Replying to Tutorial: install and set up 3ds max 2008

There's a discrepancy in your guide regarding the step:

You would then copy these folders 'plugins', 'scripts', 'ui' & Dxtc.dll, libguide40.dll, msvcp71.dll & msvcr71.dll from

C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Dawn of War - Dark Crusade\ModTools\3dsmax

into
C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\3ds Max 2008

There is no '3dsmax' folder in the given path (C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Dawn of War - Dark Crusade\ModTools\) after following the previous steps.
What am I supposed to do at this step?
 

Its in the dark crusade mod tools linked above. Regardless I recommend using the blender addon instead, its easier and better. https://www.moddb.co...wn-of-war-addon

The next step is just as illusive to me:

Copy: Custom Tools-DoWPropertiesBrowser

into

C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\3ds Max 2008\ui\macroscripts

Copy from where? I can't find that file.

There's a discrepancy in your guide regarding the step:

You would then copy these folders 'plugins', 'scripts', 'ui' & Dxtc.dll, libguide40.dll, msvcp71.dll & msvcr71.dll from

C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Dawn of War - Dark Crusade\ModTools\3dsmax

into
C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\3ds Max 2008

There is no '3dsmax' folder in the given path (C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Dawn of War - Dark Crusade\ModTools\) after following the previous steps.
What am I supposed to do at this step?
 

some of you new guys better use this quick because once the license expires it will be IMPOSSIBLE for you to use it again. Trying to renew the license its so futile as manage.autodesk.com will never show you 3DS Max versions below 2021 and there is no way to obtain activation code and serial number so those tutorials of resetting, renewing, extending etc the license will never work. 

 

I do most of my animating in Maya because that's what I have experience with but send to 3DSmax. I have both Max 2008 and 2023 installed. Both are set up to export, though only max 2008 is set to import. 

I am not seeing the DoW Properties Browser  in either version of 3DSmax, nor am I able to export because on both versions I get this error

MAXScript Rollout Handler Exception:
"--Argument count error: Export Model wanted 5, got 3
--File name: [directory] RelicDirExport.ms
--Line number: 122"

Line number 122 reads as follows:
 

dir = getFilenamePath( f )

result = ExportModel dir forcerebuild.checked false

if( result == false ) then

(

removeRollout g_ExportProgress

print( "Error exporting model, aborted directory export!" )

return false

)

 

File is set to 
C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Dawn of War - Dark Crusade\ModTools\DataSrc\My_Mod\Art\EBPs\races\*race name*\troops


Any idea what's going wrong here? (I've also tried it with models directly exported and immediately re-imported which doesn't work either)

This is the seventh time I've tried this

 

Same guy, I meant datageneric


Also for Model Export I get an error for line 381 which says I need a class or function and that it got undefined. Line 381 is the g_IntDataSrcPath = w40k_pipeline_sourcetointermediate g_DataSrcPath

I do most of my animating in Maya because that's what I have experience with but send to 3DSmax. I have both Max 2008 and 2023 installed. Both are set up to export, though only max 2008 is set to import. 

I am not seeing the DoW Properties Browser  in either version of 3DSmax, nor am I able to export because on both versions I get this error

MAXScript Rollout Handler Exception:
"--Argument count error: Export Model wanted 5, got 3
--File name: [directory] RelicDirExport.ms
--Line number: 122"

Line number 122 reads as follows:
 

I keep getting "unknown system exception".  Does anyone have any idea to fix this?

Ahh , Alright then. ill give this one a go and see where it gets me.

Hey MoreArtillary,

I think you reposted the x32 version , this iso is 1.8GB,considering your words,i'm assuming that Disc 2 is over 3GB?

 

Thanks for the host btw!

You don't need disk 2. Run setup and theres an option to install 64-bit. Follow the installation instructions in the tutorial.

To be clear, disk 1 has both 32-bit and 64-bit.