[CodeCat]

Is there a way to import the animations of a w3d into gmax? I'm trying to replicate the "waving flag" animation from several buildings, but it's very hard to do without a proper example. So does anyone know an importer that can do this (and also imports things without turning all models confetti-coloured)?

[Mithril]

Coolfile made an animation importer, search for it..

[Granger]

http://w3d.dhs.strategyx.com/

I think that's what you need

[coolfile]

now I am making a integrated w3d importer. the core script is done and the user interface is in progress.

[CodeCat]

It works a bit different from the one I used to have, which you ran and then a few new options appeared below the run script option, but I suppose that's the interface you meant. Anyway, this one does work better than the old one, so fair play to you!

[key0p]

Works better? It imports the transitions flawlessly as far as Ive seen

[CodeCat]

Yeah but it still messes up the colours. Not sure if it's even possible to get those right, but a "perfect" importer should do that right too IMO.

[key0p]

colours? are you talking about mesh colours? Why is that important to you?

Anyway, when you use the aniamtion importer, it doesnt import any geometry at all, you already have that in the scene, an animation is not an object or a colour

[CodeCat]

Hey I'm just a beginner at this... So how do you attach the animation to the geometry then?

[key0p]

The geometry needs to have the same names as the bones in the animation file, then when you import it creates keys on the geometry

Coolfile has packaged the aniamtion importer with a material importer, but in essence they are two separate scripts.