Skyrim Skeleton importing with 3ds max problem

[Warlord254]

I am having problem with skeleton when importing nif files with import skelton box checked in 3ds Max. Skeleton just does not show up! I use 3ds Max 2012 with nif plugin v373. Skeleton does not show with the vanilla nif files either. So I have to import armors and stuff without skeleton then import skeleton_female.nif and delete those boxes and sphere meshes in skeleton_female.nif everytime to get it work. This solves the problem technically but the problem is still there and it is annoying me.

I used just the UNPB female_body nif to show the process, same happens with any armor nifs including vanilla files.

Step 1:

I imported femalebody_1 w/o skeleton and skeleton_female.nif here and deleted anything else unnecessary (boxes etc.).

Step 2:

After I have working skeleton and body I tried to export, this is my export settings.

Step 3:

Here I opened new scene and imported the file that I just exported with skeleton checked and you can see that skeleton is not showing.

Step 4:

And this is what happens when I import an animation, runforward.kf in this case. Skin weights are still working though some bones are still there but invisible. And nothing goes wrong in game. But still I want to fix this problem, it is bugging me. Is the nif exporter/importer not working right or am I doing something wrong?

[Symon]

The NifTools forum might be a better place to ask as they ought to know the current capabilities of the importer. It might not be able to yet. Even the Blender importer still has missing features.

[Vioxsis]

I don't see why you are doing steps 2 and 3,

and what was the stuff you deleted in step 1?

[Warlord254]

The NifTools forum might be a better place to ask as they ought to know the current capabilities of the importer. It might not be able to yet. Even the Blender importer still has missing features.

ok I'll try that forum too.

I don't see why you are doing steps 2 and 3' date='

[/quote']

to show exporting too with importing. I don't know if it screws up while exporting or importing so I showed the whole process just in case.

and what was the stuff you deleted in step 1?

Nothing important. Like I said there are some box and elipsoid meshes in skeleton_female.nif in the shape of human, and they are collisionless. I guess they are there to see the animations better. I just need the skeleton for my files to work well.

[Vioxsis]

Well all i do is import skeleton, then import armour/body with the import skeleton box unchecked, and then imported an animation.

when you import a armour/body with import skeleton checked max just makes dummy nodes that can't be used for animation.