Merging animation sequences

ok,

Thanks for the help guys.

BTW joe, you're right about the running & strafing thing ... that was a case of Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair.

So would the folling code be along the right lines?
(in particular the MergeBones function at the bottom)

player = CreatePivot() 

playerMesh = LoadAnimMesh( "player.b3d" , player)	; player mesh + animated skeleton
bones = LoadAnimMesh( "bones.b3d" , player)		; just the animated skeleton (identical animation frames)

ExtractAnimSeq( playerMesh,0,20 )  ; sequence 1 = run
ExtractAnimSeq( bones,0,20 )

ExtractAnimSeq( playerMesh,21,30 ) ; sequence 2 = attack
ExtractAnimSeq( bones,21,30 )

moveSequence = 1
otherSequence = 2


Repeat
	If moveSequence <> 0 And otherSequence <> 0 Then
		Animate playerMesh, 1, 1, otherSequence
		Animate bones, 1, 1, moveSequence
		mergeSequences = True

	Else If moveSequence <> 0
		Animate playerMesh, 1, 1, moveSequence
		mergeSequences = False

	Else If otherSequence <> 0 
		Animate playerMesh, 1, 1, otherSequence
		mergeSequences = False

	Else
		mergeSequences = False

	EndIf
	
	UpdateWorld()

	If mergeSequences = True Then
		MergeBones( bones, playerMesh, "LeftUpperLeg" )		; (see below)
		MergeBones( bones, playerMesh, "RightUpperLeg" )
		MergeBones( bones, playerMesh, "LeftLowerLeg" )
		MergeBones( bones, playerMesh, "RightLowerLeg" )
		MergeBones( bones, playerMesh, "LeftFoot" )
		MergeBones( bones, playerMesh, "RightFoot" )
	EndIf
	
	RenderWorld()

	Flip()
Until KeyHit(1)

End

Function MergeBones( sourceBones, destMesh, boneName$ )
	source = FindChild( sourceBones, boneName$ )
	dest = FindChild( destMesh, boneName$ )
	PositionEntity dest, EntityX(source), EntityY(source), EntityZ(source)
	RotateEntity dest, EntityPitch(source), EntityYaw(source), EntityRoll(source)
End Function

Obviously in the 'real' game moveSequence might be anything from 1 to 5 and otherSequence might be anything from 6 to <numSequences>

Thanks again.