Blender Three.js export tool giving bizarre results

[viclib]

I've been for a time trying to export animations to Three.js, but it only produces bizarre results. Code:

var jsonLoader = new THREE.JSONLoader();
jsonLoader.load("walkcycle/walkingCycle.js",function(geometry,materials){
    chr = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, new THREE.MeshFaceMaterial(materials));
    /*THREE.AnimationHandler.add(geometry.animations[1]);*/
    /*for (var i=0,l=materials.length; i<l; ++i)*/
        /*materials[0].skinning = true;*/
    /*animation = new THREE.Animation( chr, "Walking" );*/
    /*animation.play(0.05);*/
    /*chr.scale.set(5,5,5);*/
    scene.add(chr);
});

Original mesh on Blender:

Result on Three.js:

Link for the .blend

I'm using Blender 2.7 and the latest exporter on Three.js's master branch. What could be going on?

[mrdoob]

Any ideas @insominx?

[insominx]

The first thing that sticks out to me is that you're using Mesh instead of SkinnedMesh. Other than that there's a host of other issues that you can run into with Blender export. Here's some guidelines from the artist I'm working with @phfatmonkey :

1. You will need keyframes on every bone you want to export.
2. Make sure only one Armature is in the scene.
3. The mesh needs to be in the T-pose. Here are two ways to do this:
   a. Have a T-pose action. This action needs a frame where all bones have transforms cleared. This should be the current frame when the exporter is selected.
   b. Delete the Armature modifier from the mesh immediately before export. After the file is exported, undo the last action to get the modifier back.
4. Export the scene to ThreeJS by going to File > Export > ThreeJS. Make sure to select ‘All Animations’ in the exporter options.

[grgr]

Hey @viclib have you solved the problem?
Is the mesh properly displayed if you delete all none bone related vertexgroups?
Your .blend file is not there any more, so I could not check if this has been the error.

[JohnHardy]

I could only get this working when I kept the Armature modifier, but disabled both vertex groups and bone envelops (then re-enabled after export). In my case, deleting the modifier didn't help.

[JohnHardy]

To assist reproducibility, I was working with the mesh linked too from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLRpnS2HvTs (direct: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4LfJyJoYqQXRFZSS3BpT3ZXRGs/edit?usp=sharing)

[repsac]

Just downloaded the model so I will have to get a scene setup first before I can test exports. In the meantime look over this ticket. #6050

There seems, tho I am not crazy about it, a need to have 2 different export options. One for REST and one for POSE. You need to ensure your armature pose position (Rest or Pose) matches the Skeletal animations option. Also see if the older r69 exporter works. Migrating the animation code from the old exporter to the new one has not been smooth.