multiple biped animations to single skeleton file

deshan

02-03-2010 07:58:50

Hi
I have a 3ds model with multiple biped animations. (Thier is a seperate bip file for each animation). I wonder how to use ofusion for making single skeleton file using these multiple bip files. Is that possible?
I have found this article http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/MultiBIPSkeleton
It explains how to combine multiple 3DSMax BIP animations into a single Skeleton file. But the exporter is OctopusExport which seems to be not exist any longer.

P.S. This is the animated 3ds file that i am using http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/I ... /ID/320800
Not superb but good for those who are lack with modeling skills like me :)

Major

03-03-2010 23:54:19

What you need to do is combine all the BIP's together to make one long animation inside Max. The procedure you linked should do the job. You can also use the Motion Mixer to chain BIPs one after the other.

You should be able to collapse this down so you have one BIP that contains all of your animations one after the other.

Once you have this, just enter your animation information in Ofusion (animation name, frame numbers) export and it should be fine.

In Ofusion, you'll have a list of animations something like this..

Anim Name, Start Frame, End Frame.

Run 0 24
Walk 25 45
Idle 45 145
etc...

deshan

04-03-2010 16:29:38

Hi Major
Thanks for the reply
I have tried as you said. Following is export window.
I don't know why but 3ds max close with a error during the export.
This is the full view of the picture
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