Animate Command - how to choose certain sequences?

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Blitzplotter

(Posted 2014) [#1]

Hi, I'm loading an animated image using the following code:

Global PlayMale = LoadAnimMesh("./include/models/HumanAx.b3d")

malecamref=PlayMale

ShowEntity PlayMale

RotateEntity PlayMale,270,90,0

And then animating it with the following:


Animate PlayMale,1,1,0,1

The AnimMesh I am loading is made up of the following anim sequences:

walk: 0-30
run: 31-51
stand: 52-97
idle: 98-328

I've tried changing the third attribute of animate to 31 - however the model fails to animate with this.

Do I have to load a specific range from the LoadAnimMesh into three separate models using the appropriate ranges for each animation (PlayMalewalking, PlayMalerunning, and PlayMalestanding) and then display each one accordingly?

Or can I elect to simply animate through anim sequence 31 to 51 of the whole models anim range if I want him to run?

Thanks, BP.

RemiD

(Posted 2014) [#2]

What i do :

;before the mainloop :
CharacterMesh = LoadAnimMesh("CharacterMesh.b3d")

Global CharacterSeqStandIdle = ExtractAnimSeq(CharacterMesh,1,1)
Global CharacterSeqWalkForward = ExtractAnimSeq(CharacterMesh,5,20)
Global CharacterSeqWalkBackward = ExtractAnimSeq(CharacterMesh,25,40)
;etc...

;in the mainloop :
If(CharacterState = CWalkForward)
 If(AnimSeq(CharacterMesh) <> CharacterSeqWalkForward)
  Animate(CharacterMesh,1,0.2,CharacterSeqWalkForward)
 EndIf
Elseif(CharacterState = CWalkBackward)
 If(AnimSeq(CharacterMesh) <> CharacterSeqWalkBackward)
  Animate(CharacterMesh,1,0.2,CharacterSeqWalkBackward)
 EndIf
Endif

For some animations you will need to use AnimTime(CharacterMesh) to know when to stop an animation and to change the CharacterState and to play another animation.

Blitzplotter

(Posted 2014) [#3]

RemiD, thanks for the swift feedback , it is really appreciated.