3D help with 3D animation

[SterrFry]

hello, i am a bit new to 3d functions of game maker and i am having trouble with animating my 3D model. i hav a static model for my charcter an 8 frames of a running animation all imported to game maker 8.0 and i want to cycle through all 8 of the models to make it look like hes running when the "W" key is pressed and go back to the static model when he is standing still. could anybody give me an example of how to do that through Game Maker 8.0 GML?

 

[BattleRifle BR55]

Store the 8 frames into an array and then loop through them as you would a sprite.

 

[Sybok]

Store the 8 frames into an array and then loop through them as you would a sprite.

Exactly this.

If you are unsure of how to do this, you may not be ready yet.

 

[SterrFry]

Hmm I’m having trouble with arrays, game maker 8 doesn’t seem to recognize “array” at all... is there a place where I can get started with learning about it?

 

[zendraw]

arrays are multiple variables in 1 so this is a variable
armor=10;
this is an 1d array
book[0]=3;
book[1]=2;
book[2]=4;
book[3]=5;

this is 2d array
chair[0, 0]=3;
chair[0, 1]=6;
chair[0, 2]=1;

you need 1d array for what you want.

 

[SterrFry]

arrays are multiple variables in 1 so this is a variable
armor=10;
this is an 1d array
book[0]=3;
book[1]=2;
book[2]=4;
book[3]=5;

this is 2d array
chair[0, 0]=3;
chair[0, 1]=6;
chair[0, 2]=1;

you need 1d array for what you want.

Hmm so if I’m understanding this correctly I want to make 8 animation variables (animation 1-8 for each model I’ve made) and put under the create event something like

animation[0] = (code for model1)
animation[1] = (code for model2)

and so on and then under the draw event put something like

Draw (animation[0]) and then set an alarm that when it goes off it then draws animation[1] and so on down the line of animations I made?

 

[zendraw]

you need a variable that represents the current animation
so in draw event

draw (animation[current])

and you set "current" to the animation you want to play in the step event.

 

[SterrFry]

So have current=(my animation, which I have defined in the create event)
And instead of setting alarms in the draw event have “draw(animation[current])” and setting the alarms in the step event?

 

[SterrFry]

you need a variable that represents the current animation
so in draw event

draw (animation[current])

and you set "current" to the animation you want to play in the step event.

So have current=(my animation, which I have defined in the create event)
And instead of setting alarms in the draw event have “draw(animation[current])” and setting the alarms in the step event?

Sorry for the double reply I’m not familiar with these forums

 

[zendraw]

current only tells you which animation you are on, its a pointer, its not the animation itself.

 

[SterrFry]

Hmm okay that seems to make sense now, I’ll try than when I get home. Thank you so much, you’ve been very helpful!