How to get the plugin to work

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#2 I don't understand what you mean. The only thing that is Blender related in the SDK folder was the python script in SDK/Tools/Blender. If you mean that the Common_GUI.py and the others in that list should be in the Blender script map by default then there's something wrong with my Blender. I haven't found any Blender related zip file at all. So where can I get this zip file?

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#5 GreenWalt I'm having a problem. I'm reading so many threads looking for answers. I bought torque which I like. I've tried working with Maya, and now moved on to blender. I decided to go with blender. I'm slowly working at moving to 3dmax, but for the simple reason of cash flow and I'm just enjoying this as a hobby. Blender seems like a wise choice.

Here is where I'm at.
I have blender 2.43a and python 2.3
I been trying different combinations of blender/python. hoping to get something working.

First question
What version of blender are you using ?
What version of Python are you using?

I am starting from scratch again.

I'm uninstalling Torque/blender/and Python I want to start simple and just make sure I have everything I need.

I'm will start going through setting this up again, and will post my progress as I go, and maybe you'll see where my mistakes are coming in.
I'll post again once I've uninstalled everything

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#7 I installed Torque 1.4.2 SDK first into C:Torque

Next I installed Python 2.3.5 into C:Python 23

Next I installed blender 2.42a

Next I unzipped DTSexporter 0941 into its own folder and copy and pasted the files into c: blender/.blender/script folder and it didn't over write any files.

I'll try working with this setup and see what i get

#8 Ok the problem I was having is. I created a simple cube with a shaft connected to another cube. Just to create a simple animation. I placed a lamp, camera, my mesh, place the bone and made sure all the connection were proper . Bone,Detail32,shape being the final parent, and assuming I have everything alright. I created a 14 frame animation with keyframes at frame 1/7/and 14. The animation works fine in the action editor.

The shape has one bone, so the need for the DSQ isn't there.

The one animation is called action and when I export it into the game using the dtsexpoter.
I place my object into the game and there is no animation.

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#10 Ok uninstalled blender 2.42a
and uninstalled python 2.3.5

I installed blender 2.43 and copy/pasted the files for dtsexporter 0941 into the blender/.blender/scripts folder.

I'll give this a try and see what happens

#11 Ok thanks, I'll try. I just wanted to make sure my setup was correct, the problem may very well be placing the shape and the script, I had it as a static shape. Thanks for your help. I'll work with this for a few days and see if I can make something happen. I'll also keep reading up on anything I can find.

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#13 This is my log file

Torque Exporter 0.941
Using blender, version 243
Loaded Preferences.
Processing Scene...
Cleaning Preference Keys
Exporting...
Writing shape to 'C:\Torque\SDK\example\Objects\oilrigpart.dts'.
Processing...
Action Action.001 used, dumping...
Track: Bone (node 1)
Frames: 14
Animates: loc rot
Loaded sequence 'Action.001'.
> Shape Details
> Nodes
^^ Bone [Exp-Catch-Root] (parent -1)
^^ Bone [Bone] (parent -1)
> Objects
'Cube' : Standard
'Cylinder' : Standard
> Materials
> Detail Levels
Detail-1 (size : 32)
Smallest : Detail-1 (size : 32)
> Internal Sequences
- Action.001
Animates: loc rot
Frames: 14
Ground Frames: 0
Triggers: 0
Writing out DTS...
Writing scriptC:\Torque\SDK\example\Objects\oilrigpart.cs
Writing material script C:\Torque\SDK\example\Objects\materials.cs
Done.
Finished.
Exporting...
Writing shape to 'C:\Torque\SDK\example\Objects\oilrigpart.dts'.
Processing...
Action Action.001 used, dumping...
Track: Bone (node 1)
Frames: 14
Animates: loc rot
Loaded and dumped sequence 'Action.001' to 'C:\Torque\SDK\example\Objects/Action.001.dsq'.
> Shape Details
> Nodes
^^ Bone [Exp-Catch-Root] (parent -1)
^^ Bone [Bone] (parent -1)
> Objects
'Cube' : Standard
'Cylinder' : Standard
> Materials
> Detail Levels
Detail-1 (size : 32)
Smallest : Detail-1 (size : 32)
> Internal Sequences
Writing out DTS...
Writing scriptC:\Torque\SDK\example\Objects\oilrigpart.cs
Writing material script C:\Torque\SDK\example\Objects\materials.cs
Done.
Finished.
Exporting...
Writing shape to 'C:\Torque\SDK\example\Objects\oilrigpart.dts'.
Processing...
Action Action.001 used, dumping...
Track: Bone (node 1)
Frames: 14
Animates: loc rot
Loaded and dumped sequence 'Action.001' to 'C:\Torque\SDK\example\Objects/Action.001.dsq'.
> Shape Details
> Nodes
^^ Bone [Exp-Catch-Root] (parent -1)
^^ Bone [Bone] (parent -1)
> Objects
'Cube' : Standard
'Cylinder' : Standard
> Materials
> Detail Levels
Detail-1 (size : 32)
Smallest : Detail-1 (size : 32)
> Internal Sequences
Writing out DTS...
Writing scriptC:\Torque\SDK\example\Objects\oilrigpart.cs
Writing material script C:\Torque\SDK\example\Objects\materials.cs
Done.
Finished.

#14 I notice my file is only showing up in static shapes.