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Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation
Date: 
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 11:56:57 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Miguel Agullo wrote:
> Thanks to the advice of some friendly folks over at Brickfilms, I have now added
> a "natural" walk mode to the include file. The updated include file for POVray
> is not yet available, but these two clips showcase the new walking cycle.
> 
> http://technicpuppy.miguelagullo.net//misc/scene.avi (~500k Xdiv)
> 
> http://miguelagullo.net/technicpuppy/misc/walk.avi (~1000k Xdiv)
> 
> 
> The project continues full steam ahead - the idea of developing a fairly
> complete Ldraw minifig animation metalanguage for POVray, with 2 levels of
> customization built in is panning out pretty nicely  (so far). That said, the
> "to do" list is getting higher and higher 8?)
> 
> I've also discovered a bug in the previously released include files which makes
> the alignment of minifigs with the scenery not perfect (it's off in the Y axis).
> The cause is me cutting and pasting code without stopping to understand all its
> consequences and has an easy fix (updated file to come).
> 
> Cheers

That's pretty cool. One thing though - walk across the room and note the way
your arms swing. Now look at the animation again.

Cheers,

Allister



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  Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
 
(...) Hi and thanks Allister, Problem is, after 2 days of intense study of walking cycles, I forgot how to "walk *naturally* accross the room"=8D /I get what you mean - thanks again! (23 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)

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  Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
 
Thanks to the advice of some friendly folks over at Brickfilms, I have now added a "natural" walk mode to the include file. The updated include file for POVray is not yet available, but these two clips showcase the new walking cycle. (URL) (~500k (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)

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