Footstep triggers Howto ?

#1 Billy, I am going to quickly run through what is necessary to assign the triggers within Max, if you are confused or need another reference you should check out this section of the DTS Expoter Docs.

Triggers are added to the trigger channel of a sequence object. To add triggers you need to go into the track view (or Dope Sheet in R5) and expand the tracks on your sequence object until you see "trigger".

Next you need to add a keyframe at each frame where you want the footsteps to trigger (ie. where the feet would hit the ground plane).

Lastly you need to go in and edit each of the keyframes that you created in the trigger channel, you need to edit their values. By changing the value to 1 you will trigger the left foot data in the engine, and a value of 2 will trigger the right foot data in the engine.

Now just export your DSQ and you are done. That's the quick and simple of it.

Logan

#2 Thx logan !

But this is what i do
I have made a simple walk animation with biped skel !
i go to track view triggers and put some keys for
the places the foot touch the ground in the sequence track
changes the values to 1 for left foot 2 for right foot
export it and no footsteps !!

i use ground transform ,i start from the root pose

-Billy

#3 It might be something with your settings that you are using or some small thing that was setup incorrectly in your file. Can you upload your file somewhere so that I (or someone else) can look at it and offer you suggestions?

Logan

#4 Logan i try to send up a file somewhere !
Or can i send you a mail ?

but how does the trigger knows its foottrigger ?
do you mark the foot and add a key
or is it only to put one on the trigger track on the position the foot is on the ground ?

-Billy