Hello everybody,

I'm a coder and not a graphist. It is the first time I use 3DS Max and after having tried a tutorial, I tried to export my work to MD5. I got the error: -- Unable to convert: undefined to type: Modifier

Can somebody help me?

Regards,
Bernard.

Hi Bernard!
You must export an editable mesh (and no poly, patch or spline, etc) that have a skin modifier for animation.

Thank you for your advice, I found a solution but I need to be sure that it is the "correct" way:

I tried to add a Skin modifier and to add all the joints of my skeleton in the envelope. My modifier list was:
+Skin
+Physique
+Editable Mesh

It worked!

Is it the correct way?
If it is, please der_ton, could you add a sample of a modifier list in the readme? It could be good for ultra newbies like me.

You have to collapse the Physique modifier to the mesh or won't take effect. You need just Editable Mesh and Skin. Then when exporting select Skin.

is there a reason you require a skin from 3ds max? Blender just had the bones+mesh.

yeah the Skin modifier is where all the bones weights are stored. Without it will give an error on exporting.

ok, so it's like weight painting in blender. got ya.

Good explanations, thanks. As strange as it could be, having a stack like the one below works. Surely that I did something that makes the Physique modifier useless... I'll try to remove it.
+Skin
+Physique
+Editable Mesh


As a newbie in the field, I prefer to use Max because to me, Blender is a little repulsive, I don't understand anything. I know that there are a lot of good books for Max so I'll start 3D with it.

Sorry, wasn't intended towards you, was intended towards those who answered your question. I was wondering why blender didn't need that step.