hello,
i transfer from PaperVision to Away3d v4 for enjoy the new adobe stage3d api.
over more then 20 hours i tried to export an animated model form 3d max 2012 to Away3d v4

i success to load an *.3ds file. it was amazing the model look so sexy with a light and shadows!
but the animation don’t work.

so i start to learning how to load an model with animation.
and i understood that collada not supported yet.
and awd not ready yet.

so whats left is md2 and the md5.

after allot of trays i gived up of exporting an md5 from max2012…

now after more and more trays i success to export an md2 with the tool:
Quake 2 MD2 Exporter by Adam Barton.

but when i trying to load it it fail with the following error:
Error: No parser defined. To enable all parsers for auto-detection, use Parsers.enableAllBundled()

and i used befor i loaded my model with:
Parsers.enableAllBundled()

i attached my md2 file.

thanks!.

Hey there…
The enableParser don’t work pretty well (to me, at least) and for the animation, I recommend to use the AssetLibrary.enableParser(MD5Mesh) and AssetLibrary.enableParser(MD5Anim). This will help you with this problem. To carry on, I advice to you see this post, may be what this helps you more.
http://away3d.com/forum/viewthread/1295/

Good Luck.

show some of your loading code, I had this problem a few days ago but don’t remember how I fixed it. I think its a problem in how you try to load the file but as I said I need a code sample to hopefully point out your issue.

thanks!

i download the MD5 Exporter but he give me an error:

unable to convert: undefined to type: Modifier

now my model don’t have bones it’s just simple x,y,z animation with 8 editable mesh objects and uvm map material

here is my code:

i attached the full AS code

For MD5 I use this code:

I think that’s the same I used for AWD2 models. but with something like:
AssetLibrary.enableParser(MD2Parser);

Actually I just found some:

and then for onAssetRetrieved:

Hi there, sorry for delay. =\
YG:
Strange error, did you create the MESH_COMPLETE and ASSET_COMPLETE events? I has used, as base to me, the MonsterController in broomstick examples (https://github.com/away3d/away3d-examples-broomstick/tree/master/src - look into LoadMD5Test.cs and MonsterController.cs). Hope this helps.

Leo Brennan:

Leo Brennan - 09 November 2011 11:17 AM

For MD5 I use this code:

AssetLibrary.enableParser(MD5MeshParser);
AssetLibrary.enableParser(MD5AnimParser);
   
   AssetLibrary.addEventListener(AssetEvent.ASSET_COMPLETE, onAssetComplete);
AssetLibrary.load(new URLRequest("embeds/md5TestModel.md5mesh")); 

I think that’s the same I used for AWD2 models. but with something like:
AssetLibrary.enableParser(MD2Parser);

An short answer: That’s right, this enabled your parser to load your mesh, but don’t loaded the animation.

Leo Brennan - 09 November 2011 11:20 AM

Actually I just found some:

AssetLibrary.enableParser(MD2Parser);
AssetLibrary.addEventListener(AssetEvent.ASSET_COMPLETE, onAssetRetrieved);
AssetLibrary.load(new URLRequest('embeds/Warbot_Anim.md2')); 

and then for onAssetRetrieved:

private function onAssetRetrieved(event:AssetEvent):void {
 if (event.asset.assetType == AssetType.MESH && !_mesh) {
    _mesh = Mesh(event.asset);
    _mesh.y = -300;
    view.scene.addChild(_mesh);
   }
       else if (event.asset.assetType == AssetType.ANIMATOR) {
    controller = VertexAnimator(event.asset);
    controller.play("run");
    controller.timeScale = _timeScale;
   }
  } 

This code are associate just for one animation, and this doesn’t work pretty well. When you load the animation from MD5, you need to define a name, and associate with the name of the animation files (MD5 export each animation to a file - you need to set this before export the animation) as I posted here: http://away3d.com/forum/viewthread/1295/#4297
Why you are trying to use the MD2? why not md5?
I hope this can help you guys. =D
Good luck!

thanks you all,
for the great info you sharing with me..

i right now trying to export md5 form 3d max 2012.

soon i success to export and try your tips.

Leo Brennan - 09 November 2011 11:20 AM

Actually I just found some:

AssetLibrary.enableParser(MD2Parser);
AssetLibrary.addEventListener(AssetEvent.ASSET_COMPLETE, onAssetRetrieved);
AssetLibrary.load(new URLRequest('embeds/Warbot_Anim.md2')); 

and then for onAssetRetrieved:

private function onAssetRetrieved(event:AssetEvent):void {
 if (event.asset.assetType == AssetType.MESH && !_mesh) {
    _mesh = Mesh(event.asset);
    _mesh.y = -300;
    view.scene.addChild(_mesh);
   }
       else if (event.asset.assetType == AssetType.ANIMATOR) {
    controller = VertexAnimator(event.asset);
    controller.play("run");
    controller.timeScale = _timeScale;
   }
  } 

This code are associate just for one animation, and this doesn’t work pretty well. When you load the animation from MD5, you need to define a name, and associate with the name of the animation files (MD5 export each animation to a file - you need to set this before export the animation)

This code is to show him the MD2 loading as he asked for that, the other example I posted was MD5 but to show him the first bit where he gets the error saying he has to enable all parsers.

YG - 09 November 2011 02:04 PM

thanks you all,
for the great info you sharing with me..

i right now trying to export md5 form 3d max 2012.

soon i success to export and try your tips.

Awesome dude, let us know if has worked.

Leo Brennan, can you post your code here, I got confused. Do you are using the latest version of away3D from git (https://github.com/away3d/away3d-core-fp11)?

Good luck dudes?! =D

ok…....!

i finally success exporting md5 form 3d max 2012!

afer reading this tutorial:
Animated_MD5_Models_in_JME.pdf

and using this exporter:
MD5.MAX.Exporter.For.Skin.Modifier.zip

and more good news!
the away3d 4 was reading the file and also displying it with lights cool!!
using this code (thanks you guys):

now the final part is to display and control the animation.
can you send me to a good tutorial for control the animation in the md5.

in the AssetEvent.ASSET_COMPLETE event i get 2 object
1 the mesh that i added to the scene
and 1 Skeleton Object that i guess it the animation object.

thanks….

Hi again. Sorry for delay.
So, my code, is the same of MonsterController.cs (https://github.com/away3d/away3d-examples-broomstick/blob/master/src/MonsterController.as). =D

So, that is my code. hahaha

Good luck!

thanks you all for your great help….

i right now learning this engine and you help me allot.

but i have a problem with the md2 and the md5 they don’t support simple move rotation transform frame by frame animation they good for skeletal animation.

now in 3d max (3ds) file format i see that the exporter are saving the animation data in the file in frame by frame.

if i open the “3ds” file in max i can see the timeline full with key frames.

but in the AssetEvent.ASSET_COMPLETE event the animation asset don’t appear.

don’t replay here i moving this question into new topic.

thanks!!!

I succeeded in playing MD5 for my character with bone animation. But things like clothes and fabrics don’t have bones( which cannot be exported from 3DMAX). I am trying to load them as MD2. Can anyone tell me if MD5 can support things like cloth and fabrics with out bones?