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Animate vertex-points

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Hi!
I´m working on a door for my Ercoupe.
Does it work to animate the door by moving the vertex-points?
 
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Hi,

Which FS version? In FSX skin and bone animations are supported. In FS2004 vertex level animations are not supported.
 
c152 said:
Hi!
I´m working on a door for my Ercoupe.
Does it work to animate the door by moving the vertex-points?
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No. You need to set the object's pivot with Affect Pivot Only selected using the Gizmo. Move and Rotate the pivot so the "Blue Arrow" is parallel with the door's hinge(s).

Set a key at position 0, move the time slider to position 100, then click the Animate button. Using the Rotate tool, rotate the door to the open position, then click on the Animate tool to close the animation process. A closing key will be automatically inserted at 100 for you.

If you are compiling for FS9, name your door per the SDK.

If you are compiling for FSX, then you need to do the following step.

Tag your door part using the Animation tool to associate it with the name "door_0" and set the beginning/ending keyframe entries to 0 and 100 respectively.
 
Thanks for the answers.
Fs version: FS9
In FS2004 vertex level animations are not supported.
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Ok, but i can´t only rotare/move the door, it must also be bended.:(
 
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c152 said:
Thanks for the answers.
Fs version: FS9

Ok, but i can´t only rotare/move the door, it must also be bended.:(
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Then separate each "bend" into its own part, create a parent/child hieratchy, and animate each part appropriately.
 
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