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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: HotSnoJ on October 07, 2003, 07:50:43 pm

Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: HotSnoJ on October 07, 2003, 07:50:43 pm: Tutorial here (http://tbp.snohost.com/tutorials/ssani.html)

Finally it's here! I'm done (or so I think)! And it's ready for you to read!

[EDIT]BTW would some Admin please add this thread's url to the news item? I totally forgot about it. Gomen ^_^
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: LtNarol on October 07, 2003, 08:02:45 pm: cool stuff :yes:
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: Setekh on October 08, 2003, 05:01:14 am: HotSnoJ, that's fantastic! :) Your news has been approved. ;)
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: HotSnoJ on October 08, 2003, 07:05:10 am: I'm glad you guy's like it. Now just to correct my spelling mistakes. :sigh:
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: diamondgeezer on October 08, 2003, 01:06:47 pm: I shall be looking at this when I get around to interface stuff :nod:
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: HotSnoJ on October 08, 2003, 05:33:23 pm: Then methinks you'll like my next tutorial about getting your models into Blender in the first place. :nod:
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: Solatar on October 08, 2003, 06:20:04 pm: Quote
Originally posted by HotSnoJ
Then methinks you'll like my next tutorial about getting your models into Blender in the first place. :nod:

w00t! I'll finally be able to render in Blender.:D
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: HotSnoJ on October 08, 2003, 06:34:50 pm: Savin' HLP from tS, one convert at a time. :drevil:
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: karajorma on October 08, 2003, 06:43:12 pm: I guess I'll need another tutorial to drag them back in again :D
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: Starfury on October 08, 2003, 10:24:37 pm: Quote
Originally posted by HotSnoJ
Savin' HLP from tS, one convert at a time. :drevil:

:nod: :nod: :lol: Too true, man. Too true.
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: diamondgeezer on October 09, 2003, 03:09:40 pm: Quote
Originally posted by HotSnoJ
Then methinks you'll like my next tutorial about getting your models into Blender in the first place. :nod:

:wtf: But surely that's... not... possible... :wtf:
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: HotSnoJ on October 09, 2003, 03:19:53 pm: It is so possible. I've done it many a time. And I've even exported models for LTN.

Methinks Blender might soon be the HLP modeler's choice application. :drevil:

[EDIT]How do you think I got just about every FS1 fighter model into Blender? NOTE: The way I did it doesn't really work anymore. VRML isn't very reliable. :nod: So I had to find a new way and the new way works to perfection. :D
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: diamondgeezer on October 09, 2003, 03:41:57 pm: Quote
Originally posted by HotSnoJ
Methinks Blender might soon be the HLP modeler's choice application. :drevil:

Make sure Kazan doesn't here you saying that. And presumably you've found a way to stop Blender turning models inside out?
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: Starfury on October 09, 2003, 04:45:17 pm: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer

Make sure Kazan doesn't here you saying that. And presumably you've found a way to stop Blender turning models inside out?

How odd. I never had a problem with that. Just make sure the faces are all turned the proper way and make sure they're single-sided. (Hint: When on single-sided mode, faces appear gray when facing out, black when facing in. When everything is faced right, your model should look kind of like a black hole in Blender. :) At least, that's always how it worked for me.)

Edit: I know that sounds insane (All your normals should be facing in? What kinda crazy... ?!!! :confused: ) But trust me, it works.
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: diamondgeezer on October 10, 2003, 07:50:13 am: Well I've found that when I load up my DFXs in TrueSpace, they're mostly inside out. A quick application of the Flip Face tool sorts the problem out, but if I didn't do that the POf would be FUBARed, see. So I'm wondering whether Snoj's methods overcome this problem?

Hey Snoj, just out of curiosity, are you corresponding with any of the Blender community on this little endevour of yours?
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: HotSnoJ on October 10, 2003, 07:56:00 am: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Well I've found that when I load up my DFXs in TrueSpace, they're mostly inside out. A quick application of the Flip Face tool sorts the problem out, but if I didn't do that the POf would be FUBARed, see. So I'm wondering whether Snoj's methods overcome this problem?
I go straight from .blend to .cob. The only problem is that texture map locations aren't saved. :\ But UV maps are preserved, so you just need to re-apply the textures.
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Hey Snoj, just out of curiosity, are you corresponding with any of the Blender community on this little endevour of yours?
Nope, so far I'm the only one. :) If anyone else here knows something we could use Blender for in FS modding and are willing ot write a tutorial they can sure join. :nod:
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Post by: diamondgeezer on October 10, 2003, 07:57:33 am: No, I meant like people who hang around the Blender site and have probably never heard of FS. Like actual Blender gurus. I assume they have a forum or something.
Title: It's HERE! The Blender SS ani tutorial!
Post by: HotSnoJ on October 10, 2003, 08:01:31 am: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
No, I meant like people who hang around the Blender site and have probably never heard of FS. Like actual Blender gurus. I assume they have a forum or something.
No. I haven't advertised at www.blender.org or www.elysiun.com. I think I will when I finish The Blender Project 2.0 site. (yes I know I just launched the site :rolleyes: )
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Post by: HotSnoJ on October 12, 2003, 02:56:28 pm: (http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/images/smilies/bump.gif)

I've added information on which frame number needs to be selected for the key frame. Which I forgot all about. :blah:
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Post by: HotSnoJ on June 19, 2004, 10:47:59 am: (http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/images/smilies/bump.gif)(http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/images/smilies/bump.gif)(http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/images/smilies/bump.gif)(http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/images/smilies/bump.gif)(http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/images/smilies/bump.gif)

new URL and look for the tutorial.

http://tbp.snohost.com/tutorial.php?id=1l

I'll contact one of the admins about changing the one listed on the HLP resources page later.

Have fun. :D