.dll Question Mesh groups in *.dll module

[Poscik]

Hi! I wrote simple dll. I want to animate some parts of mesh, but when I run vessel from compiled dll, I have no groups. For example, when I make config for that mesh in Spacecraft3, all of groups exist. In dll, I have only base functions, which are rosponsible for DLL initialisation etc. I defined only 3 parameters: mass, size and global mesh.

Where is the problem?

 

[Urwumpe]

You have not read the API reference about the class VESSEL? Or tested using Meshc?

 

[Poscik]

I'm using API Reference to check some functions bodies, and I didn't test with meshc. I wrote it only with API Guide.

 

[Urwumpe]

I'm using API Reference to check some functions bodies, and I didn't test with meshc. I wrote it only with API Guide.

The API guide is pretty minimal, but it does contain information on the animations... or was it 3DModel.pdf?

 

[Poscik]

In API Guide, there is information about animations. They don't work, because I have no groups of meshes. I have no idea why...

 

[Thorton]

There is information in API Guide about groups and other stuff which you need for animation, just read it carefully.

 

[Poscik]

Ok. Here is the screen of my problem:


When I wrote config in Spacecraft3, I had all of groups which I defined in gmax. But here...

 

[Urwumpe]

Looks like a problem of your mesh...

 

[Poscik]

I have that situation with all meshes. When I changed my mesh to Donamy's SSRMSD, I had the same problem. Implementation of mesh:

void ssrms::clbkSetClassCaps(FILEHANDLE cfg)
{
    SetEmptyMass(1800.0);
    SetSize(14);
    AddMesh("ssrms_ik_temp");
}

 

[eveningsky339]

So all your meshes were grouped together in GMAX just fine? Take a look at the API Reference. It's quite exhaustive and I'm certain that it will contain the answer to your dilemma.

If it is a problem with your mesh, I recommend exporting it to another program such as anim8or and grouping the meshes there before exporting it back into Orbiter.

If all else fails you can send the source code to a developer on this forum.