I want to convert some .x ascii files to see if I can get the animation in my file working.
Blitz will load ASCII .X files, and whether they're ASCII or binary shouldn't make any difference to their animations.
And before you say Blitz3d doesn't run .x animations, the Markio character is a .x file.
Blitz supports the older 'retained mode' animated .X files. The newer DirectX 8 boned format is not supported however (only the mesh is loaded AFAIK).
Here's an example of an animated ASCII .X model for you to try...
xof 0303txt 0032 // DirectX - from MilkShape3D Frame joint1 { FrameTransformMatrix { 1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000, 0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000, 0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000, 2.000000,2.000000,0.000000,1.000000;; } Mesh joint1Mesh { 20; -1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, -1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, -1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;, -1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, -1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;; 12; 3;0,2,1;, 3;1,2,3;, 3;4,6,5;, 3;5,6,7;, 3;8,10,9;, 3;9,10,11;, 3;12,14,13;, 3;13,14,15;, 3;12,6,16;, 3;16,6,17;, 3;18,19,13;, 3;13,19,7;; MeshNormals { 6; 0.000000;0.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;0.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;-1.000000;0.000000;; 12; 3;0,0,0;, 3;0,0,0;, 3;1,1,1;, 3;1,1,1;, 3;2,2,2;, 3;2,2,2;, 3;3,3,3;, 3;3,3,3;, 3;4,4,4;, 3;4,4,4;, 3;5,5,5;, 3;5,5,5;; } MeshTextureCoords { 20; 0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;, 0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;, 0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;, 0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;, 0.000000;0.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;; } } } Frame joint2 { FrameTransformMatrix { 1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000, 0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000, 0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000, 0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;; } Mesh joint2Mesh { 20; -1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, -1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, -1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;, -1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;, -1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;; 12; 3;0,2,1;, 3;1,2,3;, 3;4,6,5;, 3;5,6,7;, 3;8,10,9;, 3;9,10,11;, 3;12,14,13;, 3;13,14,15;, 3;12,6,16;, 3;16,6,17;, 3;18,19,13;, 3;13,19,7;; MeshNormals { 6; 0.000000;0.000000;-1.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;0.000000;1.000000;, -1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;-1.000000;0.000000;; 12; 3;0,0,0;, 3;0,0,0;, 3;1,1,1;, 3;1,1,1;, 3;2,2,2;, 3;2,2,2;, 3;3,3,3;, 3;3,3,3;, 3;4,4,4;, 3;4,4,4;, 3;5,5,5;, 3;5,5,5;; } MeshTextureCoords { 20; 0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;, 0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;, 0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;, 0.000000;0.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;, 0.000000;1.000000;, 1.000000;1.000000;, 0.000000;0.000000;, 1.000000;0.000000;; } } } AnimationSet AnimationSet0 { Animation joint1Animation { {joint1} AnimationKey { 2; 3; 0;3;2.000000,2.000000,0.000000;;, 14;3;-0.004009,2.000000,0.000000;;, 29;3;-2.000000,2.000000,0.000000;;; } AnimationKey { 0; 3; 0;4;1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000;;, 14;4;1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000;;, 29;4;1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000;;; } } Animation joint2Animation { {joint2} AnimationKey { 2; 1; 0;3;0.000000,0.000000,0.000000;;; } AnimationKey { 0; 1; 0;4;1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000;;; } } }
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