Blender LOD for animated shapes

Hi everybody:

I saw a few old posts about people not getting the Levels Of Detail working when using an Armature to deform a shape.
I have tried some options and finally I got it working fine. I am currently using Blender 2.7a and the last version of the dts exporter.

First, I implemented some resource I found anywhere here. I don't remember who was the author, but it is not mine:

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In tsStatic.cc near line 238 you need to change a true/false condition as shown below.

if (image->isTranslucent == true)
{
TSShapeInstance::smNoRenderNonTranslucent = true;
TSShapeInstance::smNoRenderTranslucent = false;
}
else
{
TSShapeInstance::smNoRenderNonTranslucent = false;
TSShapeInstance::smNoRenderTranslucent = false; // was true
}
Blender models now work perfectly giving all LOD's and transparent faces work too.
I also tested with the Max Orc and it still works fine as well.
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The next problem was getting the same armature to deform all the diferent meshes with the same action. My solution was to make an instance (a dependent copy) of the armature for the first LOD mesh, with alt+D inside Blender, and use it as the parent for the second LOD mesh. Here you have a blend file with a simple example:

http://www.gustavom.com/images/otros/LODs.zip

I have exported the model and it works ok in TSTpro, you see the 2 LOD with the same animation and working just right. I have also exported it as a player dts, and once in Torque it works also fine.

But when I try to get it inside Torque as a static shape I have some troubles:

-if I use just the dts, the simple cs and the dsq, and import it as a static shape, I got the LODs working, but no animation at all.

-And I have tried to make it a Misc. item, using a .cs script from another tuto (the radar one with videotuto, great material):
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datablock StaticShapeData(Radar_part2)
{
category = "Misc";
shapeFile = "~/tuts/radar_part2.dts";
};

function Radar_part2::onAdd(%this,%obj)
{
%obj.playThread(0,"Action");
}

function StaticShapeData::create(%block)
{
%obj = new StaticShape()
{
dataBlock = %block;
};
return(%obj);
}
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Changing names and paths, of course, and I got it running inside Torque as an animated shape from the misc. folder, but then the first LOD does not work at all, and I don't see the model untill I am very near it. But this way the animation is working...


So, I need to learn some more basic scripting for Torque, but Blender LODs are working right ;)

I hope it is usefull for somebody. Regards.