My Warcraft III Tools

How to install

• Download the GriffonStudios_Warcraft_III_Tools folder and the Install_Warcraft_III_Tools.ms file

• Copy the folder GriffonStudios_Warcraft_III_Tools and the Install_Warcraft_III_Tools.ms files in the startup folder of your 3D Studio Max application.

  Example:

    C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2020\scripts\Startup\
  

Optional: How to use the custom Warcraft III Icons for 3D Studio Max

• Get the 24i.bmp and the 16i.bmp images from the MaxIcons folder

• Place both the "_24i.bmp" and the "_16i.bmp" in the following directory to be able to use them or so that the macro script recognizes it.

  c:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\<version of max>\ENU\usericons\
  

• NOTE: You need to restart max to take affect.

The icons

Icon Name	Description
Animation Window icons	Used for opening the animation window
Import MDX	Used for importing the mdx file you select
Export MDX	Used for exporting to an mdx file you choose
Collision Object Toggle	Used for toggeling all collision objects at the same time
User Properties	Used to display and set specific properties of an object,like collision object & billboarding
Tools Window	Contains the major functionality in one window, like import, export, material editor cleanup, and some nifty stuff for using with IK Solvers ( see upcomig tutorial and guidelines for more info)
World Of Warcraft	I use this as the icon for importing .m2 files
Diablo III Animation	I use this as the icon for importing .ani files
Diablo III	I use this as the icon for importing .app files

Starting Max

• This will install the following plugins:

  • Warcraft III Standard Material (found in the Material Editor)
  • Warcraft III Event (found in Helpers in the Create tab )
  • Warcraft III Attachment (found in Helpers in the Create tab )
  • Warcraft III Ribbon (found in Helpers in the Create tab )
  • Warcraft III Behavior (found in Helpers in the Create tab )

• This will install the following tools:

  • Animation Window
  • User Property Window
  • Tools Window

• This will install the following macros:

  • Import MDX
  • Export MDX
  • Toggle Collision Objects
  • Open Animation Window
  • Open User Property Window
  • Open Tolls window

• See the following video on how to install a macro and create a button for it on a custom toolbar: How to install a macro in 3D Studio Max

External Tools & Resources

• My Modded models
• Autodesk 3D Studio Max
• Casc Storage Explorer (Required to open Blizzard archive game files)

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