sc4 BAT introduction problems

[starwolf777 2]

When I go to the "convert to" tab. all I see are "editable mesh, editable poly, and editable patch". No editable Spline. I would like to know the solution to this problem or a substitute program for B.A.T/ gmax

[Jasoncw 11,840]

The object needs to be a spline to begin with. So if you make a sphere, you can't convert that into a spline. But if you make a rectangle or a circle from the Create>Shapes menu then you can convert that into an editable polygon.

[starwolf777 2]

So a poly is a spline?

[rsc204 21,805]

If you can't convert an object into an editable spline, is the object itself actually made from splines or one of the standard primitives? You can only perform this operation with objects made from splines in the first place.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

What a polygon is is something very basic (I'm surprised you don't know what polygons are from playing video games), but difficult to explain from scratch. Search google.

[rsc204 21,805]

It sounds like you are new to 3D modelling. You might therefore find the tutorials for gMax a very useful place to start leaning the basics. Unhelpfully they are not included with the gMax download itself, but can be downloaded from these links on the same page:

	gmax12_help.exe gmax Help
	gmax12_tutorials.exe gmax Tutorials
	library.exe gmax Sample Textures

Armed with these resources you have all the information needed to start learning, it's also IMO one of the best written tutorials for beginners I can remember from my time with computers, very simple with practical examples to follow. Whilst little contained within will directly be useful in SC4, it will help you to get comfortable with using SC4BAT (essentially gMax) and the concepts behind 3D modelling.

[starwolf777 2]

I do know what a polygon is, I just was extremely tired when writing this