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  1. Dec 9th, 2001, 11:26 AM #1
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    Question how to animate a 3D object

    i have got a human model prepared in 3d studio max.How do i import this object into my Vb application?also how do i rotate,move,make the model bend as shown in any cartoon.now suppose if the model is supposed to wear a shirt and trouser how do i make the application do so... please help i am desperate.
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  2. Dec 9th, 2001, 12:45 PM #2
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    You will have to learn Direct3D. Unfortunatly, this will take you a while. The movement is even more advanced.

    If you wanted the put clothes on the model, you would have to do it with 3D Studio.

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  3. Dec 9th, 2001, 01:32 PM #3
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    What, you mean a super model? A female one?

    Ok, if you go to http://www.planet-source-code.com you'll find a lot of Lander games, one of them has a window where you see and rotate a model of a planet... all you have to do is use the human model instead
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'Error 9: Overflow
'DON'T PANIC! :eek:

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    Originally posted by Zaei
    You will have to learn Direct3D. Unfortunatly, this will take you a while. The movement is even more advanced.

    If you wanted the put clothes on the model, you would have to do it with 3D Studio.

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    Not specifically Direct3D (which doesn't exist as that name anymore). You can use OpenGL as well, which is actually a better API but don't tell anyone...

    ...especially since people stopped doing drivers for XP

    Why they'd stop supporting superior products is beyond me.
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  6. Dec 9th, 2001, 02:20 PM #5
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    Maybe because it's not superior?...
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'Error 9: Overflow
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  7. Dec 9th, 2001, 03:47 PM #6
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    OpenGL isnt better. The only real difference is the interface. OGL is function based, while D3D (it is D3D, whatever you want to call it =) is Object based. OpenGL also has extensions, which are ablessing and a curse. They allow you to get the highest performance possible from a card, but your code will only work on that card. D3D Abstracts thata way, so you can get only slightly less power from a broader range of cards.

    OGL is also Portable, but we are talking VB here...

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  8. Dec 9th, 2001, 04:24 PM #7
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    Yeah, but for some reason I don't like 3D games hehe, they're so primitive I prefer good old DDraw
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'Error 9: Overflow
'DON'T PANIC! :eek:

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    Do all the animation in 3D max , what u want to wear the colth etc. and record it
    then save ir as avi or mpeg and on vb form place it and code it for automatic play...

    and the secound option is............

    In vb click on project >> components >> choose the Insertable object and than click on 3d max

    the object icon comes in toolbar then place it on form and try it...

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  11. Dec 10th, 2001, 07:55 AM #9
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    But Jotaf... I can get oh so many more particles running at once, and have them look good =).

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    Originally posted by Zaei
    OpenGL isnt better. The only real difference is the interface. OGL is function based, while D3D (it is D3D, whatever you want to call it =) is Object based. OpenGL also has extensions, which are ablessing and a curse. They allow you to get the highest performance possible from a card, but your code will only work on that card. D3D Abstracts thata way, so you can get only slightly less power from a broader range of cards.

    OGL is also Portable, but we are talking VB here...

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    Does D3D work on an SGI workstation? I think not
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  13. Dec 10th, 2001, 02:29 PM #11
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    Last line, parksie =).

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    Originally posted by Zaei
    Last line, parksie =)
    Doesn't matter what the language is, you should still prepare for when you mature and move away from VB
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  15. Dec 10th, 2001, 05:46 PM #13
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    Of course =).

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  16. Dec 12th, 2001, 09:34 AM #14
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    Zaei: That's because I'm using 9 Set/GetPixel calls for each particle

    Parksie: Why would you wanna code in some other language?
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    Temp = Me.GetIQ()
'Error 9: Overflow
'DON'T PANIC! :eek:

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    Originally posted by Jotaf98
    Parksie: Why would you wanna code in some other language?
    Because c++ is harder to read than VB
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  18. Dec 13th, 2001, 08:16 AM #16
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    Originally posted by parksie
    Because c++ is harder to read than VB
    Not by much =). Reading C++ is sort of like breathing now =).

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  19. Dec 13th, 2001, 08:29 AM #17
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    I agree with Zaei; C++ has come to me (I've made a Guess the Number game ) in it's different ways and it's easy to read
    All contents of the above post that aren't somebody elses are mine, not the property of some media corporation.
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  20. Dec 13th, 2001, 03:30 PM #18
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    Hehe well, I'd learn C++, but only when I need it
    For now VB is enough
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    You'll grow up and become a man soon, and you will leave childish things behind

    (like pointers references for ever!)
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  22. Dec 13th, 2001, 06:21 PM #20
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    Lol I almost never need that sort of stuff and when I do, I use CopyMemory

    Btw, the "Byte Me" in your signature... that was my signature in the good old Battle.Net Starcraft Map Development Forum
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    Temp = Me.GetIQ()
'Error 9: Overflow
'DON'T PANIC! :eek:

    To learn how to use realistic effects in your games like fire, rain, snow and magic effects, read my article on particles systems here.


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  23. Dec 14th, 2001, 01:31 PM #21
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    Was it? Cool

    Proves that fools go together

    (Well, I could hardly say great minds think alike could I...)
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  24. Dec 15th, 2001, 03:57 PM #22
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    Hardly

    But yeah, I think I read that in some Garfield book or something
    Code:
    Temp = Me.GetIQ()
'Error 9: Overflow
'DON'T PANIC! :eek:

    To learn how to use realistic effects in your games like fire, rain, snow and magic effects, read my article on particles systems here.


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