[T3D1.1B1 Wish Item] Set animation sequence for a mounted object in Shape Editor
by Dusty Monk · in Torque 3D Professional · 05/25/2010 (8:03 pm) · 1 replies
This is a piece of functionality that existed in ShowToolPro that appears to have been dropped along he way to the Shape Editor.
What I would like is the ability to set a particular anim sequence for an object I've mounted to a shape. So for instance if I have a vehicle (a shape) and I mount a player (another shape) to the vehicle, there's no way I can set the anim sequence for the player to the correct one (which would be the one he would use while riding the vehicle). This has been a fairly important part of my quality control process in TGEA as I receive anims from the artists, ensuring that the riding sequence positions and nodes align correctly with the vehicle model.
While I certainly can (and currently do) use ShowToolPro as a workaround, this is a great bit of functionality I'd really like to see return in the Shape Editor.
Thanks!
Dusty Monk
Windstorm Studios
What I would like is the ability to set a particular anim sequence for an object I've mounted to a shape. So for instance if I have a vehicle (a shape) and I mount a player (another shape) to the vehicle, there's no way I can set the anim sequence for the player to the correct one (which would be the one he would use while riding the vehicle). This has been a fairly important part of my quality control process in TGEA as I receive anims from the artists, ensuring that the riding sequence positions and nodes align correctly with the vehicle model.
While I certainly can (and currently do) use ShowToolPro as a workaround, this is a great bit of functionality I'd really like to see return in the Shape Editor.
Thanks!
Dusty Monk
Windstorm Studios
About the author
Dusty Monk is founder and president of Windstorm Studios, an independant game studio. Formerly a sr. programmer at Ensemble Studios, Dusty has worked on AAA titles such as Age of Empires II & III, and Halo Wars.
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Among other improvements, the beta2 shape editor allows you to select an animation sequence to play for each mounted shape (including play/pause control, and a slider to scrub through the sequence).