Animating In Ms3d

funbags

<div class="IPBDescription">help would be nice</div> Ok so i got my model done..now whats with these "joints" and things. i dont even know where to begin. should i animate before or after my model is skineed?

Do i need seperate programs?

Or would i be better off finding someone to animate my model..

coil

Generally, you skin first and then animate. However, the two processes can overlap because an animation might stretch the skin unpleasantly, forcing you to adjust both to make it look ok. You can animate right in Milkshape, though I don't know the particulars of that program. Check the sticky for some tutorials, and see if you can find the "CS Girl" tutorial over at polycount; it's an excellent introductory guide to putting a skeleton together.

funbags

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Delarosa

as i animate, i export the needed .smd's... so it's 100% needed for me to at least mesh the model first

funbags

(nub moment)

whats meshing

CForrester

A mesh is a "guide" for the skinner. It's the process of saving images of each side of the model so that the skinner knows where to place the skin.