new rigging tool: fragMotion

[fujiwara]

I found this hunting for graphics engines:

http://www.fragmosoft.com/

This tool focuses on animations and rigging, and imports and exports SMD files. Free to download, but is annoyware. Purchase price is $20 US. I was able to get a finished (textured and all) Wings model, exported as 3ds, rigged and in the game within 30 minutes. Learning curve is mild, but the import/export function tripped me up. You have to import the man_body.smd and delete the mesh, then Merge the target mesh file with the skeleton. After that, the rigging was a snap.

[grailknighthero]

Did you auto assign the rigging or did you manually do it or both?

[fujiwara]

I tried both; results will depend greatly on the complexity of the mesh. If the vertices generally follow the shape of the skeleton (most of the body/armor/clothing meshes in Native), then yes, auto-assigning to the bones should be the way to go. But if you've got a model with protrusions (the hitatare model for Onin no Ran has long, hanging sleeves) or other complexities, then you're better off manually assigning verts to bones. I recommend trying the auto assign first, then make sure the assignments are the way you want them. It's a great tool to bang out a lot of meshes in a hurry.

[grailknighthero]

The model I had failed at auto assigning and I dont really know how to manually do it.