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FSX Animated flagpole

tsgucci

tsgucci

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Hello Guys!


I'm stucked with the animated flagpole. I have downloaded the one which is available in the downloads. I've exported the gmax example flagpole it is working fine. But I can not make a replica. I think somehow I miss a step, I tried to compare the attached example and my animation but I could not find anything.

What I did so far:

I created a thin box, with 4 horizontal segments. I applied a material which has the setting "Skinned mesh". The box is converted to mesh. I've added the bones on the vertexes. I applied the skin modifier from the stack and added all the bones. I made the animation. In gmax it is working like a charm. Than exported the object with the setting "export animation" and "export skin".
I miss a step I think because the flag is not animating in FS.

OR do I have to do something in the animation manager?
What do you think?

I've attached the file.

THanks for your help!
 

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Hi tsgucci,
I wished someone else take your model and tested. It was quite a long time and I'm not sure that you found your solution for that yet.
The answer is yes, you forgot animation tag.
You have to choose your bones, not the flag itself and tag them.
If you don't know how to, please go to: http://fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20241&highlight=animation
I did a mini tutorial how to do this. Please follow all the way to the last picture.
 
I attached this file for you.
Please change your material bitmap before exporting. I used mine since you didn't provide your texture to me.
 
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