[Hkh]

Hello I am just wondering how do you get the animation on to the model, when I import them they show up as the bones but there is no model with them?

[Silen2]

Model its *****_scn
What the importer you use?

[key0p]

due to nobody yet knowing how to apply WWSkin vertex bindings via maxscript, you need to apply the modifier and do it yourself.

Once I understand how to read the W3d file format with maxscript, I will write a script that will apply a skin modifier, jsut not a WWSkin one untill it gets figured out.Or maybe coolfile will do it himself

[Hkh]

ok thanks for the update caint wait until you get it worked out

[key0p]

actually i think I misunderstood your question when I read it

To get the model, you import it separately to the animation.After you have imported both the model and skeleton/animation, you then apply the skin/physique modifier.

[Hkh]

Ok so I import the bones that have the animation I want first then I import the model? when I do that those the model is imported and it has the bones inside it that have no animation but the model that I imported first is still there ?

[key0p]

yes, delete those(non-animated) bones that import with the model, then apply the skin modifier using the animated bones.

[Hostile]

I tried myself for awhile before coming here but I'm missing some basics. Assuming I'm never done this before, I tried differant combos here. I selected the bone and added skin modifier and it said it was referenced to something else and that was it.

Point is I imported Gimli, removed static bones, imported attack animation. Which looks quite entertaining watching the bones move. But I'm missing a newb thing here. How do I assign the bones to the model with the skin modifier.

[key0p]

it is covered in much detail in the user reference, more than I can provide here.Just use the search function

[Hostile]

Search help for 3ds max, Gmax, or Renx? I promise after that enuff with the questions. I assume Renx cause of the WWskin. But I'm all ears for a lead in the right direction.