Until now I've been using the old (6.3 I believe) version of MED and had no trouble mapping out a specific area I wanted to texture... I'd select the faces I want to texture, pop open the skin editor select 'create MD2 mapping' and poof, the faces I selected would appear in the skinning window and I'd be able to export the 'skeleton' for use in an imaging program like Photoshop. After creating a skin I was satisfied with, I would import the new bmp (or .pcx or whatever) and my now-nicely-textured faces would appear on the model right where I wanted them.

Now I've been using the new Med from the 6.4 Beta, and of course I think it has been vastly improved (if not a little bit more complicated to do certain things such as this).

So here's my question. We know there is no 'create MD2 mapping' option in the skin editor now, apparently I have to set this by first selecting the faces I want textured and clicking on 'Create 6-sided Mapping' under 'Edit' on the main menu. Then I'd tell it from which side to look at the faces I've selected -- Fine, a bit more complicated than before but it'll work.

Now the 'skeleton' appears in the skinning window when I open it (making sure to have created a skin0 or whatever beforehand). Now I've got the lines and such I am to use as a border for the skin I'm going to create, but here's the problem. I can't export the base image that I would normally bring into photoshop. Here take a look at this pic, it should explain things better:




Any clue as to what I'm doing wrong?

If no one can figure out the reason for this, can someone at the very least explain step-by-step what I SHOULD be doing to just texture say 1 side of a cube (and exporting the base image w/ the lines and such).. maybe then I can see where I fouled up...

Thanks for all help on this!

I should point out I've tried numerous times- selecting all the faces I wanted inside that window, selecting just the vertices, etc etc... to no avail!

By the way-- how come there's no square, outer border where the skin would presumably start and end? why is there no way to resize the skin in there? I am starting to miss the old MED sorry if this bothers anyone but I'm a complete n00b when it comes to anything but level design (this is my first foray into building a level completely out of terrain + models)

Once again thanks for any help on this one. I look forward to when I'm experienced enough to help other n00bs with their senseless questions

okay, first of all i would not use the new beta version, but if you will you change it in the skin settings i think, i had the update, but it was so buggy that i went back to 3.2, you should first click add new skin, name it watever you want and then go to skin settings, it should be under image, or something like that...

K thanks I'll give it a try.. Will post here with results..

so did you find it, it should be under edit/edit skins/ skin settings

after you add the image, you should be able to export

First attempt didnt work but I didn't have much time (watchin SJ vs EDM at the moment) I'll try again...

Indeed, I can now export the image if I enter a source texture under skin settings... However I still don't get the face outlines I need! I just get a blank file, the same as the one I had as a source.

hmm...try importing one...

SJ vs edm???