Animation Problem

[Cysticcraze]

I cant get my prop to move, so I figure I made a really simple mistake exporting from XSI or in the .qc file, hope you guys can help.

$scale 10
$modelname "cysticcraze\cystics_combine_crate\cystics_combine_crate.mdl"
$surfaceprop Metal_Box
$body mybody "combine_crate_ref.smd"

$cdmaterials "models\cystics_combine_crate\"
$texturegroup skinfamilies
{
{ "combine_storage_crate.vmt" }
{ "combine_storage_cratea.vmt" }
{ "combine_storage_crateb.vmt" }
}

$sequence open "combine_crate_open.smd" loop fps 26


$collisionmodel "combine_crate_phys.smd" { $concave }

When I export from XSI I have all boxes checked, and yes I am exporting the skeletal animation.

[Kosire]

You need the phys properties..

add like

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$keyvalues        { prop_data { "base" "Metal.Medium"  } }

in you're QC and then compile the map with the prop being prop_physics or prop_physics_multiplayer.

Also add the $mass (for the weight) in between the { } in the $collisionmodel.

[Cysticcraze]

Ok I did that and still no cake. I want it to be static btw, but I figure if its a phys I can always just check a falg. Heres my current settup.

$scale 10
$modelname "cysticcraze\cystics_combine_crate\cystics_combine_crate.mdl"
$surfaceprop Metal_Box
$body mybody "combine_crate_ref.smd"

$cdmaterials "models\cystics_combine_crate\"
$texturegroup skinfamilies
{
{ "combine_storage_crate.vmt" }
{ "combine_storage_cratea.vmt" }
{ "combine_storage_crateb.vmt" }
}

$sequence open "combine_crate_open.smd" loop fps 26

$keyvalues
{
prop_data
{
"base" "Metal.Medium"
}
}

$collisionmodel "combine_crate_phys.smd" { $concave $mass 100 }

Am I putting the animation into the qc file correctly? Because I have like three more animations to add, if I can get one to work I will figure out the rest.

[joe_dirt976]

if your using xsi, did you use the skeletal animation option for your smd export? make sure the mesh is eveloped to the bones btw.

[Kosire]

You don't need ".vmt" in the skinfamilies.

[Cysticcraze]

make sure the mesh is eveloped to the bones btw.

How would I go about doing this? I know I just admitted to being a novice, but I really am.

[jister]

dunno for XSI but in max it's a skin modifier where you add all the bones and then use envelopes to assign which vert should be attached how much percentage to what bone.
i.e. if you have a crate where the lit opens, you're animation will have two bones, one with all the verts from the crate enveloped 100%. and one with all the verts from the lit enveloped 100% to.

[thenone]

Yeah for XSI, the points need to be enveloped to a null at least. And like jister said above.

Check this out, it's a good tut. Enveloping by object would work well in this case.

http://www.moddb.com/engines/source/tutorials/introduction-to-animation-with-the-softimagexsi-6-mod-tool

Make sure once you start animating, you don't freeze anything in the scene(except 'Freeze M'). Also, all the objects need to be merged before export, after animation is done. The collision model would need $collisionjoints in the qc as well, but you're better off just using hammer features to simulation that(nodraw brushes).

[Cysticcraze]

Yeah for XSI, the points need to be enveloped to a null at least. And like jister said above.

Yea, my prop is already animated, so I dont need that tutorial. I just need to know how to envelope. Thanks for all the info though, I actually havent watched that movie in nearly a year!

[joe_dirt976]

as long as you followed this method for animating, http://www.moddb.com/groups/noesis-interactive/videos/animation-with-the-softimagexsi-6-mod-tool#imagebox

then using the following for enveloping will fix the rest.. http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Weightmap

[Cysticcraze]

Ok, I think I have done it right, thanks for all the help guys. Now I have another problem, it only recognizes a single frame. Do I need something in the editor or to edit my QC? It may be only exporting the frame I have it set to in the editor, any thoughts? Here is my QC:

Also how do I add multiple animations to the QC?

$scale 10
$modelname "cysticcraze\cystics_combine_crate\cystics_combine_crate.mdl"
$surfaceprop Metal_Box
$body mybody "combine_crate_ref.smd"

$cdmaterials "models\cystics_combine_crate\"
$texturegroup skinfamilies
{
{ "combine_storage_crate" }
{ "combine_storage_cratea" }
{ "combine_storage_crateb" }
}

$sequence idle "combine_crate_idle.smd" loop fps 26

$keyvalues
{
prop_data
{
"base" "Metal.Medium"
}
}

$collisionmodel "combine_crate_phys.smd" { $concave $mass 100 }