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Player problems

by Tao Chen · in Artist Corner · 04/29/2006 (3:36 am) · 8 replies

I have a player bodymesh, i build a biped for it, also multires and necessary dummies but when i export, there is only the skeleton,why?

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#1
04/29/2006 (11:36 pm)
You probably did something wrong with your detail markers or the multires snapshot.
It should work just fine. Read the documentation again.
#2
04/29/2006 (11:53 pm)
Yes exactly like Magnus said :D

some checklists before exporting, make sure of these:
- the LOD is named as Multires::bodymesh and link it to the original bodymesh (Convert the Multires object to Editable Mesh, this will remove the Skin modifier on top of the Multires mesh if you clone the original bodymesh)
- both LOD object & original object have User Defined properties, for example:
Quote:
MULTIRES::DETAILS = 1.0,0.76458,0.64795,0.50621,0.29042,0.1345,0.7256,0.05452
MULTIRES::SIZES = 145,80,60,30,18,12,6,3
- have all necessary helper/dummy objects according to number of LOD/detail, for example (8 helpers for above): Detail3, Detail6, Detail12 ... Detail145
- have all other important dummies: Eye, Cam, Mount0, etc...
i have an image of default biped in case you need it:
Biped Default Names
Biped Necessary Helpers

i hope that helps cubixstudio.com/images/happy.gif,

evi
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#3
06/08/2006 (7:52 pm)
Hai,

I have met the same prolblem as Tao Chen. I only used the default orc setup , I just change the skin with my customed one, Every thing is done like Evi "Cubix Studio" have suggested . But it still dosen't work ,and when I used the default orc's .cfg file , there showed a message that "Cannot collapes node 'Bip01 L Finger0' because it is a bone"

Could you be so kind to help me out ? plz
#4
06/09/2006 (12:21 am)
Chengjie,
you have to make sure that on your Skin modifier you shouldn't have "Bip01 L Finger" in the Bones list.
If you have it on bones list you should remove it (or delete the skin modifier and start over just in case it still doesn't work)

as far as i know only bone that will affect the vertex should be on the bones list cubixstudio.com/images/wink2.gif


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#5
06/11/2006 (11:42 pm)
Well , Evi , I checked the Skin modifier and ,removed the unused bones ,and the dialog box gone ,but still the skin didn't show up . Would you be so kind to spare me some minutes checking on my file?
#6
06/11/2006 (11:59 pm)
Sure.. i'd love to check the problem with your file
you can send it to my email or upload it on your server and i'll check it later cubixstudio.com/images/happy2.gif

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#7
06/12/2006 (7:58 pm)
Chengjie,

I took a quick look at your file, here are some steps that you might missed:

1. You have detail3, detail6 ... detail145 but you don't have the mesh associate with each detail (no LOD mesh),
if you don't want to include all LOD mesh, delete all those details helpers, leave only 1 detail helper, for example detail3, and rename your player as YourMeshName3 (the number behind detail name must be the same with the number on the end of mesh name, except if you use LOD & Multires where you can define it on Edit->Object Properties->User Defined tab).

2. You make your Bounds box upside down. usually i make bound box from TOP viewport.

3. on your skin modifier you have these bones included:
Bip01 R Finger0 - 02
Bip01 L Finger0 - 02
Bip01 R Toe0 - 02
Bip01 L Toe0 - 02
Bip01 Spine3

if you plan to use default Orc animation, you need to reskin the mesh with correct bones, below is the list of bones that you need to include on your skin modifier:
Bip01 Pelvis
Bip01 Head
Bip01 Spine
Bip01 Spine1
Bip01 Spine2

Bip01 L Calf
Bip01 L Clavicle
Bip01 L Foot
Bip01 L ForeArm
Bip01 L Hand
Bip01 L Thigh
Bip01 L UpperArm

Bip01 R Calf
Bip01 R Clavicle
Bip01 R Foot
Bip01 R ForeArm
Bip01 R Hand
Bip01 R Thigh
Bip01 R UpperArm

4. Make sure on CFG file, you list all necessary bones on "Always Export", since you have Bip01 Finger and Toe on your Skin modifier, i modified the CFG file with this:
AlwaysExport:
eye
cam
mount0
Bip01 L Finger*
Bip01 R Finger*
Bip01 L Toe*
Bip01 R Toe*

now, here is your character screenshot in TST cubixstudio.com/images/wink2.gif:
cubixstudio.com/temp/gg_chengjie01.jpg
i'll send the fixed file to you later :D, you can try to fix it yourself if you want cubixstudio.com/images/cheeky.gif
i hope that will help :D


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#8
06/12/2006 (10:49 pm)
It is so great favour you have don to me and I lack of words to thank you .

As your advice , I did my exportion once more . I got it done , so excitedly , I even wanted to cheers some champange with you . But there is still a lot of work to do :P .

Here is my msn: chengjie_7788@hotmail.com . May I be your friend ? If you pleased :D