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paul_nicholls · Last edited by paul_nicholls on Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:58 am; edited 1 time in total

Hi all,
I am writing a ms3d (milkshape 3d) exporter plugin for DeleD and I need animated DeleD models that I can try with the exporter so I can finish the animated joints support (yay!).

I have already tested it on Jeroen's animated lamp (works), and Chronozphere's animated mech (doesn't work correctly yet), but it would be great if anyone here had an animated model that I could test it with Smile

Two videos of ms3d models animating:

working:
http://fpc4gp2x.eonclash.com/downloads/lamp_animation/lamp_animation.html

not working:
http://fpc4gp2x.eonclash.com/downloads/mech_animation/mech_animation.html

If you can help, it would be much appreciated, and the plugin can be released earlier as I might be able to debug it faster Wink

Models can be emailed to here:

paulfnicholls AT gmail DOT com

Thanks for your time Smile

cheers,
Paul
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trucker2000 · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject:

Cool. A direct milkshape exporter. That beats exporting to obj then importing into milkshape. Smile

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paul_nicholls · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:28 pm Post subject:

Hi all,
If you want to try the ms3d exporter/importer plugins, you can download them here:

http://fpc4gp2x.eonclash.com/downloads/ms3d_exporter_importer_plugins.zip

There is a read-me file you should read before using them.

They are definitely a WIP, but hopefully they should be still useful Smile

Any issues, please email me (preferably with 'broken' ms3d model (for importer), or 'broken' animated DeleD model (for exporter)...

paulfnicholls AT gmail DOT com

cheers,
Paul
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paul_nicholls · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:30 am Post subject:

paul_nicholls · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:14 pm Post subject:

paul_nicholls · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:32 am Post subject:

I have updated the zip file again with a new version of the ms3d exporter.

It now creates a log file in the same folder as the exported ms3d model with a name like this:

granada · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:05 am Post subject:

This is realy cool Paul,Thanks for all your hard work Very Happy

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paul_nicholls · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:10 am Post subject:

trucker2000 · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:05 am Post subject:

The exporter exports my animations and my textures, but the textures don't show up on the model.

In Deled so you can see what it's supposed to look like
How it looks in ms3d
The zip file

Hope this helps. Included in the zip is the mtl file from the obj I exported to grab the textures. You can ignore that. Also, the export didn't export my textures with the model.
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paul_nicholls · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:24 am Post subject:

paul_nicholls · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:29 am Post subject:

Hi Michael,
it doesn't help you with the waterwheel model not exporting due to a range-check error now happening, but I DID find a texture folder file name bug I had introduced Sad

That is fixed and the zip file has been updated...

I am now trying to find the rang-check error that the waterwheel scene is causing.

Thanks for your patients....

cheers,
Paul
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paul_nicholls · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:08 am Post subject:

Hi Michael and All Smile

I have now uploaded new versions of the ms3d exporter and importer plugins.

Changes:

1. Fixed range-check error when exporting Michael's waterwheel scene so it now exports to ms3d ok.
2. Updated the main form code so hopefully the ms3d exporter/importer graphics appear on all the users's machines. This was only a cosmetic issue, but I wanted to fix it Smile

NOTES ms3d rotational keyframes need 3 or more keyframes from DeleD, otherwise the output doesn't animated - it just shows the keyframe index changing but the output doesn't rotate.

So Michael, you need to add in a 3rd rotational keyframe to your spin animation on the waterwheel for it to actually spin in ms3d Smile

cheers,
Paul
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Jeroen · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:22 am Post subject:

paul_nicholls · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:52 am Post subject:

trucker2000 · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:46 am Post subject:

Actually, there's a thread here where I talked/asked questions about making a rotational animation. I was having problems becouse I added a keyframe in the middle. From that keyframe, the waterwheel would spin backwards. I used, (I believe it was) Jeroens advice to get it to work.

Edit: It wasn't as difficult to find as I thought it would be.
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