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how do i animate an md2 model with opengl, using simple keyframe animation?

hi, i would like to know how to animate an md2 model using opengl and C++.
i have loaded the md2 file in and can get it to display fine. but i dont know where to go from here?

i think i need to make keyframes out of the model but how do i do that?

i am a newbie and this is confusing to me, so go easy on me and try to explain it as easily as u can lol

thanks in advance

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ikework

hey kipl20

any luck so far?

kipl20

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hi, no luck as of yet, i have code to load the models in etc, but i fall down at the stage of actually setting up the model to animate.

i have set up an array to access the md2 model, where would i go from here, how would i access the first keyframe and move to the second etc?

any ideas,

thanks in advance

ikework

did you have a look at the document i posted above? can you show us the code?

kipl20

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hi yes i did have a look but i didn't really understand, i am completely new to this and find it extremely difficult and confusing.

i have included code below, i can get the Md2 to appear on rendering so there is no problem loading the model, i just dont know how to go about setting up the key frames etc

thanks

here is where declare my model
CGModel							*myModel[4];
 
and here is where i set up an array to access the model
 
for (int i=0; i<4; i++){
		myModel[i] = new CGModel();
		//importGSF("Assets\\Models\\beast.gsf", myModel);
		importMD2("Assets\\Models\\Beast.md2", myModel[i],i+1);

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ikework

>> hi yes i did have a look but i didn't really understand

Did you download the source code and look at it? Its doing excactly that.
If you still need help, can you ask a specific question, about what you dont understand?

ike

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aungsithu

hey man

following is the best place to learn about your problem.
http://www.videotutorialsrock.com/opengl_tutorial/animation/video.php