Importing An Object From Another .max File

[variablebob]

I have been working my way through the "Joan of Arc" tutorial and I am trying to attach the ear to the head and then both to the body. I exported the ear from the file it was in and then imported it to the same file as the head. I then managed to attach the ear to the head and position it correctly.
They both appear in grey. How do I make them appear in the colour I have specified? (They are not frozen.)
Is export/import the best way to move an object from one file to another? Is there something simpler?

Thanks for any help.

[e321]

Hey hey, first that tutorial is the greatest ever written for poly characters in my opinion. What did you export as?

If its grey your view must be shaded so check your map - if you have a map on it but its grey in the view there is a little button you hit in your material editor that will display your map in your viewport otherwise it will just display as the diffuse color.... if you just want it to display a different color change the diffuse color to something so long as you have a map in your diffuse channel it just displays the diffuse color which is normally grey!

Also check your poly ids.

Hope something there works for you.

[variablebob]

I'd believe it, I have learned so much from it and I am only about a 1/10 of the way through.
I exported as a .3ds file.

Hmm...probably should have mentioned this, but I am a complete beginner! How do I check the map?

How do I check/what do I check for in the poly ids?

Thanks for the help.

[e321]

Hi, again.

Hehe there are a few ways you can get the ear into the head file. Merging the two files is probably the best way instead of importing -

Exporting - as a 3ds or obj works too...

I don't want to confuse you.... follow the tutorial really closely make sure you read everything. - this part

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/j...farc/bases1.asp

actually goes through the texturing read it now if you want to change the color of the model.

From the tutorial - "By default during its creation, an object does not have a true material, it just has a color chosen by chance. To apply a particular material we use the Material Editor. Material Editor is a relatively powerful editor.
In top of the unused material slots (in gray) on which we come to apply and visualize materials."