I am a complete newbie to python but know some c++ Was wondering where i can get my hands on a 3D script for schooling(like fish)

BattlingMaxo

I was asking you. it will be 3d I should also tell you that i am using the blender game engine, which makes it easy and fun to develop. I know you don't have any examples but someone must know how. i...

My character will be interactive so if it is moving along then a user of my sim calls in a predator how can a pre-existing animation work?

BattlingMaxo

I want to make my characters move in realtime with NO pre-existing animation. The characters will move according to what is in front of them or if a enemy enters, etc. Are there any examples of...

Was not sure where to post this but since i am developing a game
i thought here would be best. I have to unzip a file into a user writable directory so i can set up environment variables. What is...

Thanks, I use blender One problem i thought i was going to have.
after making a fish then rig weight paint, textures, etc was to export all of that, it's good to know it would work, i just need...

I should add i will be using C++? OpenGL Wild goose, a little more info might be helpful

BattlingMaxo

I want to make a 3d aquarium They way i want to animate will not be using keyframes at all, I want to move the fish model
using all programming in realtime. At first i will just be moving the fish...

Thanks for your suggestions

BattlingMaxo

Salem, i know that, i was projecting a year or so. I am just looking for tuts that will help me understand better not do my work for me.
I'll try Neik's suggestion

BattlingMaxo

of course there is truth to what you say but it is also a bit unfair as well. When i started learning 3d modeling i was having a very hard getting the hang of it but fortunately there were lots of...

Don't you think I tried that? It's hard to get a specific tutorial like that, though i am sure it is on the net so i will keep trying google, but i thought someone here would know or at least point...

Haven't seen any for what i want to do, moving my models with bones. Do you know of any?

BattlingMaxo

I have been away from programming but now i have more time. I want to make a fish that moves with procedural animation (just programming no keyframing )The fish will have at least 3 bones so i can...

I am developing an aquarium in C++ the fish will move by algorithms only, no keyframing. here is my question: exporting the fish model from Blender ( a 3d modelingpackage) that it could be imported...

Thanks, Chris, I was a bit confused because i want to develop a 3d aquarium, the fish will be fully rigged (bones) so i thought skeletal animation might help but i think procedural will work best...

What is the difference between hkeletal animation and procedural animation? I get different answers each time


BattlingMaxo

Thanks, Matt, for your help. I believe he is using an inverse kinematic chain for the fish creating the sine movements i read a paper that was experimenting with that movement for the fish because it...

I am reading on the many different animation techniques out there. I will developing a realtime, interactive aquarium like dream aquarium. if you take a look at this program it is exactly what i...

Just what i said procedural animation (no keyframes) I am no expert but this seems to be the prefered animation at least as of the last few years or so, it is new so i can't find much on it. the...

I need to learn more about this before i can even think about starting coding, problem is i can't find a thing on it except a few papers. I am speaking about no keyframes, you just manipulate the...

Thanks for the offer Ancient D, it would not be costly at all except tying up the phone for about 6 hours. I want to try an download it first at a library with super fast
DSL then i can just burn a...

Two probelms with that , no gui design tolls, and once you download , to install you have to be online
for me that means 6 hours (dialup) If i asked on the msdn forum about a cd and even a blog for...

I havebeen using wxdev c++ but have problems when compiling directx code even though I have installed devpaks for DX9 anyway i think the best thing is for me to get a real compiler not freeware. Are...

Python is the code that blender is programmed with

BattlingMaxo

I did not know express had no gui tools.
looks like Visual C++ is the best way to go.
I was hesitate becuase what i want to do is very difficult, not sure i can do it. so why waste the money?
...

By 3d engine you mean 3d modeling tool,
right? I would be using Blender 3d for the models and for movement I will use animation that is procedural (derived from algorithms) very hard to do i am...

I guess what i was asking is will I need those tools. i just don't know enough about it. I will be trying to program a 3d realtime aquarium. I don't want to get started only to find out i need...

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express is giving this compiler away FREE unlike the commercial Visual Studio Professional 2005, it does not have MFC, ATL, a Win32 resource editor, a macro assembler,...

Which is beter for more realistic movements?

BattlingMaxo

Is procedural animation the same as tweening? I have looked on the net but get different answers.

BattlingMaxo

I want to make a real time 3d aquarium. procedural animation. What compiler should i use?
hopefully not to expensive. Dev C++ is free but don't know if i need more than that.
i was thinkin about...

For the realtime. procedural animation 3d aquarium that i plan to write which is the best compiler i need ( don't know much about them) What about the free compilers like borland are they adequate? I...

That would get it to assembly code which i would have to translate back to c++ which as a beginner i could not do well. I will keep looking for example codes, maybe i'll get liucky

BattlingMaxo

I will look at those books but i doubt they will have anything on 3d aquariums specifically. Is there a way to view snippets of code from existing programs?

BattlingMaxo

I intend to re learn C++ syntax and satrt looking at directx again but was hoping for source codes to study. As a beginner it is almost impossible to do. I don't even know where to begin.
making a...

I am a beginner to C++ and DirectX I tried learning on my own a few years ago but had to stop ( personal reasons) Now i would like to start again. I like graphics a lot. i wanted to program a 3d...