The old 'getting animations to play in Torque' Q

Hi

I've exported a bird with a basic animation of wings flapping (object deform, no bones).
The model animates fine in Showtools Pro but remains static in Torque 1.5

I've read through numerous post about the same problem and tried implementing all the various solutions with no luck.

My 'bird.cs' :
datablock StaticShapeData(bird)
{ category = "wildlife";
shapeFile = "~/data/shapes/bird.dts";
};
function bird::onAdd(%this,%obj)
{ %obj.playThread(0,"fly");

I've tried exporting with the thread name the same in Max and CS, a 'Sequence_' prefix in max, and using 'ambient' as the name in max and the .cs.... but still nothing...


I have the feeling that all I need is some snippet of code somewhere but where ?

Hope you can help :)