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GMax animation export, help

JCRL

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Hello everyone, I have a problem trying to export an animation I made in gmax, a car animation, I readed the EireSim animation tutorial, in Gmax the animation works OK ;) but when exporting the animation (with the FS2002 gamepack) I readed the .asm files and there is not the lines that should have a file with animated objects like

anim_long_1_tick18_mod_1 label word
dw 8
dw -32768,0,-16386,16383
dw -16384,0,-2,16383
dw 0,0,16382,16383
dw 16384,0,32766,16383
anim_long_1_tick18_mod_2 label word
dw 32
dw 0,0,1023,1023
dw 1024,0,2047,1023
dw 2048,0,3071,1023
dw 3072,0,4095,1023
dw 4096,0,5119,1023
dw 5120,0,6143,1023
dw 6144,0,7167,1023
dw 7168,0,8191,1023
dw 8192,0,9215,1023
dw 9216,0,10239,1023
dw 10240,0,11263,1023
dw 11264,0,12287,1023
dw 12288,0,13311,1023
dw 13312,0,14335,1023
dw 14336,0,15359,1023
dw 15360,0,16383,1023
anim_long_1_float_convert_hi label word
dw 12 ; num entries
dw 0,0
dw 1,16256
dw 2,16384
dw 4,16512
dw 8,16640
dw 16,16768
dw 32,16896
dw 64,17024
dw 128,17152
dw 256,17280
dw 512,17408
dw 1024,17536
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I don't see those lines in my .asm files

I named the car tick18_Aveo (because the car I made is an Aveo) just like the tutorial says

Please help
 
Sorry, I don't think there are many people using FS2002 left around here, other than creating ground polys.
 
Hi Tom, the animation is for FS2004, but I don't know which gamepack I must use, the FS2002 or the FS9, because I need to make it longer than 1024 frames with the ASM tweaking

Help please
 
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I downloaded your file and see what is wrong.

All the animation is correct but exporter does not support path constrain.
1.You need to go to the trajectory page.

pathconstrain.jpg


2. Then put number of frame to be 1023 (it is from 0-1023 frame is 1024 limitation)

3. Put sample to 50, this will make key frames every 50 frames which is more than enough. Then the final one DON'T FORGET click on Collapse button. (I'm sorry that, even myself, I forgot to make arrow on that button.)

4. You will see the keyframes created by the program. Then you can export it with fs2002 gamepack.

pathconstrain02.jpg


Do not forget to take crash out because a huge bounding box will be created too. (Not sure about that)

I got this idea from this web site but I cannot remember who posted that and where is the thread now.
Hope this help.
Regards,
Tic
 
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I tried your car in my Samui airport and it works now.
Your little car is moving in my field now.
pathconstrain03.jpg
 
Hello again

I exported the animation using the FS2002 GMax gamepack and tweaked the ASM files because I wanna the animation playing in 4096 frames, tried to compile with the BGLC_9 but the new BGL file wasn't generated, I don't know if I did something wrong while tweaking, here are the ASM files with the tweaked code
 

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Juan, do you think the car's speed is to fast with an animation length of 1024 frames? I managed to get your car running around my airport as well following Tic's advice and simply exporting it with the FS2004 gamepack. After seeing your airport in the showroom thread, I would think given the roadway type, the car's speed would be about right, or maybe even a little slow? As far as I know, the only reason to increase the animation length beyond 1024 would be to slow the car down, or am I missing something?

Have you tried just exporting it with the FS2004 gamepack to see what it looks like?

Jim
 
I have to admit that I never tweak to get more than 1024 frames.
What I did is I copy another car and run at the end of the first car. So it looks like only one car is moving along the line. Actually there is another car starting outside your visual field. It is easier than tweaking.

I agree with Jim that I don't see the point why you need to export by fs2002 gamepack. But the result are the same whatever gamepack you use.
 
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