Irrlicht Engine

3dsMax+Panda->.x 8))) I installed the Panda plugin and exported to .x with it, but I still don't have any animation in Irrlicht. In the console window when I launch my Irrlicht app I get a lot of errors such as "Unknown data object in frame in x file: ObjectMatrixComment", which is repeat...

Acki wrote:3ds has (can have) animations, but Irrlicht doesn't support it...

Than what is Fraggy on about here? http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/ ... ht=3ds+max

Thanks to everyone for all the replies. I appreciate you all taking the time to offer me advice. It certainly seems there is plenty of latitude when making a choice about animation software. I have to admit that I'm confused by the comments about no animation in 3ds. I have a trial here and it seems...

Crikey! Begs the question then - why am I using 3ds max?

Can anybody recommend a decent 3d modelling / animation package that would be good for use with Irrlicht?

Thanks everyone for your replies. I don't see any of the formats suggested as export options for 3ds max though. Do I need other tools to convert to a format that Irrlicht can fully understand?

Hi, I've created my first animation in 3ds max with a biped, which looks lame, but loops nicely in 3ds max studio. It's a start. I've exported the file to .3ds format and referenced it in the code below. The problem I have is this - when I run my irrlicht proj, all I see is my biped character just s...

Ok, this post comes with a groan & rolling of the eyes warning. Newbie alert! near 20 years experience with VB, SQL and more recently VB/ASP.Net, plus intermediate experience with Flash. I've recently created a couple of scientific simulations with Flash that display medical instruments and have...