Import Cinema4D models to Quake 3

[cenobyte321]

Hello everyone,

I have some models made in Cinema 4D that I would like to import to Quake 3. I have Google'd this but haven't found much information. So is there any way to do this?

Also one of the models is a ball that is going to be a player model. What would be the process to define that to the model? I guess there is a process behind that goes beyond just converting the model to .md3. (I haven't modeled anything for Quake 3 before). Some models are supposed to be solid (the player can't walk through it), how do you define this also?

Thanks a lot.

[deqer]

tell us what you tried so far to find the information, so that people don't try the same thing again. for example, tell us what phrases you googled for.

[obsidian]

For static models, you'll have to get Cinema 4D to export to one of the following formats: .ase (preferred), .obj, .lwo or .3ds, as these are the only formats the level editor GtkRadiant can recognize and import.

For player models, it can be a lot more complicated, though if your model is just a simple sphere without animations or player controlled parts (like moving head and torso), then I believe just a simple .md3 will do.

Static models are always non-solid by default. Best way of setting up player collisions with these models is to block in chunks of brushes textured with "clip" in GtkRadiant.