Any advice for total noobs on OBJ to MDB?

Neverwinter Nights 2
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Hi community,
I downloaded Axinos’s command line utility to convert some obj files I have to MDB files.
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn2/other/tool/mdb-importexport-tools

I created a directory in mydocuments where I placed the mdb-importexport-tools and the obj and texture file. I ran the utility and nothing happened. I admit I don’t know how command line tools work but I remember that they involve putting files in directories where scripts run. Axinos makes it clear this tool isn’t for noobs. I guess I am proving their point :rofl:

I am only interested in bringing in this obj files as visual effects (game model) so I don’t think I need any support on rigging/vertices all that other complicated madness. Can anyone instruct me on how to do a simple OBJ to MDB conversion? I just want this model in my game as a visual effect - not a placeable or creature or anything that would require collision rigging and all that other fun stuff.

THANK YOU!!!

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I ran it in a Command shell by dragging and dropping the command obj2mdb.exe, followed by the space, then drag-and-drop the Obj file. It appeared to run because it generated errors.

Personally I use Blender with a plugin. But that requires learning to use Blender for 3D modelling.

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That worked! Oh wow! This is amazing. Thank you for your help.

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Since it’s a command tool, you’ll need to run it from a MS-DOS like window: in the “search” box, type cmd (or cmd.exe)
The text files included in the download will give you more information on what to do from there.

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Glad to hear it. The default scale for an OBJ file usually ends up around 50x what you’d normally want. I usually have to scale it down. That might be an issue if you’re using it for an f/x.