Thanks for clearing that. I would like to see that in action. That sounds good.

The 2nd part of the tutorial is now up. It covers assigning vertices to bones. I think you can only assign one vertex to a bone with the current implementation in 3DGS, so keep that in mind:

http://binarypictureshow.com/site/staticpages/index.php?page=20050220201625232

Tutorial part 1 can be found here. It covers bone creation and placement: http://binarypictureshow.com/site/staticpages/index.php?page=20050215083136858

A 3rd part is on the way and will cover animation.

Sorry, but you ment one bone per vertext - not the other way

There is now an exporter for MDL3, MDL4, and MDL5: http://www.fragmosoft.com/fragMOTION/FileTypeMDL5.zip

There's also a new CHM help file: http://www.fragmosoft.com/fragMOTION/fragmotion_help.zip

All three tutorials are complete. They'll be updated as new features get implemented:

Part 1...creating bones: http://binarypictureshow.com/site/staticpages/index.php?page=20050215083136858

Part 2...assigning vertices: http://binarypictureshow.com/site/staticpages/index.php?page=20050220201625232

Part 3...animation: http://binarypictureshow.com/site/staticpages/index.php?page=20050227232746414

Thanks Orange Brat. Did you work through these tutorials yourself? I have read them shortly and found them quite good. But until now I don't have the software to follow the instructions.

I haven't had time to actually get hands on, but I've gone though them.

MDL7 update

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The update fixes problems with uv coords being out of range. Characters with many vertices will also export faster.

http://www.fragmosoft.com/fragMOTION/FileTypeMDL7.zip

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Another quickie update:

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Loading MDL7 files will now preserve frame names by creating separate animation sequences: http://www.fragmosoft.com/fragMOTION/FileTypeMDL7.zip

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Here's good news for Wings users. I made the request and fragmo has added .wings format import to his todo list. He's also planning on 3DS import and I suggested that he test the Wings flavor of 3DS given it is a popular free program. I don't know if he'll accomodate, but I'm happy we'll be able to get something made in Wings into it one day.

He's also going to add some kind of sprite generator that I suggested. I guess he had this in an early alpha version but scrapped it. I was wanting it to save animation frames for Wintermute, but I suppose 3DGS users could use it for sprite animations based off 3D objects.

Thats good news Orange! With your influence and Fragmo's dedication, the program is getting really good.