[project1dev] Re: Hey Gabriel, ready to do some animation stuff?
- From: "eric" <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:49:23 +0000
Iv never imported skeletons from other progs into milkshape, let us know how
well it works
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From: gabriel taylor <aidyn66@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:24:38
To: <project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [project1dev] Re: Hey Gabriel, ready to do some animation stuff?
Thanks, I'll do that. I'd rather rig in Max anyway; it's so easy there. :)
gabriel
katie cook wrote:
> Gabe,
>
> Why don't u just use 3D MAX, there is a conversion from Max to
> Milkshape...
>
> I can't imagine using Milkshape, I'd rather stab myself in the eye
> repeatedly.
>
> Anyway, u would save time not having to learn another program and the
> translation is cake anyway.
>
> It is an export feature where u save the file as a .fbx file, then
> import directly into Milkshape. It saves all models and textures just
> as it was in your original (in my case MAYA) program.
>
> Let me know and I can look up the instructions again on how to get the
> plugin.
>
> OR BETTER YET...Just go to the Autodesk website, and on there they
> have the plugins.
> Just look up the .fbx plugin for MAX and you are golden.
>
> If you need help just let me know. I had to tinker on my own a bit to
> get it figured out, but its pretty straight forward.
>
> Good luck, =)
>
> Katie
>
>
> --- On *Wed, 10/7/09, gabriel taylor /<aidyn66@xxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: gabriel taylor <aidyn66@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [project1dev] Re: Hey Gabriel, ready to do some animation
> stuff?
> To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 11:13 PM
>
> Sure, sounds good. I don't know Milkshape itself, but I'm sure it
> can't be too hard to figure out. I admit I've been busy these
> last two weeks with a bunch of stuff happening in life at the
> moment, but I'll try to get this started this weekend, so we can
> move forward with the testing. Is there a certain format or
> method of exporting animations from Milkshape for import into the
> engine in particular that we need?
>
> Alan Wolfe wrote:
> > Hey Gabriel,
> >
> > I was just thinking, we can start on some animation stuff in
> preparation of the new animation system if you want to.
> >
> > In fact it'll give me some data to test with and it'll make sure
> we're handling all the cases needed for a good animation system.
> >
> > Eric chime in if I'm mis speak at all (:
> >
> > Ok so first off what we need is a model of a humanoid (it
> doesn't have to be complex... it can look like a test dummy or a
> stick figure or whatever you want, it doesnt even need to be
> textured, we just need something humanoid).
> >
> > Then, we need to get that guy imported into milkshape.
> >
> > From there, we need to give it a skeleton and make a basic idle
> animation.
> >
> > Then, we need a handful of other basic animations like walking,
> waving, jumping maybe, just a couple random animation things like
> that.
> >
> > When that's done (or while this is going on) I'll be able to
> hook these animations up into our anim system and show them in
> game so you can say if anything looks ugly or needs to be done
> different ways.
> >
> > So i guess first up is we need a basic humanoid model, and then
> from there we can work on getting it imported into milkshape (Eric
> or katie should be able to help figure that out!).
> >
> > What do you think? Sound good?
> >
> > Eric: this will help us develop our "base skeleton" that all
> humanoids in the game have as well, so is a good prequel to
> character generation stuff
>
>
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