Flat Shading and YOU! [MS3D]

[Helena]

NOTE! THE PICTURES DO NOT SHOW ALL OF THE STEPS, SO READ ALL OF THIS!

First things first, this is a speical tut. on how to flat shade by your buddy gikon =D. [Make Your Model] So make your model, once that is done...Proceed to flat shading. In this example i used a Cylinder, one of the hardest items to flat shade perfectly. [Step 1] Click 'Select' then click 'Faces'. Select the whole model manually (do not ctrl+A) [Step 2] Click VERTEX > UNWELD [Step 3] Click TOOLS > TEXTURE TILE MAPPER Remember to keep the model selected! [Step 4] On the TEXTURE TILE MAPPER click Cubic, then click ok. [Step 5] Then Click VERTEX > WELD TOGETHER [Step 6] Click the GROUP TAB. Now click all of the groups, or press CTRL+A. [Step 7] On the group tab scroll to 'Auto Smooth' Make sure this is checked. [Step 8] Go to 'Smoothing Groups' and click assign. Click '1' [Step 9] CTRL+A the model, then click 'Select' in 'Smoothing groups' [Step 10] Click '1' then click 'clear all' in smoothing groups. [Step 11] CTRL+A the model, go to VERTEX > Unweld. The model should now look flat shaded, but dont be fooled... [Step 12] Repeat all steps till this one, then go to step 13 [Step 13] Go back to the groups tab and deselect 'Auto Smooth' [Step 14] Click VERTEX > WELD TOGETHER [Step 15] Now export on 'Torque DTS plus' IF done right, the model should be flat shaded ingame =D Note: For 100% flat shading 100% of the time, every time you edit the model redo the flat shading.

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[Dr Bling]

Ahhh yeah!

EDIT: Didn't work... 2 questions:

1: You say repeat steps 3-5 that would mean
Click texture mapper
Set it to cubic
Weld Vertexes
Deselect auto smooth
Weld Vertexes

Why would we need to weld vertexes twice?

2: Be specific on what to do in the exporter plus window.. like Lod, and what has to be checked...

[Helena]

Ahhh yeah!

EDIT: Didn't work... 2 questions:

1: You say repeat steps 3-5 that would mean
Click texture mapper
Set it to cubic
Weld Vertexes
Deselect auto smooth
Weld Vertexes

Why would we need to weld vertexes twice?

2: Be specific on what to do in the exporter plus window.. like Lod, and what has to be checked...

crap i meant steps 2 to 5. hmm it works perfectly for me...

[Masterlegodude]

Um, when i flatshade, i just unweld and that's it, it still works, or is that way better, if so in what way?

[Dr Bling]

But, we want to flatshade like KAJE. 

[Helena]

Um, when i flatshade, i just unweld and that's it, it still works, or is that way better, if so in what way?

This was is better, its 100% sure to flat shaded the right way.

Though im working on a mod that makes it so every object in Smooth Group one flat shaded (this tut does this..but not permently)

[Dr Bling]

If you made that mod, modeling would be so easy! I still don't get your tutorial. Why would we keep repeating like 10 steps?

[Helena]

If you made that mod, modeling would be so easy! I still don't get your tutorial. Why would we keep repeating like 10 steps?

Just repeat the 10 steps once.
its a catch all thing

[Dr Bling]

Do we ignore step 12?

[Helena]

Do we ignore step 12?

no, but only do it once

[SolarFlare]

I always just assign a smoothing group and then unweld in the vertex menu, then reweld.

[Packer]

You do not know how Unwelding works, don't make instructions unless you know.

[Dr Bling]

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[Packer]

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I beat you had to use a Text to Binary to make that, Dr Bling I'll never stfu until every one is dead.

[SolarFlare]

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