From NWN1 Custom Content Guide

[edit] Translating Existing Tutorials

There are plenty of tutorials available, but with several export/import scripts around, the novice user gets confused and is complaining about the availability of tutorials for his chosen scriptset.

Most of the existing (good) tutorials have been written for 3dsMax, using either the MDLsuite or Bioware's Aura export. This document tries to give guidelines to 'translate' tutorials to your system.

[edit] Basics

The process of modelling is always the same. No matter if you're using 3dsMax or Gmax, no matter if you're using NWmax, Aura, Waylands' or MDL-Suite . The only real difference is in the Names of the objects.

In EVERY scriptset you have a Modelbase, to which all objects are linked, either directly or indirectly.

You also have a mesh modifier, which tells NWN if the object will get rendered, cast shadows, Faded away and whatnot.

The Walkmesh modifier is a constant, too. A mesh with a walkmesh modifier will get exported as a WOK (tile-walkmesh) file in addition to the model. The WOK will tell the engine where the player can go or not, if the ground is either grass or snow etc.

Every scriptset has an object used for a light. Some use omnilights, sometimes they are dummies. NWN doesn't care as it will get exported as a lightnode.

There are some scriptset specific modifiers that tell the exporter of a special purpose for a given node. If an object is to be exported to the PWK for example. Some scriptsets (eg Aura) don't need those as they only need the objects to be correctly named.

Note that not all scriptsets allow you complete access to all functions of NWN. The most complete are NWmax and Bioware's Aura which give you every possibility that is known. Waylands' Gmax Export and MDL-Suite are outdated and no longer supported/updated by their authors.

[edit] Translation Guide

The following table will list the various objects and show it's relative in another scriptset.

Purpose	Type *	Aura	MDL-Suite	NWmax
Modelbase	O	AuraBase	MDL Base	AuroraBase
MeshMod	M	AuraPoly	MDL-Trimesh	AuroraTrimesh
Walkmesh	M	aabbMod	MDLWalkmesh	AuroraWalkmesh
Light	O	AuraLight	Light(helper)	AuroraLight
PWK/DWK	M	na	MDL Placeable	AuroraPlaceable
Danglymesh	M	na (use AuraPoly)	na (use Flex)	AuroraFlex
Emitter	O	AuraEmitter	MDLEmitter	AuroraEmitter
Reference	O	AuraRef	na	AuroraRef

* M = Modifier O = Object

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