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Arno: /* Re-Number the animation keyframes */

2010-06-05T07:31:29Z

Re-Number the animation keyframes

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	== Re-Number the animation keyframes ==		== Re-Number the animation keyframes ==

	Our next steps is to combine the two animation into one again in the asm manually. We need to copy the animation tables from the anim2.mdl and paste them to anim1.mdl. That is unfortunately is not so easy. As the second part we have exported with start frame of 0, of course in our asm file the frame numbers will start with 0 as well. Of course this would cause a problem as we have already the same frame numbers in the first mdl. We need to re-number the second part asm frame numbers. To do this there is an MS Excel file attached.		Our next steps is to combine the two animation into one again in the asm manually. We need to copy the animation tables from the anim2.mdl and paste them to anim1.mdl. That is unfortunately is not so easy. As the second part we have exported with start frame of 0, of course in our asm file the frame numbers will start with 0 as well. Of course this would cause a problem as we have already the same frame numbers in the first mdl. We need to re-number the second part asm frame numbers. To do this there is an [http://www.fsdeveloper.com/downloads/animation_tweak_helping_tool.zip MS Excel file attached].

	Open your anim2_0.asm copy the keyframes section and paste it to the excel file (Column 'A'). In the excel file you can find a field 'Start Frame'. Enter the starting frame what you wish re-number your keyframes, in our case it is the 1024. The Excel will change all the keyframes and he will give the result in column 'B'. Select the column 'B' result and copy it, than paste it to your anim1_0.asm to the right position.		Open your anim2_0.asm copy the keyframes section and paste it to the excel file (Column 'A'). In the excel file you can find a field 'Start Frame'. Enter the starting frame what you wish re-number your keyframes, in our case it is the 1024. The Excel will change all the keyframes and he will give the result in column 'B'. Select the column 'B' result and copy it, than paste it to your anim1_0.asm to the right position.
	All animation has two animation kayframe table, both has to be changed by the excel, it can handle both. Of course if you have several parts you have to repeat this step till you get a ~~continous~~ sequenced animation keyframe table in anim1_0.asm.		All animation has two animation kayframe table, both has to be changed by the excel, it can handle both. Of course if you have several parts you have to repeat this step till you get a continuous sequenced animation keyframe table in anim1_0.asm.

	The method will be more complex if in your animation several objects has animation. Every object has a separate animation keyframe table and you have to take care that you do not mix-up the object in your final anim1_0.asm.		The method will be more complex if in your animation several objects has animation. Every object has a separate animation keyframe table and you have to take care that you do not mix-up the object in your final anim1_0.asm.

Arno: /* Re-Number the animation keyframes */

2010-06-05T07:29:36Z

Re-Number the animation keyframes

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	Export the second part now to anim2.mdl.		Export the second part now to anim2.mdl.

	=== Re-Number the animation keyframes ===		== Re-Number the animation keyframes ==

	Our next steps is to combine the two animation into one again in the asm manually. We need to copy the animation tables from the anim2.mdl and paste them to anim1.mdl. That is unfortunately is not so easy. As the second part we have exported with start frame of 0, of course in our asm file the frame numbers will start with 0 as well. Of course this would cause a problem as we have already the same frame numbers in the first mdl. We need to re-number the second part asm frame numbers. To do this there is an MS Excel file attached.		Our next steps is to combine the two animation into one again in the asm manually. We need to copy the animation tables from the anim2.mdl and paste them to anim1.mdl. That is unfortunately is not so easy. As the second part we have exported with start frame of 0, of course in our asm file the frame numbers will start with 0 as well. Of course this would cause a problem as we have already the same frame numbers in the first mdl. We need to re-number the second part asm frame numbers. To do this there is an MS Excel file attached.
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	The next sections describes what else need to be changed in the final asm file.		The next sections describes what else need to be changed in the final asm file.
			'''Bold text'''

	== Tweaking the animation ==		== Tweaking the animation ==

Arno at 19:53, 27 May 2010

2010-05-27T19:53:39Z

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	There are two sections of the ASM code where you will have to make changes. The first is the section with the animation tables (ANIP) and the second is the section where the actual interpolation for the animation is performed (ANIC). Which changes to make in these two seconds is discussed next.		There are two sections of the ASM code where you will have to make changes. The first is the section with the animation tables (ANIP) and the second is the section where the actual interpolation for the animation is performed (ANIC). Which changes to make in these two seconds is discussed next.

	== Animation tables ==		=== Animation tables ===

	In this section I will describe which changes you need to make in the animation tables. There are two sorts of tables you will have to change. The first is the table that stores your animation keyframes and the second is the table that is used to determine the frame for the animation timer variable.		In this section I will describe which changes you need to make in the animation tables. There are two sorts of tables you will have to change. The first is the table that stores your animation keyframes and the second is the table that is used to determine the frame for the animation timer variable.

	=== Keyframes table ===		==== Keyframes table ====

	The animation keyframe table stores all the keyframes of your animation. They contain of an frame number and then the actual data. This can be 3 values for a position or 4 for a rotation (given as a quaternion). Below you see a sample of how the keyframe table can look for a simple translation of 1024 frames.		The animation keyframe table stores all the keyframes of your animation. They contain of an frame number and then the actual data. This can be 3 values for a position or 4 for a rotation (given as a quaternion). Below you see a sample of how the keyframe table can look for a simple translation of 1024 frames.
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	How you get the data to extend the keyframe table is up to you. Obviously GMax can not export the longer table for you. So you either have to type in the new data manually, or you could export multiple sections of 1024 frames from GMax and stitch them all together manually. In the last case you need to be sure that the frame value continues nicely.		How you get the data to extend the keyframe table is up to you. Obviously GMax can not export the longer table for you. So you either have to type in the new data manually, or you could export multiple sections of 1024 frames from GMax and stitch them all together manually. In the last case you need to be sure that the frame value continues nicely.

	=== Timer interpolation table ===		==== Timer interpolation table ====

	The second type of table that you will have to change is the interpolation table that is used to determine the correct frame number for the animation timer. The animation timer is nothing more than a variable that is increased by 1 every 1/18th of a second. It runs between a value of -32768 and 32767. That is not something we can use to interpolate our keyframes with, so therefore there is an interpolation table that is used to interpolate from the timer variable to a variable that is running between 0 and the amount of frames we want in our animation.		The second type of table that you will have to change is the interpolation table that is used to determine the correct frame number for the animation timer. The animation timer is nothing more than a variable that is increased by 1 every 1/18th of a second. It runs between a value of -32768 and 32767. That is not something we can use to interpolate our keyframes with, so therefore there is an interpolation table that is used to interpolate from the timer variable to a variable that is running between 0 and the amount of frames we want in our animation.
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	After these changes we are done with tweaking the animation tables, so we can continue to alter the code where the actual interpolation is performed.		After these changes we are done with tweaking the animation tables, so we can continue to alter the code where the actual interpolation is performed.

	== Animation interpolation ==		=== Animation interpolation ===

	In the ANIC section of the MDL file you will find that code that performs the actual interpolation, using the tables defined in the ANIP section. These table we already tweaking in the previous section, so let's look at the interpolation itself now.		In the ANIC section of the MDL file you will find that code that performs the actual interpolation, using the tables defined in the ANIP section. These table we already tweaking in the previous section, so let's look at the interpolation itself now.

Arno: /* Exporting the animation */

2010-05-27T19:52:45Z

Exporting the animation

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	The next sections describes what else need to be changed in the final asm file.		The next sections describes what else need to be changed in the final asm file.
	~~--[[User:Tsgucci\|Tsgucci]] 12:46, 25 May 2010 (BST)~~

			== Tweaking the animation ==
	~~----~~

	There are two sections of the ASM code where you will have to make changes. The first is the section with the animation tables (ANIP) and the second is the section where the actual interpolation for the animation is performed (ANIC). Which changes to make in these two seconds is discussed next.		There are two sections of the ASM code where you will have to make changes. The first is the section with the animation tables (ANIP) and the second is the section where the actual interpolation for the animation is performed (ANIC). Which changes to make in these two seconds is discussed next.

Tsgucci: /* Re-Number the animation keyframes */

2010-05-25T11:54:11Z

Re-Number the animation keyframes

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	--[[User:Tsgucci\|Tsgucci]] 12:46, 25 May 2010 (BST)		--[[User:Tsgucci\|Tsgucci]] 12:46, 25 May 2010 (BST)


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	There are two sections of the ASM code where you will have to make changes. The first is the section with the animation tables (ANIP) and the second is the section where the actual interpolation for the animation is performed (ANIC). Which changes to make in these two seconds is discussed next.		There are two sections of the ASM code where you will have to make changes. The first is the section with the animation tables (ANIP) and the second is the section where the actual interpolation for the animation is performed (ANIC). Which changes to make in these two seconds is discussed next.

Tsgucci at 11:46, 25 May 2010

2010-05-25T11:46:41Z

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	Although I will try to explain everything as clearly as possible, I would say this is a task that a novice scenery designer might find a bit hard. But if you are a little bit familiar with ASM tweaking then I hope this tutorial will give you enough knowledge of how the animations are defined to be able to tweak them. Let's get started.		Although I will try to explain everything as clearly as possible, I would say this is a task that a novice scenery designer might find a bit hard. But if you are a little bit familiar with ASM tweaking then I hope this tutorial will give you enough knowledge of how the animations are defined to be able to tweak them. Let's get started.

			== Exporting the animation ==

			Basically exporting an animation with more than 1024 from gmax is not possible. MakeMDL simply ignore the animation from the export if the animation is longer than 1024. If we want to export the animation we need to export it by every 1024 frames. If the export is ready we have to combine the parts to one complete file manually. In this section we try to explain how to do it.

			Step1:
			First of all create your animation in gmax with the full length. Let's say your animation is 2048 frames long.

			Step2:
			If it is ready open the time configuration panel and change the end-frame to 1023. Press OK. Export your model, name it e.g. anim1.mdl (of course you have to keep the asm file with the exporter as we will tweak the asm).

			Step3:
			When ready open the time configuration panel in gmax again and set the time parameters start frame :1024- end frame 2048. Press okay and open the time configuration button again. Press the Re-Scale button and re-scale the animation, start frame 0, end frame 1023. This step will forward the second part of the animation to the 0 point to be able to export it.

			'''WARNING! After this step do not save your gmax file otherwise you will loose the first part of your animation!'''

			This step becomes more complex if your animation is longer than 2048 frames. In that case in the Re-Scale part you have to set the end date of the previous end date minus 1024 frames not to loose the remaining animation. Do not forget! One part what you export can not be longer than 1024 frames! Maybe if you want to make it easier export your animation by 1000 frames.

			Step4:
			Export the second part now to anim2.mdl.

			=== Re-Number the animation keyframes ===

			Our next steps is to combine the two animation into one again in the asm manually. We need to copy the animation tables from the anim2.mdl and paste them to anim1.mdl. That is unfortunately is not so easy. As the second part we have exported with start frame of 0, of course in our asm file the frame numbers will start with 0 as well. Of course this would cause a problem as we have already the same frame numbers in the first mdl. We need to re-number the second part asm frame numbers. To do this there is an MS Excel file attached.

			Open your anim2_0.asm copy the keyframes section and paste it to the excel file (Column 'A'). In the excel file you can find a field 'Start Frame'. Enter the starting frame what you wish re-number your keyframes, in our case it is the 1024. The Excel will change all the keyframes and he will give the result in column 'B'. Select the column 'B' result and copy it, than paste it to your anim1_0.asm to the right position.
			All animation has two animation kayframe table, both has to be changed by the excel, it can handle both. Of course if you have several parts you have to repeat this step till you get a continous sequenced animation keyframe table in anim1_0.asm.

			The method will be more complex if in your animation several objects has animation. Every object has a separate animation keyframe table and you have to take care that you do not mix-up the object in your final anim1_0.asm.

			The next sections describes what else need to be changed in the final asm file.
			--[[User:Tsgucci\|Tsgucci]] 12:46, 25 May 2010 (BST)


	There are two sections of the ASM code where you will have to make changes. The first is the section with the animation tables (ANIP) and the second is the section where the actual interpolation for the animation is performed (ANIC). Which changes to make in these two seconds is discussed next.		There are two sections of the ASM code where you will have to make changes. The first is the section with the animation tables (ANIP) and the second is the section where the actual interpolation for the animation is performed (ANIC). Which changes to make in these two seconds is discussed next.

GerdKachelmann-6687: /* Animation tables */

2009-03-16T12:18:55Z

Animation tables

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	== Animation tables ==		== Animation tables ==

	In this section I will describe ~~with~~ changes you need to make the animation tables. There are two sorts of tables you will have to change. The first is the table that stores your animation keyframes and the second is the table that is used to determine the frame for the animation timer variable.		In this section I will describe which changes you need to make in the animation tables. There are two sorts of tables you will have to change. The first is the table that stores your animation keyframes and the second is the table that is used to determine the frame for the animation timer variable.

	=== Keyframes table ===		=== Keyframes table ===

Arno at 17:11, 15 March 2009

2009-03-15T17:11:53Z

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