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Alternative Animation Software #188405
03/14/08 15:13
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DestroyTheRunner Offline OP
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Hi
I have a model done in MED with the .MDL format.
Does anyone know any easy animation software with basic animation(walk, jump..) that i could import my model into?

thanks

Re: Alternative Animation Software [Re: DestroyTheRunner] #188406
03/15/08 14:12
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Although, I would say that MED is already an easy animation software, there is fragmotion, where you can use a standard bone model and import bvh motion capture files for animation, but it isn't that easy, too, because the complicating thing is to get a proper rigging.
Better try to find out, how it works in MED. I don't know whether there is a good tutorial about animating in MED, though.

Re: Alternative Animation Software [Re: Pappenheimer] #188407
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Is there a way to export an animated model from 3d max into med? Because I have many rigged characters and tons of bhv files but I have no Idea how to use them with Med,

Re: Alternative Animation Software [Re: jmasterx] #188408
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->fbx, the magic file format. this should be a sticky....

Re: Alternative Animation Software [Re: broozar] #188409
03/17/08 12:16
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well.. problem is that I have A6 standard... it doesnt have bone animation .
And sorry im totally newbie with the expressions: bvh motion, fbx, rigging...?

Im asking this questions about easy stuff or alternative softwares because im doing my game all by myself ( model, level, script, sounds) and Im seaching for easy ways to do stuff(even knowing that the results wont be the best ones).

thanks

Re: Alternative Animation Software [Re: DestroyTheRunner] #188410
03/17/08 13:10
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You can use the free MED from the GameStudio download site. It has bones animation. You can save a model with bones animations as a model without bones animation, then MED transforms the bones animations into vertex animations. Just save it as .mdl5.
(Attention! Try this first: save a model with the free MED as .mdl5, then open it in the MED of your current A6 version! I'm not sure whether it is compatible. It should work with A6.6, but it doesn't work with A6.34.1 for instance!)

"Rigging" is to connect the mesh of your model with the bones.
(At the other terms search by google, it should be easy to find some explanations.)

Re: Alternative Animation Software [Re: Pappenheimer] #188411
03/17/08 17:41
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ok so.. is it easier to animate with bones?

and i found it in the download section but has this written with it:
"...The free version is not time limited and can publish applications for educational and non-commercial purposes."

My project might come commercial...actually this is the idea...


Re: Alternative Animation Software [Re: DestroyTheRunner] #188412
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I have A7 Pro and I use 3d max's fbx option and it workms perfect! I use my bip files and export the model as fbx then all textures auto import and everything, fantastic workflow!

PPL seem to have trouble obtaining A7 Pro, if you'd like to know where to get A7 Pro (reged) just email me @ tax_boy28@hotmail.com it can be tricky to find, I know...

Re: Alternative Animation Software [Re: jmasterx] #188413
03/17/08 20:07
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I see...
well no thanks, i dont wanna to get trouble with copyright stuff.
thanks anyway.

Re: Alternative Animation Software [Re: DestroyTheRunner] #188414
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excessive export process out MED
excessive learning process for animation in Blender (free use, but why not donate?)
see Ventilator -> export -> animation tutorial

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