Rigging Tool: fragMOTION

[Fujiwara]

http://www.fragmosoft.com

This tool focuses on rigging and animation. Very easy to use. The download is free, but it's annoyware. Fee is $20 US.

 

[Buxton]

Thanks, I'll check it out

 

[grailknighthero]

My first attempt to rig with this:

Still a lot better than I ever got with gmax, even though it is 20x larger than it should be lol.

 

[André de Cuyne]

Annoyware ?
That means the program pops windows up to tell you "This is a free version, check akaakaakatapeng.org for full" ?

Anyway, I'll try it !

 

[grailknighthero]

Annoyware ?
That means the program pops windows up to tell you "This is a free version, check akaakaakatapeng.org for full" ?

Anyway, I'll try it !

Yep, happens about every 5 seconds.  A little face pops up asking if you have registered yet.  It doesnt hinder anything though.  There is a dialog box that come up after so many actions though.

 

[Fujiwara]

gkh, keep an eye on how things get exported out of Wings (if that's what you're using). Because fragMOTION won't import OBJs (though the website says it does  ), I had to switch to exporting 3ds files, and goofed up the export scaling first time around.

 

[grailknighthero]

Ya I import .3ds now too because it doesnt import .obj.  I use the scale in brfedit.  I import the .smd in brfedit and click on custom.  I have found that 0.09 is the scale that is exactly the same size as the native armors.  I still havent been able to successfully rig something yet but I am a lot farther than I ever got with gmax.

 

[Fujiwara]

I'm probably going to do a tutorial for this soon, since it's a lot easier than gmax or Milkshape for the novice.

 

[James]

I tried it, it seemed to work, but when I try to get it in game, it says "attempt to reregister mesh ...", and crashes. A tutorial would be nice.

 

[Apollon-04]

That means you have 2 meshes with the same name.

 

[Fujiwara]

A tutorial by me is now available:

http://mbx.streetofeyes.com/index.php/topic,1042.0.html

 

[James]

That means you have 2 meshes with the same name.

I know I didn't, though, that's the thing. Unless sticking an _a on the end of a title is the same thing.

 

[Fujiwara]

which mesh did it say you were trying to reregister?

 

[James]

mail_long_surcoat_a, which I thought was different from mail_long_surcoat.

 

[Apollon-04]

I'm pretty sure there is a mail_long_surcoat_a already, though I may be thnking of a different armor. I suggest just renaming your mesh.

 

[James]

Well, I made a new model, and it works, but it's a little amusing, because I forgot to give it elbows:

My arm shank.

By the way, it's Bender, and I also rigged it backwards.

 

[Fujiwara]

bump

 

[HokieBT]

bump - this tutorial was very helpful

 

[Fujiwara]

Thanks!

 

[Trooper5445]

Nice necro there.