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3 Dimensional Chat / 3DS, X, MD3: Geometry Format supporting both Vertex and Bone Animation?

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TechLord
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Posted: 15th Feb 2008 05:47
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What Geometry Format supports both Vertex and Bone Animation? 3DS, X, MD3? If two formats are necessary, can a vertex animated .MD3 Head be glued to bone animated .X Body? Does a MD3 mesh support bump, normal, specular, maps? Any help from someone more experienced with these formats will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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Posted: 15th Feb 2008 18:27
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I dont know the answer to your question, but just pointing out, IIRC DBP doesnt support vertex animation. If that's what you're using them for that is.

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Posted: 16th Feb 2008 11:49 Edited at: 16th Feb 2008 13:35
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Quote: "A technique for animating 3D meshes by using a controlling understructure"


MD2 and MD3 are both vertex animated 3d formats, in which motion is created by directly manipulating the individual vertices of the mesh. Both of these are supported by DBP.

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Yes, but I don't think DBP supports it. Yes, it supports the format, but DBP doesn't support vertex animation itself. I could be wrong, though.
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Posted: 17th Feb 2008 09:21
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Quote: "but DBP doesn't support vertex animation itself."
If this is the case then mesh animation commands do would not work on MD3 model which would make support practically useless. I reckon I'm gonna have to experiment myself to get the answer (which is time i didn't want to waste on this )

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Fluffy Paul
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Posted: 17th Feb 2008 14:22
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I think it does work. I'm sure I've played vertex based animations. In fact I'm sure I did that with a sample DB Classic model!

Mixing types of models should be OK, Techlord. Glued models are still independent - they just take positional cues from each other. You should be able to play animations for each independently.

Don't model files all get imported to DBO format when the engine loads them anyway?

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Posted: 18th Feb 2008 18:29 Edited at: 19th Feb 2008 08:54
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Quote: "Don't model files all get imported to DBO format when the engine loads them anyway?"
I have yet to experiment, but, I hope so because that would answer this question:
Quote: "Does a MD3 mesh support bump, normal, specular, maps?"


I'm multi-tasking between Network and Script Engine coding for my MORG. I'll make time this week to experiment with these Graphic Formats. Glady accepting 3DS, X, MD3 models for the experiment

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