Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news
From: "Michael Enoch" <100413.2514@compuserve.com>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.programming.3d_graphics
Subject: Re: Character Animation
Date: 11 Jun 1997 21:34:58 GMT
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
Lines: 18
Message-ID: <01bc75e6$c5990900$eb13e8c3@fred>
References: <339969CC.519D@cobradev.demon.co.uk> <3398E2FE.2169@reptile.no> <3399FC2D.3384@cobradev.demon.co.uk> <3399F340.985@reptile.no>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ld36-235.lon.compuserve.com
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155

I'm currently doing some leg animations for......... something, which I
won't tell you all about yet, and what I've been doing is making a lower
leg and upper leg TMD then recording what rotations are needed for the leg
to move properly, I then rotate the leg sections (Lower leg super coord2 is
the upper leg coord2) by the recorded values.  It's actually a tad more
complicated than that but it only requires a few TMDs (Upper and lower
legs/torsos/arms).  I may be updating my web pages soon and if so I will
include my demo so far.  If anyone wants me to explain further please ask.
(I only check newsgroups twice a week however, at best)

Mike.

P.S. The other bonus is you can change the shapes for the body parts
without changing the animations.

P.P.S. I've had a hectic day, that is my excuse if I've missed the point
completely.