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Weapons

This article is part of a collection of guides, with a page for every type of item.

The weapons setup consists of:

• Dummy_<weaponname>: is the root of the weapon and used when a weapon is dropped in the world. It is also the root when a weapon is animated and uses a rig, such as a bow or crossbow.
• Dummy_Attachment: used to attach the weapon to the equipment locators of a character.
• Dummy_FX Dummy_FX1 Dummy_FX2 : used to add FX to a weapon.
  

To create and export weapons we are using 3ds Max.
Create a new layer for each weapon.
Everything that will be in the layer will be exported into one granny file.

Here an example of dummy set-up in 3ds Max:

Here is how your hierarchy should look:

After you do the correct set-up you need to export your weapon to a granny file and set it up in the editor.

You can download the example weapon file here: Weapon example

See also