editing weapon iron sights

[lazynick]

i dont like how some weapons in the game have a ring on the iron sight that blocks your view, i know in real life they serve a purpose but in game they just block your view.that is my personal opinion. now is it possible to remove the full ring or the upper half ? if it is possible how can i do that ? example : https://imgur.com/a/U1bPpYb

[RoyBatty]

You can edit such things with a 3d modeling program such as 3ds max or blender.

[lazynick]

i installed blender but it cant open nif files ?

[RoyBatty]

There's lots of tutorials for both programs, have a google search.

[lazynick]

ok so i managed to install blender and opened and edited the mesh. 3rd person looks fine and it looks as my edit worked but first person the weapon is invisible
i used this to edit the mesh https://github.com/niftools/blender_nif ... nder-2.5.9
this is my nif http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fi ... 1587752328

[RoyBatty]

You can't edit them in blender without breaking them.

[lazynick]

im sorry i dont understand what that means :/
i imported the nif in blender , erased some vertices from the sight ring until it was cut in half then exported the nif as a fallout 3 file with default settings.
in game 3rd person view looks fine but first person is invisible and when i drop it it floats and i cant pick it back up.
EDIT: after further testing the weapon is not invisible it is just below my character hands how can i adjust its position again ?

EDIT 2 : i fixed the problem with the invisible weapon but now my weapon doesn't have collision :/
EDIT 3: i fixed the collision ignore this whole post

[RoyBatty]

Blender breaks all the vertex normals on export.

[lazynick]

i fixed the battle rifle and the assault carbine but when i did the same thing on the assault rifle this happens https://imgur.com/GVXxXzV
this is my edited mesh http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fi ... 9749296347

[RoyBatty]

You can't use direct exports, it scrambles the block order, kills the flags, removes the collision sometimes, messes up the properties.

Watch Millenia's tutorial on exporting.