Addon newbie needs help

[marco]

First off, hello people

So, I make this tank, takes me days, I get the model to look about right but I really have no idea what I'm doing

I've managed to get o2 installed but it tends to crash within 5 minutes

I have no idea how to use o2 so my model is staying in 3d studio max for the minute; also I haven't done any texturing tutorials yet either.

What I would like some help with is firstly what is the face count I should be looking at for the highest LOD for my tank?

Also are there any tutorials on importing tanks into o2, I've got the model in but I don't know how to make into a "tank" rather than a big box if you get my meaning.

One last request, does anyone know where I can find some info about camouflage for tanks in the Second World War or some designs, I would like to make my model as realistic as possible

Thanks for any replies and please not I'm stupid so answers will take a while to get through to me

Note, attached file is tank in its current state.

[_hammy_]

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