The examples in this book will all use 3ds Max and Adobe Photoshop as the primary digital content creation tools, otherwise known as DCC tools. Since we will use 3D Studio Max for this book, let's install the tools we will need to open and export the sample models to the engine. The steps to do so are as follows:
Explore to the
\Tools\CryMaxTools\directory in the root directory of your build.Locate and run
copytoMax.bat, which will copy the required tools to your 3ds max installation directory. For whatever reason, should the automatic installation of the exporter tools fail, you can install the files manually. Follow these steps to either manually copy or to simply verify that the tools have been installed correctly.Locate the
.dlufile that is matched to the 3D Studio Max version you will be using. The following files are found in the/toolsdirectory of your build:3ds Max 9 32 bit use
CryExport9.dlu3ds Max 9 64 bit use
CryExport9_64.dlu3ds Max 2008 32 Bit use
CryExport10.dlu3ds Max 2008 64 Bit use
CryExport10_64.dlu3ds Max 2009 32 Bit use
CryExport11.dlu3ds Max 2009 64 Bit use
CryExport11_64.dlu3ds Max 2010 32 Bit use
CryExport12.dlu3ds Max 2010 64 Bit use
CryExport12_64.dlu
Once you have located the
.dlufile that is associated to your installation of 3ds Max, copy this file to the/pluginsdirectory of your 3ds Max installation.Finally, we need to install the 3ds Max Cry Tools Max Scripts. To install them, simply copy the
LoadCryTools.mslocated under the/tools/CryMaxToolsfolder to the/Scripts/Startupfolder of the 3ds Max installation.