Problems with Shape animation from Lightwave 2005-05-31 - By John Liebler
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Hi Mark, thanks for your reply. After a quick double check, I was about to type
back yes and yes, because I had turned off Normalise overlap weights, and
convert shape mode said "local" when I opened it, So I clicked ok. However it
didn't actually convert the shape reference node until I switched it to
something else, and then back again. Is this the way it is supposed to work?
Regardless, that did the trick, so its on to the next hurdle.
Thanks again!
John
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: mark wilson
To: XSI@(protected)
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 9:56 AM
Subject: RE: Problems with Shape animation from Lightwave
From the docs, have you:
1. Select the mesh, go to animate->shapes->convert Shape Reference node, and
make sure it is set to local
2. go to the cluster shape combiner for your mesh and turn off Normalise
overlap weights
m
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From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
John Liebler
Sent: 31 May 2005 15:07
To: XSI@(protected)
Subject: Problems with Shape animation from Lightwave
Hi,
I'm making the transition from Lightwave to XSI, and I've run into a
problem.
I'm trying to use Mark Wilson's DotXSI exporter to bring a character into
XSI from Lightwave.
All of the Endomorphs from the object are coming over as shape source clips
in XSI. I also get a Shape track with all of the shapes inserted for one
frame each. Yesterday, I deleted the default track(with all the shapes in
it), and then I was able to create new shape tracks, and insert sources from
the list , which I could then control with the sliders at the end of the
tracks.
However, today in trying to do the same thing with exactly the same object,
I'm getting what looks like a double transformation whenever I have more
than one track, or adjust the weight sliders to anything other than zero or
one. Specifically, if theres more than one clip on, The object scales up
from the origin, and if there are less than 1 (only one clip active, with
the slider anywhere other than 0 or 100) the object scales down. I kept the
scene I created yesterday, but I can't find what is different between the
two.
Any help, advice or insight would be greatly appreciated. And if anyone has
a good workflow for bringing over Lightwave ojects, with their morph
targets, I'd love to know what you're doing.
John
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Mark, thanks for your reply. After a quick
double check, I was about to type back yes and yes, because I had turned off
Normalise overlap weights, and convert shape mode said
"local" when I opened it, So I clicked ok. However it didn't
actually convert the shape reference node until I switched it to something else
,
and then back again. Is this the way it is supposed to work?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regardless<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>,
that did the trick, so its on to the next hurdle.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks again!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>John</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 31, 2005 9:56 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Problems with Shape
animation from Lightwave</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From the docs, have
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. Select the mesh,
go to animate->shapes->convert Shape Reference node, and make sure it
is
set to local</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. go to the cluster
shape combiner for your mesh and turn off Normalise overlap
weights</SPAN></FONT></P>
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href="mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)">owner-xsi@(protected)</A>
[mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf
Of </SPAN></B>John Liebler<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> 31 May 2005 15:07<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> XSI@(protected)<BR><B><SPAN
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from Lightwave</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi,<BR><BR>I'm making the transition
from
Lightwave to XSI, and I've run into a<BR>problem.<BR><BR>I'm trying to use
Mark Wilson's DotXSI exporter to bring a character into<BR>XSI from
Lightwave.<BR><BR>All of the Endomorphs from the object are coming over as
shape source clips<BR>in XSI. I also get a Shape track with all of the shapes
inserted for one<BR>frame each. Yesterday, I deleted the default track(with
all the shapes in<BR>it), and then I was able to create new shape tracks, and
insert sources from<BR>the list , which I could then control with the sliders
at the end of the<BR>tracks.<BR>However, today in trying to do the same thing
with exactly the same object,<BR>I'm getting what looks like a double
transformation whenever I have more<BR>than one track, or adjust the weight
sliders to anything other than zero or<BR>one. Specifically, if theres
more than one clip on, The object scales up<BR>from the origin, and if there
are less than 1 (only one clip active, with<BR>the slider anywhere other than
0 or 100) the object scales down. I kept the<BR>scene I created yesterday,
but
I can't find what is different between the<BR>two.<BR><BR>Any help, advice or
insight would be greatly appreciated. And if anyone has<BR>a good workflow
for
bringing over Lightwave ojects, with their morph<BR>targets, I'd love to know
what you're
doing.<BR><BR>John</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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