IQM and Animation?

[Rikku2000]

Hey guys i had a question i am useing IQM model for my Game so i know it use Framegroups but how to use it on Quake?

Mean a quake model dont have bones just Frames but IQM have Bones so how i can call the Frames as Animation? is there
an simple Tutorial how to use? coz i want replace the Weapons.

Thank you.

[Spike]

.frame selects the displayed framegroup.
in csqc, .frame1time selects the time into the animation, while in ssqc it autoanimates based upon when the client first sees it.
(in csqc, you can interpolate with .lerpfrac which controls how much of .frame2(+frame2time), and this can give you 4-way interpolation. in ssqc the client will automatically update the internal equivelents of lerpfrac/frame2 for you).

if you need more advanced animation blending and stuff, you need to use FTE_CSQC_SKELETONOBJECTS from csqc.
this will allow you to use skel_build to copy weighted parts of animations into a skeletal object and then using that skeletal object's pose instead of the pose normally implied by just the .frame field (and friends).
if you're confident with your matricies, you can use the skel_mul etc builtins to provide programatic animations by directly editing the skeletal object's pose.
this advanced stuff is NOT mandatory and can be quite mathsy, you can still animate iqms without it.

[Nahuel]

[Rikku2000]

Thank you guys thats realy helpfull hope it will work on my game haha

Ah okey i got it, so:
[Start Frame][Frames in Loop][FPS][Loop]
1 5 10 0

is that right?
So Frame 1 have 5 Frames: "1-5" and will Play with 10 FPS and dont Loop, right?

[jjsullivan5196]