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| Hello I have a couple if question about animated mesh 1) I have created an 8.1 "Skin and bones" .x file using CharacterFX The file includes 30 bones I have uploaded the file in BliTz3D using the LoadAnimMesh() comand then I used the comand CountChildren() I was expecting the funxtion to return 30 but it returns 1 why? 2) CharacterFX support also the blitz3D format .b3d but the LoadAnimMesh() function does not load such file format thanks in advance |
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| 1) AFAIK blitz doesn't support directx 8.1 boned files. I belive it can load static ones but not with bones. 2) Yes it does. |
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| "blitz doesn't support directx 8.1 boned files" - that explains why I came across this problem a few months ago after converting a load of models - I thought it was just down to me. Let's hope it does get supported soon (perhaps with built-in inverse kinetics!) |
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| thanks for reply yes, it loads the static mesh in .x 8.1 format, but not the bones I use the comand man = LoadAnimMesh("man.b3d") PositionEntity man,0,0,2 but I get the error message " entity does not exist " I have created the man.b3d file using both CharacterFX and Milkshape, same result. The original 3d model is the same both for the .x and the b3d file |
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| make shure you have the latest update installed. Blitz3D supports B3D (of course). Get the Update from the members section here. |
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| jfk thanks I downloaded both Blitz3d , CharacterFX and Milkshape just a few days ago ,so I suppose they are updated I can imagine that BlitzBasic support its own file format but please note that the LoadAnimMesh() comand call for .x and .3ds file format only. In the Comand reference and Tutorials I can not find even a word about .b3d However I would like to use skeleton animation (b3d or .x or .3ds it does not matter) rather than vertex animation. Is it possible with Blitz basic + CharacterFX + Milkshape ? |
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| LoadAnimMesh does work with b3d it just isn't mentioned in the docs. Could you upload the model so that we can have a look/ try it ourselves? Does the mesh load with loadMesh - is it just the loadanimmesh command that fails? |
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| Binary_Moon both LoadMesh and LoadAnimMesh fail I downloaded Blitz3D just few days ago, so I suppose it is updated It is a 3D model originally in .skn format (The Sims) I converted it into a .b3d file format using MilkShape 1.6.6 I will e-mail mesh and texture to you. thanks a lot if you can be so kind to test it for me |
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| It doesn't animate but it loads fine. I suspect it is an error with your code. I used this to test the mesh. It loads fine but there is no movement.
Graphics3D 640,480,16,2
mesh=LoadAnimMesh("man.b3d")
Animate mesh,1,2
camera=CreateCamera()
light=CreateLight(camera)
MoveEntity camera,0,3,-5
debugmesh(mesh)
DebugLog AnimLength(mesh)
Repeat
UpdateWorld
RenderWorld
Flip
Until KeyHit(1)
End
Function debugmesh(mesh)
DebugLog "children= "+CountChildren(mesh)
DebugLog "class= "+EntityClass(mesh)
For i=1 To CountChildren(mesh)
child=GetChild(mesh,i)
debugmesh(child)
Next
End Function
Make sure your mesh is in the same directory as the bb file. Also to check your blitz version go to the help menu and click about. If you have the latest version then your runtime will be 1.85. If it isn't 1.85 then go to the account tab at the top of the page and download the latest update from the product updates page. |
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| Binary_moon Thanks indeed for your support Actually my blitz version was 1.64. Well..I downloaded it a couple of days ago from the official Blitz web site, I suppose Blitz team should enable the downloading of the last version, anyway it is not a serious matter. The file I sent you did not include animation, just a mesh and the skeleton. The skeleton has been imported, I played with the Entity movement comands and everything seems working fine |
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| no problem :) |
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