Model help... Please anyone... it's urgent

[adnanbobo]

I've been working on a project in 6.3 and I put it in hold because of 1 issue:
The Half Life, Counter Strike and similar games use 2 models for the opponent:

   1. the model of the opponent (for example arctic.mdl)
   2. the model of the weapon with the partial skeleton (in the p_name.mdl format - p_mac10.mdl)

I can't make the weapon be attached to the opponent. Does anyone know how to do that?

[jviper]

.attachto?  .setparent? .setmatrix?

[JukkaKevät]

Nadjibus made a nice tutorial for this not long ago.

http://wiki.truevision3d.com/tutorialsarticlesandexamples/bindtoactor

[adnanbobo]

Nadjibus made a nice tutorial for this not long ago.

http://wiki.truevision3d.com/tutorialsarticlesandexamples/bindtoactor

Well, that's for 6.5

6.3 doesn't have that command, and 6.5 doesn't support my model format. Thnx for the help though

[nadjibus]

C:\Program Files\TV3D SDK 6.3\VB\Samples\TV3D - AttachToBone

Peace.

[adnanbobo]

I see that you don't get it 
But, it doesn't matter. The model that needs to be attached has its own skeleton, but no animations

[newborn]

I see that you don't get it 

BindToActor is exactly what the answer is to your question.

So either you were not clear enough, or you do not understand the answer.

[adnanbobo]

6.3 !!!!!!!!!!!
I am using 6.3 which unfortionately doesn't have this command
I would use 6.5 if I had a team which would help me model. I am just taking models from the internet. In the end I found a, not really easy, way to make it... here's a screenshot

[Raine]

C:\Program Files\TV3D SDK 6.3\VB\Samples\TV3D - AttachToBone

...am I missing something? :S

[adnanbobo]

C:\Program Files\TV3D SDK 6.3\VB\Samples\TV3D - AttachToBone

...am I missing something? :S

Let me be honest... YES!!! xD
The models in the sample have no skeleton
The axe that my character in the screenshot is holding HAS a skeleton
The skeleton of the weapon, in the Valve engine from HalfLife, CounterStrike... copies the animation from the character. I made a solution by adding the axe, sword and other models to the character model. It's complicated, but it works xD

[nadjibus]

We all get it, and I repeat :

C:\Program Files\TV3D SDK 6.3\VB\Samples\TV3D - AttachToBone

TVActor.AttachTo( Actor As TVActor, AttachmentPoint As Integer)

AttachmentPoint is the bone number.

So it'll be : Axe.AttachTo(Body,4)   '4 is the bone number of the right hand, for eg.
if the Axe doesnt fit well with the body, just call a .MoveRelative.

edit: And about using 6.3 just for models, it's a bad idea. U can convert your models to 6.5's TVA.

edit2: You can also use .SetMatrix with .GetBoneMatrix, u'll have 1 call to pass! (Axe.SetMatrix(Body.GetBoneMatrix(Bone))

Peace.