What program do I need to create Warcraft III Models?
3DS Max was the original program used by Blizzard. This is the preferred program, but it costs a good amount of money. Blizzard also released the Blizzard art tools, which has the necessary import and export scripts for certain 3D programs and Warcraft models. The Blizzard Art Tools ONLY work with 3DS Max versions 4 and 5. Does not work with earlier versions, or later versions. GMAX is the free version of 3DS Max. Because its free, it does not do all the things 3DS Max can do. GMAX does not work with the Blizzard art tools, and you cannot make things like particle emitters and effects. The import and export scripts for GMAX are buggy and not as functional. There are other modeling programs used like Milkshape, although it is much more difficult to create proper animations and export Warcraft models. We do have scripts listed for importing and exporting with Milkshape. Note: The MDL files Milkshape exports is for other games like Quake, and NOT the Warcraft MDL format. We have links for
