Explosion Animation

[bobobo878]

I am trying to make a death animation for one of my models featuring an explosion. I created it by attaching an ingame texture to a sphere. This sphere is connected to a bone that expands over 1.5 seconds. While it works fine while in gmax, the animation never survives the transition to .mdx. In game the expansion of the sphere simply does not take place. Does anyone know what the problem could be?

 

[Pharaoh_]

How did you make the expansion? If it's a preset gmax animation, it can't be transferred like that into the mdx.

 

[bobobo878]

Yes, it's a preset gmax animation. Is there any way to work around this so it will work in the mdx?

 

[ikillforeyou]

upload it.

 

[machris13]

want a unit to explode if it dies?

you can do it triggers ^^

 

[bobobo878]

Files

For convenience, I am uploading a .gmax file that is identical to the explosion mesh in my other model. Sadly, it's animation does not seem to work when I convert it to .mdx View attachment Explosion.zip.zip

 

[ikillforeyou]

What export script do you use?

I used neodex from models, and it exported correctly, (i fixed your bone, it wasn't centered.) try to get it.

 

[bobobo878]

Script

DeX exporter v .185
You can download it here
http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/filestools.php

 

[ikillforeyou]

Use this one, that one doesn't export animation properly.

NeoDex

I also updated my above post.

I hope to see you modding soon! =)

 

[bobobo878]

I'm having trouble opening your script. My gmax application doesn't seem to like the .rar format. Do I need some kind of addon for it to work?

 

[ikillforeyou]

Well, firstly, .rar is an archive, secondly, all the files in the archive need to go to different folders. what i'd do is just download it, extract it, then copy and paste all the folders inside of the main folder to your gmax directory, then run the script, restart gmax and use the new toolbar at the top.

 

[bobobo878]

derp

derp. Well that explains why it wouldn't run. Anyhow, I'm having trouble figuring out how to divide and name the animations. with my old script the controls for this were under the animation window. Where are they now?

 

[ikillforeyou]

you have to manually do it in magos model editor.

 

[bobobo878]

I think I may have missed a step, Is there something I need to do from gmax before hitting export for the animation to transfer? According to the viewer and editor applicarions, no animations transferred

 

[ikillforeyou]

it exports the bone rotations, you need to make the animations (key frames) yourself.

 

[bobobo878]

I think the model I posted had keyframes, is there something I need to do to export them?

 

[ikillforeyou]

it should have keyframes. but no animations, you just need to add the animations by yourself.

 

[bobobo878]

Allright, I read blinkboy's tutorial again, and the problem is I don't know how to get to "notetrack" from the gmax UI, so the keys are ignored. Could someone please explain this?

 

[bobobo878]

bump

 

[Sooda]

From unpublished writings for other site:

In Gmax 1.2 (remember it is based on 3ds max 4?) Dope Sheet is called Track View. To access "dope sheet" in Gmax choose Graph Editors > Track View > New Track View or Open Track View which opens current scene track view. If you got default empty scene 'Open Track View' creates new track view named 'Untitiled 1'.

Additional notes:
You add your notes under Object in "dope sheet", add starting note on same frame where your animation starts and add with exactly same name another note to end key. Your animation name must be between "" like for example "Stand". All your animation settings must be TCB, read Blinkboy's NeoDex Gmax post for further instructions. No additional notes between two identically named notes!