Forum - Importing Assets - Import from Sketchup and replace instrument - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic794-import-from-sketchup-and-replace-instrument.aspx Forum - Importing Assets - Import from Sketchup and replace instrument - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:42:38 GMT Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:42:38 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic794-import-from-sketchup-and-replace-instrument.aspx Message from glasgowjim ]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:42:38 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic794-import-from-sketchup-and-replace-instrument.aspx Message from Quoling glasgowjim wrote:
Nice one! Fingers crossed that it turns out well


A long long way to go yet - got to get the stage done and then worry about the little things ...... don't hold your breath! Tin Foil Hat]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:38:54 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic794-import-from-sketchup-and-replace-instrument.aspx Message from glasgowjim ]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:49:55 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic794-import-from-sketchup-and-replace-instrument.aspx Message from Quoling I tried a piano last night and it worked quite well - in fact it looked quite good!
Will try the others at some point.
cheers
Pete]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:20:26 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic794-import-from-sketchup-and-replace-instrument.aspx Message from glasgowjim
Good point - the Keyboard is an object as well so you could import a Piano.

You could also import the guitars and have the characters perform the animations with the imported guitars floating in front of them - the results wouldn't be as good, as the guitars wouldn't animate with the characters, but it might be worth a try.

Take care,
-Jim.]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:16:05 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic794-import-from-sketchup-and-replace-instrument.aspx Message from Quoling I was hoping I would be able to do this for the guitar a piano and the drum kit....although for the drumkit my idea is just to add extra drums to the one that is already available..just to make it a bit bigger.

Are the keyboards objects as well? - as I could import a piano (Freddie didn't play keyboards) in the same way as the drumkit.

Mmmmm perhaps a rethink will be needed (maybe a bit ambitious for a first go anyway).... Whaaaaa?
edited by Quoling on 14/12/2010]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:20:57 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic794-import-from-sketchup-and-replace-instrument.aspx Message from glasgowjim
At the moment the only things that you can import are static objects - anything that is attached to or held by a character cannot be imported.

There are plans to add this functionality, but the devs are currently doing a very labour-intensive engine update so it will probably be a while before it's added.

You could import a custom drum kit, as they are objects rather than attachments, but you might have difficulty getting the animations to line up with the specific drums.

If you have any other questions or suggestions please let us know.

Take care,
-Jim.]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:16:32 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic794-import-from-sketchup-and-replace-instrument.aspx Message from Quoling
thanks

Pete]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:04:26 GMT