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3 Dimensional Chat / Animating meshes with 3DS MAX

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hexGEAR
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Posted: 8th Sep 2004 03:43
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Has anyone successfuly animated a mesh (no limb objects) in 3ds max and gotten the animations to run with dark basic pro? If you have then could you explain how you got it to work... thanks. I've seen simillar threads to this but none answered to my satisfaction.

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Posted: 8th Sep 2004 10:02
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Yup, I ran into the same problem as you last week. I just began learning 3d max and can't animate a mesh before. I did a small animation and it works on darkbasic pro. Tell me the command lines you use for animation?

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hexGEAR
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Posted: 8th Sep 2004 21:59
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thanks for the reply

i use set object frame, set object speed then loop object but still no movement. After making and animating the mesh in max i export as a .3ds file and then convert to .x using the old dbc converter but neither file format works... even when i import the .3ds file back into max the animations are gone! I'm not sure what my problem is...

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Van B
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Posted: 8th Sep 2004 22:04
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.3DS only supports hierarchy animation, if your using boned animation, you need to find a .X exporter, 'tis the only way.

You could always grab CharacterFX and use that as an animator instead - it's $15, and I'd swap all of Max's bone animation features for it in a heartbeat.

Hehe, I have Max, yet I use Rhino3D, Lithunwrap, and CharacterFX instead - talk about a cow with a very expensive gun!.


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Muhahahahaha.
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hexGEAR
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Posted: 9th Sep 2004 05:45
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thanks van, i'll check out the panda .x exporter for max and if that doesn't work then i'll consider using another program for animating meshes.

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Cian Rice
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Hi Dakison! What happened to Call of the Dragon?

Got anime?I do.
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hexGEAR
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Posted: 9th Sep 2004 08:22 Edited at: 9th Sep 2004 08:22
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hey anime... it's still in developement. I really can't say what stage of production were at now but when we reach Beta we'll post more info and possibly a demo.

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