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[mcarch 15]

Oooo, I likie!!! =D

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Well, I'm sure if your thread gets some more attention, people like Jasoncw, SimFox or bixel will show up and help you out - at least I hope somebody does help you because anything else would be a shame.

Btw, I forgot to ask: Do I see some Burj Dubai influences at the corners?

[joerg 280]

Actually this building was designed prior to me even being aware of the final design for the Burj Dubai. They do seem similar though.

[Blazerhawk 162]

That roof looks like a mini solar power station. Perhaps thats what the purpose of that roof could be.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

I don't remember what my problem actually was, but I also could not get BAT4Max set up properly.  But I could get it set up right in the program files area.

You can try the same thing, but then recreate the folder structure for the C drive location.  When you render something there will be a "modelname.bat" file.  Open that in notepad, and use the replace tool to edit the paths to the C drive output folder.  And then of course, move the folder for that building in your outputs folder to the C drive output folder.  Then double click on the .bat file and it will make your .fsh files.  Then, open your .SC4model file in the reader, select all of the .fsh files there, right click and delete them, and then insert the new .fsh files from the output folder.

[ilikehotdogsalot 308]

wow, incredible design and modeling! great work!

[joerg 280]

I can get bat for max to work just fine with version 8 of max but version 9 wont let me even create lods, much less render. I wish i could just use version 8, but my autocad files can only be transfered to version 9. I think ive changed all the paths i need to but still no luck. I just need for someone who uses 9 to point me in the right direction. Thanks for the advice jason, i just wish it were that simple. I dont want to sound like a complete idiot that cant set up the bat, as said it i can render and everything through 8 but that isnt helping me much, and ive tried just exporting to 3ds and then importing it into 8 but its been a pain thus far.

[SimFox 802]

Joerg, can you describe your problem with Max9? Cause if you follow same procedure of installing it and Bat4Max as with MX8 everything should work fine. Did you edit you max.ini file?

[toxicpiano 125]

Max 9 installs the max.ini in a really bizarre place. In Vista it's stored in folders inside a hidden folder

[joerg 280]

Yeah the max.ini file is in a hidden folder in the user profile, its burried pretty deep. I did change it though, but changing it still left me with errors.

Basically I am getting a scripting error with max starts up. Then in my tools list there is no place to make lods, however everything else is there and some things are even there twice.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

oh ok, that's not a problem then, if everything else works.  Just manually make your LODs. 

[SimFox 802]

no it is a problem!

And it caused by mistakes in editing MAX.INI or misplacment of some of the BAT scripts.

At any rate the whole process wouldn't work in this case.

[GMT 389]

this last building... damn...

you know what?

you should make it a super skyscraper with like 200 floors or something, just for the fun of it.

What you got so far as a top structure... I know, I have a vivid imagination, but this one really has what it takes to become a super skyscraper (I just skip the rendering part here... what will be a terrible one)

the other building, very well done work. You're right, the parking is awesome.

wait for more progress

[SimFox 802]

It reminds me on of the towers in Puxi near Nanjing road in Shanghai...

[patriots_1228 51]

yea that new thing looks alot like burj dubai lol. good work

[Shingure 56]

Wow...Jo . Your buildings are nice. I need to learn to do stuff like that.

[SimRabbit 48]

Jorg glad you are back with the BAT tool, cuz I love all your buildings and I want more, so plz make more!!!