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3 Dimensional Chat / Is it possible to use bone animations with .3ds models?

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Dug
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Posted: 12th Apr 2004 01:49
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Is it possible to use bone animations with .3ds models?

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Lascerus
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Posted: 12th Apr 2004 02:54
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I suppose so. I saw your other post and i did some research well looked it up actually. If you import them then you should. Exporting them should as well. I havent looked into it in detail but I am going to need it in the future. So I'll keep checking and I'll let you know.

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Dug
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Posted: 12th Apr 2004 03:14
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I'm having a hard time, because I can get half of what I want to work with .3ds models in DBPro... and I can get the other half of what I want to work with .x models!

Basically, when I export a model from 3d Canvas to a .x model, the bone animations work perfectly. But for some reason, I seem to have little control over how the object responds to light in DBPro! Which is causing me to tear my hair out. When I export a model to .3ds, the lighting on the object comes off much smoother AND I can colour each individual limb (Which is a must-have) but the animations refuse to play.

Surely there is a way for me to make my .x models have smoother lighting and not reflect solid bright white, and allow me to colour each limb (It wont even let me colour the object).

The best way I can explain my problem with the lighting with .x models is that it looks like it's specular lighting is set to full blast and I can't tone it down with any of the specular-related light commands.

If anyone can help me then pleease, I am nearly bald and fingernail-less! Thank you!
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Lascerus
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Posted: 12th Apr 2004 03:26
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which raytracer are you ausing pov ray or renderman. Check to see the amount of lights in the scene. Try deleting all the lights. Also check the light properties. I'm not too good in that area yet. but i'll see what i can come up with.

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Rage_Matrix
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http://www.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=28337&b=1

...Might help with your specular lighting problem, might not.

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use the dbp specularity command to prevent the washed out look


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