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General Anim8or Forum / Re: SMD skeleton to an8 skeleton
« on: November 08, 2014, 04:31:42 pm »
I ran into the same sorts of problems when I was writing a BVH to Anim8or converter.  You need to know the reference frame for the SMD skeleton and rotate the SMD skeleton to the Anim8or reference frame right-handed (0,1,0).  The SMD reference frame is unclear, but seems to be left-handed (0,0,1).

Attached is the VB6 source code for the BVHtoAnim8or program.  To follow execution, look at cmd_sel_input_Click() and cmd_convert_Click().

NickE

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ASL Scripts / Metric Screws and Nuts Script
« on: October 19, 2014, 01:50:44 pm »
Attached is a script to generate Metric Screws and Nuts.  Currently supported are Socket Head, Button Head, and Hex Head.

Enjoy!

NickE

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ASL Scripts / Re: Allthread Script
« on: October 19, 2014, 07:39:46 am »
Kreator,

I have attached an updated version to support v98.  I forgot about the "//' comments only being added in the latest builds.

As far as merging faces: it will work (even in build 1115) if you are careful about not selecting the very thin faces on the underside of the top.

What kind of head are you wanting to add?  I actually made this script from paring down another script that makes standard ISO metric socket cap screws and accompanying nut.  Is there types of screws you would like to see?

NickE

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ASL Scripts / Allthread Script
« on: October 18, 2014, 07:56:54 pm »
Attached is a parametric script to generate allthread.  The thread profile is based on the ISO Metric Thread Standard.  You can edit the script to give other thread profiles.

Enjoy.

NickE

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ASL Scripts / Involute Gear Script
« on: October 15, 2014, 04:46:05 pm »
I needed some involute gears for a project that I am doing, so I ported this script from the OpenSCAD library.  I could have done the modelling in OpenSCAD, but I like to Anim8 things before I print and build them.  OpenSCAD is a great tool, but gets a bit prolific with the faceting.  Plus, I was able to use Anm8or's new functions capabilities in a practical manner for the first time.

Thank you, Steve for continuing to improve Anim8or!

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Ongoing Anim8or Development / Re: Current Development Release - Build 1115, October 7, 2014
« on: October 12, 2014, 09:34:17 am »
Steve,
   Thank you for continuing to support Anim8or.  I use it almost on a daily basis. 

Bugs to report:

1) Builds 1086 to 1115: Loss of Precision in Orientation in Object Editor:  If orientation is set in the "Parameters" dialog box to a value, the value is changed to a lower precision number when the dialog is reopened. 
   For example:
      A cylinder is drawn randomly
     "Cylinder Parameters" dialog box is opened by double-clicking the cylinder
     I change the "Orientation (PYR)" to 90,0,0 and "OK" is clicked
     "Cylinder Parameters" dialog box is opened by double clicking the cylinder
     The values shown are 89.966,-0.000,-0.000 and the cylinder looks as if the orientation has noticably changed
     
This is mostly likely due to the variable types being used in the quat-to-PYR function and/or the PYR-to-quat function.  Should be a quick fix.

2) Builds 1112 to 1115: Figure editor will not allow moving, rotating, or scaling of objects attached/added to bones.

3) Builds 1112 to 1115: Any mouse dragging for movement, rotation, scaling, etc on a group in Object Editor will crash Anim8or.  Double-clicking to open the "Group-Parameters" dialog works without crashing.

Thank you!

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General Anim8or Forum / Re: Making trees
« on: September 24, 2014, 10:39:45 am »
Sorry about posting the program that doesn't work in Win7.  I should have stated that originally.  I have WinXP virtual machines that I use for old (but well loved) programs that do not work in Win7.  Who doesn't have an old XP license from an ancient or non-working computer lying around?  Both Microsoft Virtual PC and Oracle VirtualBox are free, easy to use, and work so well you would think they were natively installed.  As an added bonus, Microsoft Virtual PC with WinXP uses XP drivers, so hardware that does not have drivers for Win7 will work.

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General Anim8or Forum / Re: Making trees
« on: September 22, 2014, 12:57:11 pm »
Attached is a tree generator that was abandoned and made free by the author.  It will export formats that Anim8or can import.

Install the demo, then copy the patch into the program directory.

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Ongoing Anim8or Development / Re: Current Development Release - Build 1097, August 26, 2014
« on: September 12, 2014, 04:58:01 pm »
Steve,

There are occasions when you cannot easily get to the element (for example: if it is inside another).  I use the menu access to element settings constantly.

Thank you,
NickE

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Anim8or v0.98 Discussion Forum / Re: Figure Issue: 28th Bone Ignores Parent Movement
« on: April 26, 2014, 07:48:27 pm »
I kinda guessed it was something like that.  There are workarounds I can use.  I just wanted to report a found issue.

Thank you!

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Anim8or v0.98 Discussion Forum / Figure Issue: 28th Bone Ignores Parent Movement
« on: April 26, 2014, 06:39:44 pm »
Steve,
   I think I may have found another bug (or maybe it is a feature), but it has been around since at least v0.95c. (I tested).

In Figures (and therefore Sequences and Scenes), the 28th child bone does not follow the changes to the 27th bone (the 28th bone's direct parent).  The 28th bone does follow the changes to any earlier bone.

It is strange that this has not been seen before, but I could not find any mention of it.  Maybe I am doing something incorrectly.

I have attached a sample an8 that shows this behavior in the figure (and sequence, and scene).  I have made several similar figures and each shows the same behavior.

What do you think?

Thank you!

Steve: Upon further testing, it appears to be related to having a namedobject attached to the bones.  When I delete the objects attached to the 27th bone, the 28th bone responds correctly, but the 29th now does not respond to the 28th until I delete the object attached to it (and so on).

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Anim8or v0.98 Discussion Forum / Re: Materials Reference lost after using "Mesh Parameters" dialog box
« on: April 26, 2014, 05:57:48 pm »
Thank you, Steve.  It seems to have cleared the bug.

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Anim8or v0.98 Discussion Forum / Re: Materials Reference lost after using "Mesh Parameters" dialog box
« on: April 26, 2014, 01:18:05 pm »
Steve,
   I have attached an an8 file and a texture jpg.  Once the file is opened, simply double clicking the mesh (battery model) to open the "Mesh Properties" dialog, then clicking "OK" will clear the materials.  I get the same results whether I alter any of the properties or not.

As far as ASL is concerned, I am still testing the newest capabilities.  If you don't mind, I will reserve my ASL wish list for another post so I can put my thoughts together as clearly as possible.

Thank you so much!

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Anim8or v0.98 Discussion Forum / Materials Reference lost after using "Mesh Parameters" dialog box
« on: April 26, 2014, 09:49:34 am »
In Object Editor, if a textured mesh is double-clicked to bring up the "Mesh Parameters" dialog box, when the "OK" button is clicked, the mesh loses references to its materials.  The UV coordinates are not lost, but the mesh's face references to individual materials are lost.

I first noticed this in Build 1086 and it persists in Build 1088.

A close look at the an8 file before and after shows that the "materiallist" has had the materials removed (leaving only the {" -- default --"}. Further, in the "faces" section, individual references to the materials are set to zero.  The materials are still in the object, just no longer associated with the mesh.

Thank you for continuing development on Anim8or.  I have been using it continuously since 2007.

I am especially looking forward to more ASL development.


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Ongoing Anim8or Development / Re: ASL Functions
« on: February 26, 2014, 07:14:26 am »
Wow, Steve, this is awesome!  What do you think about an #include type command or a linker type command that allows us to build libraries of functions in a separate file for easier reuse?

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