How to import models between games?

[Raven-Fal]

How can you import a model from KOTOR 1 to KOTOR 2 and vice-versa?

I understand that you need to use MDLOPs or MDLEdit, and then a 3d model software like blender with the add-ons available for download on this site, but I don't understand what steps actually need to be taken to make the model files from one game readable by the other game.

 

[vurt]

import to blender, for TSL, tick the  checkbox for TSL at export. 

[Raven-Fal]

After some digging, I found this thread, which says that you can use MDLEdit to convert the TSL model to an ACSII file, then convert the ACSII file to a KOTOR 1 file, so long as you have the correct KOTOR 1 supermodel in the same file location as the TSL model files you are trying to import to KOTOR 1:

 

Just be sure to use the 2DA Editor when updating appearance.2da. It works much better than the KOTOR Tool.

 

[vurt]

what's wrong with importing it to blender and exporting it to either K1 or K2? takes around 2 seconds.