Animated building BAT

[Paolo80 268]

Hi guys,

i would want to create new buildings with animations by bat in GMax. For example I would want to edit a Dutch windmill with the wind blades rotating as eolic power plant. Is it possible. How can I do?

Thanks 

[Cyclone Boom 16,846]

Hi, I'm not an expert at BAT stuff, but I believe this can be done with the Bitmap Animation Builder tool.

There's a few pics of the program's UI inside this old topic.

I hope this helps!

[nos.17 5,112]

There's also this tutorial on the STEX. According to the SC4D topic, the BAB was founded on this tutorial, so probably the program is the best place to start. It may be helpful anyways.

 

[madhatter106 3,903]

There is a (rather thick) tome out there called "The GMAX Bible," which is a very extensive and in-depth look at the program.
I scored a copy from an online used book dealer ages ago, and though I haven't read the section on animation, I've found the book helpful in other regards.
Some of it might not apply to BAT per se, but I am guessing there's a lot of crossover and similarity...it might be worth checking out.

[Null 45 3,018]

6 hours ago, madhatter106 said:

There is a (rather thick) tome out there called "The GMAX Bible," which is a very extensive and in-depth look at the program.

I had a copy of that book at one point, but I never did any complex modelling. Gmax is a stripped down version of 3ds max 4.2, so references for that program may also be of some use.

[Lab Rat 12]

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