrangements. Where you pull your             skin off of, and how its laid out can be an art to get right, if             you're so inclined.  This is something that takes time to get a             good feel for it and don't worry if you end up remapping a section a             couple of times to get it to lay out properly.  Of course             "properly" is subjective, here.
+See the first side picture of the hand that has some sheer, because of the way the initial selection was laid down on the skin.  See the second pic that I've adjusted the triangles and have gotten the texture to blend better with the adjacent triangles.  This tends to make for some wacky skin arrangements. Where you pull your skin off of, and how its laid out can be an art to get right, if you're so inclined.  This is something that takes time to get a good feel for it and don't worry if you end up remapping a section a couple of times to get it to lay out properly.  Of course "properly" is subjective, here.
 [[image:nst7.gif|left]]<br clear="all"/>
@@ Line 50: / Line 52: @@
 == Sticky Mapping ==
-This             is for arranging the polygons on the 2d skin, once you've pulled             them off the model.
+This is for arranging the polygons on the 2d skin, once you've pulled them off the model.
-.             after you select the faces you want to move, hit the paperclip             button. this is the sticky mapping button.
+. now hold your cursor over the selected faces on the 2d skin and click and hold the right mouse button, then drag the faces to where you want.:
-. now hold your cursor over the selected faces on the 2d skin and             click and hold the right mouse button, then drag the faces to where             you want.:
+. thats all you have to do :) but say you like the way a set of faces are lined up but you just need to scale them to fit. no problem.: do the same as above and hold the control key down, then click and drag the right mouse button. it will scale in relation to each axis that you drag the mouse button.:
-.             thats all you have to do :) but say you like the way a set of faces             are lined up but you just need to scale them to fit. no problem.: do             the same as above and hold the control key down, then click and drag             the right mouse button. it will scale in relation to each axis that             you drag the mouse button.:
+. if you've don this on an already skinned model, you are already quite excited but I suggest that you do a quick scribble on some faces and then experiment with the above concepts. you'll see why the button is called "sticky mapping" it also works when you adjust individual vertices.
-. if             you've don this on an already skinned model, you are already quite             excited but I suggest that you do a quick scribble on some faces and             then experiment with the above concepts. you'll see why the button             is called "sticky mapping" it also works when you adjust             individual vertices.
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