The third approach is to have a 3d application do all the calculation of the mesh based on the bones and save the vertex animations in the file. Of course this is pretty heavy but it has a good advantage: I tested it with the MD3 Loader and it works :).
I wish I could show you the result but unfortunatly the md3 loader doesn't seem to like to have it's ressources in a jar so no webstart. Try it if you feel like (md3 models are very common since it's the quake3 model type). Alec *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 06/05/2004 at 09:22 Florin Herinean wrote: >That's right. You can achieve reasonably good character animation without >using complicated morphing for joints, just make sure that the animated >parts overlap correctly at the joints, and you won't see any gaps. > >Alternatively, you can model the caracter as two separate items: a single, >"perfect" mesh for the whole skin and a separate bone model. Then assign >for >the vertexes in the skin weighted relationships to the bones. The animation >will become very simple, move the bones, then recalculate the mesh >according >to the weights. Of course, that implies a more complex model >(mesh-weights), >but the maths implied are not so complicated, and the animation resulted >will be perfect. Unfortunately, I don't know any "loader" able to do that, >so that second approach requires hand coding. However, for someone who want >to achive this level of detail, it shoudn't be a show stopper. > >Cheers, > >Florin > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Discussion list for Java 3D API >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alessandro Borges >Sent: Mittwoch, 5. Mai 2004 21:54 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Xj3D VRML Loader and animations control for games > > >Hi, >There are several ways to do the same thing. >In the link below a not so hurt model ;) > >http://planeta.terra.com.br/educacao/alessandroborges/ana/ana.html > >By the way 3D cloths can be replaced by a well done >texturing. > >Alessandro Borges > > > --- "Nikolai V. Chr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu: > >Alessandro Borges wrote: >> >> >Please read the first email. >> >I understand you point of view and agree, but I >> guess >> >he needs a simple character animation, not a "Final >> >Fantasy" in Java3D. >> > >> I did read it, and I think he does need it. >> >> Let us make a test.. >> >> >> Alec Lombra, look at the attached picture, is that >> how you would like your joints to look like when >> your humanoid animates into any position beside the >> one he is modeled in? Are those gaps where you can >> see "inside" the body of the humanoid ok? Do not >> mind the detail lvl of the figure that does not >> matter, you will have this problem no matter your >> detail lvl. >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> Nikolai V. Christensen, Computer Engineer, >> Simulation and Training department >> IFAD, Forskerparken 10A, DK-5230 Odense M >> Denmark, EU >> Phone: +45 63 15 71 31 Fax: +45 65 93 29 99 >> WWWeb: http://www.ifad.dk >> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ---------------------------------------------- >> > > > >______________________________________________________________________ > >Yahoo! Messenger - Fale com seus amigos online. Instale agora! >http://br.download.yahoo.com/messenger/ > >=========================================================================== >To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body >of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". > >=========================================================================== >To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body >of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
