Ok hi ppl i just started at this whole modeling for wc3 thing. I have 3ds studio max 8, know it, can easily make a model, add bones and stuff like that. I made a simple box to try and import it, it worked, i figured out how to texture by editing the mdl file. Then i tried animating the model and it doesnt work. Im using the Dex script to export i added the animations "Stand", "Walk" and it doesnt work in the game. the model is there but it is not animated. Please Help.
Max 8 is not supported, and the dex script was never finished as far as I know. No luck with that, sorry. If you want to use 3ds you need version 4 or 5 with Blizzard's Art Tools. An alternative is to use the Oinkerwinkle's tools like many people do.
Those who tried found their models without animations or with the animations not severely damaged. So, unless you can find someone to finish the DEX script, no.