[Bug or Export Error?]

Make sure that maximum 4 bones affect any vertex. There is the option somewhere in the Skin modifier. Something like maximum bones per vertex.

 

EDIT:

In the Advanced rollout -> "Bone Affect Limit" set it to 4

[[solved] Skinned mesh exploding when animated]

Just a thought: What frame numbers do you use while animating? I had such problem when the frame number came out of the animation range of the model ( -1 or > animation length)

[SetEntityPosition vs SetEntityMatrix]

Thank you very much Lumooja! You helped me again 2 times in less than a 20 minutes. Thanks!

[SetEntityPosition vs SetEntityMatrix]

I'm making parenting, but without EntityParent command. Also I interested in position only. Rotation of parent doesn't change. So question is what command would be faster in such situation.

SetEntityPosition(child, GetEntityPosition(parent));

or

SetEntityMatrix(child, GetEntityMatrix(parent));

[Using dll in BlitzMax]

Hi everyone!

I'm making some library now with C++. And I want to make it as dll. Is it possible to use it in BlitzMax.? I was trying to google this question, but all links Iv found lead me to BlitzMax forum. And it

doesn't work now.

 

Lets say I have some class with methods:

class myClass
{
public void myClas(string var1, Tvec3 var2){}
public void ~myClass(){}
public void someMethod(TVec3 var1, TEntity entity);
}

 

How should I wrap this class in bmax.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Facial animation in game?]

The only way to make facial animation right now in LE is to make it with bones. So actually everything depends on how you do it (the number of bones, vertexes, animation length). It doesn't differs from usual animation and in general I think it won't make any impact on the performance. The main problem is to make such animation. Its very hard process. Also you will need some way to mange this animation in your game.

[3ds max to GMF exporter]

Yes. It will work with 3ds max9. Btw, I re-uploaded the file.

Let me know if you have any problems with the exporter

[Importing Models Issue]

Hi! Actually there is a topic 3d modeling. You should post any models related questions there. Anyway, if you use my exporter, then its really has some issue with mirroring. Its all about how 3ds max represents mirroring in matrices. Anyway to fix this just reset transforms of objects. For that go to Hierarchy panel, and press reset rotation and reset scale there. (or set reset transforms checkbox in the exporter settings)

[DynTerWerks editor]

I'm not quiet sure, but on the old forum there was a guy Pushedx I think. I remember he was talking something about making work LE in parallel threads. Or I might be wrong. It was a long time ago. Here is some post I found, but not sure if its has any importance for you. Maybe there is more related posts, I dont know. (http://forum.leadwerks.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3635&hilit=thread)

Btw Pushedx was a cool community member. He knew so many things and helped people a lot. I wonder where did he go? Why did he left our community?

[2500 BVH files o.0]

Its a great library! Thanks for link!

[request - animated model conversion ( 3ds max )]

I will try

[CAT - animation]

As I understand CAT is Character Animation Toolkit for 3ds max. My exporter for 3ds max and FBX exporter (as far as I know ) supports only skin modifier for skinned meshes. And it doesnt matter what kind of bones does skin modifier use (It can use even boxes or spheres as bones). If CAT uses Skin modifier then I think there is no any problem to use CAT. Each frame is exported (Like you have keyframes in all frames) So my answer would be Yes.

[What is the best way of doing this?]

Yes, while gathering info about winForms I stumbled on WPF.

If I understood right inf future Microsoft is going to completely move on this technology.

So I think its a right way to go now.

 

Ill try it. But I'm still not familiar with .NET. So I decided to start from it found one interesting book about .NET and C# for C++ programmers. Reading it now.

[What is the best way of doing this?]

Custom controls... Hmm.. OK, Ill try it. Thank you very much!

[What is the best way of doing this?]

Hi guys! I need a little advice.

I'm going to create a visual editor of dialog trees, that generates XML files.

Here is an approximate sketch of what I want to have:

 

I need to have the ability to add/delete, move, resize and link/unlink this nodes. (also collapse/expand would be great).

So, how do you think, what should I use to create such GUI?

Will WindowsForms (.NET) be enough to make such editor? Or should I use some GUI lib for that?

C++ is preferable language. But if using of the other one will make things much easier Ill learn it.

 

Its been a long time since Ive been made such programs. Last thing I was using was MFC . But I think now there are many modern ways of doing it.

 

Thanks in advanced.

[Improving visual studio performance?]

Sorry for picking up old topic, but recently Ive decided to figure out with precompiled headers, but cant understand some things on practice.

 

So in the case of our LE projects, what is the right way to configure it?

I mean we have engine.cpp and a lot of leo.cpp files that can not have #include "your precompied header file.h" but they do use some standard headers like "windows.h" and as I understand its better to place them in precompiled headers. Also the engine.cpp and leo.cpp dont change rapidly so they should use precompiled headers too, shouldnt they?

 

 

Thanks in advanced.

[UU3D, is it really required?]

Are you sure you used my exporter? ( http://leadwerks.com/werkspace/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=7 )

I'm asking because I don't have any problems with exporting of your model. It exports absolutely fine. Except textures that are jpegs. All textures must be dds files.

[UU3D, is it really required?]

What kind of problem did you have with exporting from max? LE tools for 3ds max that I made work fine almost for everyone here.

There are a lot of very useful features in the exporter that you will not find in any other export pipeline.

Also I'm always ready to help

But Ive never seen your posts about your exporting problems. In almost 90 percents the problem is in a model and not in the exporter.

[after ClearAmimation() command LoadAnimation command doesnt work]

Hi.

As sad in the topic after I call ClearAnimation() command I can't load any animation later. Is this expectable behavior.

 

LoadAnimation() returns some index, like it loaded some animation. But Animate command doesn't do anything.

[3D-Coat 3.5]

Wow!! Just downloaded a demo. I should check this out. Besides this soft was made by russian guys. So I think I must buy it and support this project

[animation]

I use such method of calculation current frame:

 

frame1+=AnimSpeed*(Engine::GetTime()-prevAnimTime)/1000.0;
if (frame1>=frameEnd)
frame1=fmod(frame1,(frameEnd-1));

model.Animate(frame1,blendAmount,curAnimation,RECURSIVE)
prevAnimTime=Engine::GetTime();

 

AnimSpeed is a speed of animation in frames per second. If it reaches the end of animation it loops to new frame from the beginning with corresponding offset.

[Car body convertion "exption access violation"]

While converting this car model, i got error like this. Can anybody else try to generate phy-file for this car?

There is Balid.gmf in the archive.

[Problem with export animations!]

Actually, there are many tutorials and lessons about correct modeling, skinning, rigging and animating out there in the Internet.

The rules are the same in almost all cases. And actually you might even don't know which engine you will use but you always have to be able to see if your model is correct. It comes more from the experience than from tutorials.

 

Anyway, if you have the problem with particular model and cannot solve it, I can try to help and take a look at the model and say what is wrong. I'm always open for conversations, and always glad to help.

Start from screen shots. Or you can send me your model and I will try to export it properly. And don't worry I wont use your model anywhere or send it to another person. But anyway screen shot may clarify what is wrong.

 

PS There is also pdf file goes with the exporter. There is some info about exporting animated and skinned objects.

[Problem with export animations!]

Glad to hear that you solved the problem! Anyway if you will have any questions regarding the exporter, feel free to ask me any time

[Problem with export animations!]

Hi Gilmer! Its quiet strange issue you have. I think the problem is in skin modifier and it's settings. Check the option to use maximum 4 bones per vertex. It should be somewhere in the skin modifier. If you will have no luck, I can check your model if you like.

 

PS. Hope I understood right and you used my exporter to export the model.