LoadAnimMesh

LoadAnimMesh

Command Index · Blitz3D · Meshes

LoadAnimMesh:Int32 file:String, parent:Int32=0

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
file	In	String	required	Path of the model file.
parent	In	Int32	0	Entity the model follows, or 0 for none. Defaults to 0.

Returns: The handle of the top entity, or 0 if the file could not be loaded.

Description

Loads a model together with its parts and animation. The result is a pivot at the top of a hierarchy of entities, one per object in the file (and per light and camera, for .3ds), so you can find a single part with FindChild and play the animation with Animate. Unlike LoadMesh the parts stay separate entities, which costs more to draw but lets them move.

Differences

• Models in .b3d, .3ds and DirectX .x files can be loaded, see LoadMesh. A DirectX .x file brings its frames as entities and the animation keys of its animation sets, see Model formats. A .3ds file brings its object hierarchy, keys, lights and cameras (a light is a light entity, a camera is a pivot that looks at its target), see Model formats. A glTF 2.0 file (.gltf or .glb) brings its nodes as entities, its skins and its animations, see Model formats.

Related Commands

AddMesh, CopyMesh, CreateMesh, FitMesh, FlipMesh, LoadMesh, PaintMesh, PositionMesh

Command Index · Blitz3D · Meshes