Video Tutorial for Animation Setup in 3ds Max

[Mode1961]

Here is my first attempt at a tutorial for setting up 3ds Max to do animation in DCS. It is on Google Drive, so lets hope this works

 

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByvZphutZkKcd1VseGM1akZkNFk/edit?usp=sharing

 

Let me know if you are having issues accessing the tutorial.

Edited May 31, 2013 by Mode1961

[Ali Fish]

:thumbup: link is fine. and this is fantastic information for all. have some rep.

[Skoshi Tiger]

Thank you for the tutorial. Very good!

[leafer]

I'm one of those people who, for some reason, can't comprehend textutorial, so thank you very much. If you would do a full blown animation for mechanical joints or car suspensions I'd love you for a long, long time. :D If only others are as kind as you. :)

[NineLine]

Great vid, glad to see some people sharing things like this :thumbup::thumbup:

[storm363]

Great man! Video tutorials are always very useful!

[joey45]

Watching now.... Thanks.

[SkateZilla]

just to note, if you put it on auto, and move to 1.0 or -1.0 and adjust mesh, it will automatically fill in the 0 Keyframe.

 

so you dont have to do the "up/down" to set the 0,

 

 

Click mesh, Assign ArgumentController, Put in a New Argument, make it active, choose auto, click mesh, move slider to 1/-1, rotate/move/scale. 0 will Automatically be keyed as the original state.

[crazyirish93]

very nice tutorial would love more

[Mode1961]

just to note, if you put it on auto, and move to 1.0 or -1.0 and adjust mesh, it will automatically fill in the 0 Keyframe.

 

so you dont have to do the "up/down" to set the 0,

 

 

Click mesh, Assign ArgumentController, Put in a New Argument, make it active, choose auto, click mesh, move slider to 1/-1, rotate/move/scale. 0 will Automatically be keyed as the original state.

 

Thanks Skate, that is a good tip. Usually, I can use ADD KEY but for some reason my 3ds Max isn't doing that.

[SkateZilla]

mine has issues with the add key button too...

[SilentEagle]

mine has issues with the add key button too...

 

Same here. Does anyone's work? I'm assuming it is a max 2011 bug.

[SkateZilla]

I know it took me foooooooooooooooor ever to get the landing gear rotation to work.

 

and even now i dont think it's working right...

 

I had to rotate 90 degrees, Key frame, repeat for the 360 rotation, if i tried KeyFrame, rotate 359, keyframe, it wouldnt work at all.

[trietnguyen]

^gear rotation

Key frame:-100->100

-100-->0: not set

0--> 50:180 degrees( or -180 degrees)

50-->100 :180 degrees ( or -180 degrees)

=you have 360 degrees rotation

Edited June 4, 2013 by trietnguyen

[Mode1961]

If you are talking about the wheels, what I had to do was turn autokey on, set a key at 0, move the slider to 50 , turn the wheel 180, move the slider to 100 then turn the wheel another 180 in the same direction. Worked for me.

[Ells228]

Good tutorial, thanks for putting together

[Ali Fish]

is it possible to create a brand new argument ? i have a wind sock i still want to animate.

 

or just really any tips on how i can possibly accomplish this.

Edited June 4, 2013 by Ali Fish

[BR55Sevas]

yes, it`s possible but for getting angle of slide for your wsock you have to create FM dll.

I also have idea to create animated wind sock. if you have animated model we can do it together, your model, mine dll. PM me.

[SilentEagle]

yes, it`s possible but for getting angle of slide for your wsock you have to create FM dll.

I also have idea to create animated wind sock. if you have animated model we can do it together, your model, mine dll. PM me.

 

Yes, I've thought about this, but the idea of making an aircraft to be a windsocks seems ridiculous, unless you know how to link a flight model dll to a static object? Wouldn't someone have to fly as the windsock, haha?

[BR55Sevas]

True, but now this is only way we can do it. We can limit windsock pilots by not adding thrust/lift forces :D

[SkateZilla]

i was under the impression for animations is was -30 / +30 for frame counts.

[Mode1961]

i was under the impression for animations is was -30 / +30 for frame counts.

 

I have been using -100 and +100 and it seems to work just fine.

[NineLine]

Be nice to see info like this added here:

 

http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/Editing_and_modding

[Blaze]

It's -100 to +100 for the animation track. People used -30 to +30 in the early years but that's not how the game is set up. And for things like tires and radar rotations with 360 degrees of rotation, you must split it up in to 90 degree chunks. So animate 360 degrees from 0 to 100, and just add a key at 25 50 and 75 and it will work fine.

Edited June 4, 2013 by Blaze

[SkateZilla]

It's -100 to +100 for the animation track. People used -30 to +30 in the early years but that's not how the game is set up. And for things like tires and radar rotations with 360 degrees of rotation, you must split it up in to 90 degree chunks. So animate 360 degrees from 0 to 100, and just add a key at 25 50 and 75 and it will work fine.

 

 

That explains why my gear was rotating Uber fast, lol, i was using 0-30 and 120 Degree Increments.... FacePalm Myself.

 

I guess I go Back and Re-Do all the Animations Soon.