Thanks for these clarifications. In digging deeper, it appears that vertex animation may be done via shader reference from within a material script? -p
Toni Alatalo wrote: > On Feb 19, 2009, at 4:56 PM, Paul Fishwick wrote: > > >> I have no access. Blender has an OGRE mesh exporter. However, when >> you say ".bvh files are not supported by rex avatar", I interpret this >> to >> > (...) > >> 2) to create animations, one must use the ".skeleton" Animation Pack >> .skeleton file contain the keyframes (since .bvh is not used) and is >> the .skeleton file also used >> > > yes, .skeleton is the Ogre animation format. > > the Blender Ogre Meshes and Animation exporter, the normal exporter > that you probably are using, exports always a .mesh and .material file, > and when the thing you are exporting is an armature (the Blender name > for skeleton) with animations (in Blender: actions), a .skeleton too, > which indeed has the animation data (every frame and not just keyframes > IIRC, as Ogre does not support constraints etc. similar to movie > animations so the animations are 'baked' upon export) > > bvh is just another format, at least in principle you can import it to > e.g. Blender to convert to the Ogre format, but you need to have a > compatible rig then. IIRC the Blender bvh importer actually creates a > bvh skel for you, but actions are reusable cross rigs so you can use > the imported ones with any, as long as you have the bone names > according to the bvh convention. > > >> for vertex animation? >> > > i don't remember how vertex animation (shape / morph keys) are, perhaps > in the same file. > > >> -p >> > > ~Toni > > > > > -- Paul Fishwick, PhD Professor and Director, Digital Arts and Sciences Programs University of Florida Computer & Information Science and Eng. Dept. Bldg. CSE, Room 301 P.O. Box 116120 Gainesville, FL 32611 Email: [email protected] Phone: (352) 392-1414 Fax: (352) 392-1220 Web: http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~fishwick --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ this list: http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend realXtend home page: http://www.realxtend.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
