[TUTORIAL] Model Ripping Guide For Beginners (.BRRES Format) [Updated: 8/5/2012]

[Mighty Jetters]

your image doesn't load on ImageShack for me.
can you try getting the direct link on the right side of the page under "Links to share this image"? either that or try right-clicking and "copy image location"?

[Vince5754]

I got the direct link for that first picture.

As for an update. I did some converting with the OBJ instead of the MD5. It did turn out allot better than the last failure, but still isn't right. As this next picture demonstrates:



Its the Rathalos, but the Texture looks like something from Super Mario 64

And their aren't any Bones, not quite sure how I get the MD5 to "Combine" with the DAE.

[Mighty Jetters]

well, no wonder the model isn't working, you aren't supposed to convert the .OBJ!
what you have to do, is export as .OBJ, and .MD5/.PSK from BRRES Viewer which you have done.
next you import the .MD5/.PSKs into Noesis.
then, you export the .MD5/.PSK as .DAE and/or .SMD (the latter is not required, it's just nice to have as an alternative to .DAE), and make the UV's flipped for each export.
then re-import the .DAE into Noesis to double check if the bones and all converted properly (don't worry about the textures looking funny, just a result of the UV flip), also check the skeleton with the red button on the bottom.
if it looks right, then you have done it right! if not, go back and try the same procedure with .PSK.
hope that helps.

[Vince5754]

Ooooooooh. Man, I was WAY off on what to do

I am very new to Animation in general. So its not much a surprised that I messed up so horribly.

Thanks, MJ!

[Mighty Jetters]

ahaha it's okay, I'm glad I could help.

[Vince5754]

Well, its got its Bones, it has the Texture (It looks goofy, but you said that was normal), and its in Dae. Format. Seems I've finally got it down. I guess the last thing to do would be to convert it to 3ds. and I'm in business.

I should also post it on TSR when I get the time.

[Mighty Jetters]

well .3DS format isn't accepted on its own, it can only be included as an alternative to accompany the .DAEs and/or .SMDs and .OBJs (.DAE/.SMD and .OBJ is the minimum requirement for submissions like this though). if you read our model submission guidelines you'll see that we only accept formats that are more widely supported, and anything other than those 3 main formats (such as .FBX) can only be accepted alongside them as extras.