Bodygroups in QC

[76561198253511502]

Need some help putting Bodygroups in this model I'm porting, I followed Ptejack's guide on porting models, but something went wrong on my qc, here is the QC so far:

$cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SourceFilmmaker\game\usermod\materials\models\mmdgems\Lapis Lazuli"

$cdmaterials "models\mmdgems\Lapis Lazuli\materials\"

$modelname "mmdgems\Steven Universe\Lapis Lazuli.mdl"

$model "Lapis Lazuli" "Lapis Lazuli by JoeySandbag_mesh (2).dmx"

$bodygroup "Wings"

studio "Wings.dmx"

$sequence idle "Lapis Lazuli by JoeySandbag_mesh.dmx (2)" fps 1.00

[Kumquat [Velbud]]

// Created by Crowbar 0.34.0.0

$ModelName "LibraScales\libra_scales.mdl"

$BodyGroup "StandLeg"
{
studio "StandLeg.dmx"
}

$SurfaceProp "default"

$Contents "solid"

$MostlyOpaque

$CDMaterials "models\custom\LibraScales\"

$Sequence "idle" {
"StandLeg.dmx"
fadein 0.2
fadeout 0.2
fps 30
}

This is a working reference of mine. Try to do it in my format instead of Jack's. And by format, I mean everything in the order I have it here.

[76561198253511502]

I just have to replace your names and paths with the one's I used? Like this?

$ModelName "Steven Universe\Lapis Lazuli.mdl"

$BodyGroup "Wings"
{
studio "Wings.dmx"
}

$SurfaceProp "default"

$Contents "solid"

$MostlyOpaque

$CDMaterials "models\mmdgems\Lapis Lazuli\"

$Sequence "idle" {
"Wings.dmx"
fadein 0.2
fadeout 0.2
fps 30
}

//guessing I don't need the framerate and fades.

[Zappy]

To add a bodygroup option to a model, do this:

$BodyGroup "[Internal name, will show up in the bodygroup selection menu]" {
[Option]
[Option]
[Option...]
}

You can have as many options as you want, though with a minimum of 1 for each group, and a maximum of... Well, trust me when I say you're not going to reach Source FilmMaker's maximum.

Each option consists of either of these:

Studio "[SMD or DMX file name, preferably without extension as this shows up in SFM]"

Blank

The Studio "[File]" option adds a mesh as an option. The Blank option (which consists of the letters BLANK, and is not just nothing) is an option where no mesh is used for that bodygroup. The first option of a bodygroup is the default one.

Note that you can have a Studio, then Blank, then Studio option array if you want, or you could even start with Blank, or have the same thing (including Blank) listed twice... but there's no reason to list any option twice. (Unless you want to have a place-holder in the model until you get the mesh you want finished.)

Here are three examples, one where you can choose between a mesh and no mesh, defaulting to mesh, another with mesh/no mesh, defaulting to no mesh, and another with three meshes:

$BodyGroup "Shirt"
{
Studio "Shirt"
Blank
}
$BodyGroup "Tie"
{
Blank
Studio "Tie"
}
$BodyGroup "Arm Muscliness"
{
Studio "Normal Arms"
Studio "Buff Arms"
Studio "Slim Arms"

}

In all cases, it will search for an SMD file by the name listed in the bodygroup options, then a DMX file if it doesn't find an SMD file. You can limit it to only using one of them by typing in .smd or .dmx at the end, but that would show up in Source FilmMaker's bodygroup options.

Originally posted by Velikhi Maikeru CONFLICTING:

$BodyGroup "StandLeg"
{
studio "StandLeg.dmx"
}

You know that besides it being easier to read, more optimized, and overall just objectively better, you get the same result from $Body "StandLeg" "StandLeg", right?

[76561198253511502]

(Holy cow I'm getting helped by the same guys as my flexes->materials discussion.... XD)

so I put it as:

$BodyGroup "Wings"
{
Studio "Wings.dmx" \\ or just "Wings" for that matter?
Blank

[Zappy]

Yes. (Of course, don't forget about the " } " after the last option.)

[76561198253511502]

Blender is taking my $sequence as a bodygroup.

[Zappy]

Originally posted by Zappy:

(Of course, don't forget about the " } " after the last option.)

[76561198253511502]

What last option, can you be more specific?

[Zappy]

In your case, "Blank".

Originally posted by Zappy:

Each option consists of either of these:

Studio "[SMD or DMX file name, -]"

Blank

[76561198253511502]

Still takes $sequence as a bodygroup option, here's the qc:

$cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SourceFilmmaker\game\usermod\materials\models\mmdgems\Lapis Lazuli"

$cdmaterials "models\mmdgems\Lapis Lazuli\materials\"

$modelname "mmdgems\Steven Universe\Lapis Lazuli.mdl"

$model "Lapis Lazuli" "Lapis Lazuli by JoeySandbag_mesh (2).dmx"

$BodyGroup "Wings"
{
Studio "Wings.dmx"

Blank

$sequence idle "Lapis Lazuli by JoeySandbag_mesh.dmx (2)" fps 1.00

[76561198253511502]

wup, found a bad command on the last line:

"mesh.dmx (2)"

"Mesh (2).dmx

[Zappy]

As I said, DON'T forget about the " } " after the last option in $BodyGroup. As I said, in your case, the last option in that $BodyGroup is Blank. Every " { " requires a " } " when it's done.

[76561198253511502]

Originally posted by sfm animator:

Still takes $sequence as a bodygroup option, here's the qc:

$cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SourceFilmmaker\game\usermod\materials\models\mmdgems\Lapis Lazuli"

$cdmaterials "models\mmdgems\Lapis Lazuli\materials\"

$modelname "mmdgems\Steven Universe\Lapis Lazuli.mdl"

$model "Lapis Lazuli" "Lapis Lazuli by JoeySandbag_mesh (2).dmx"

$BodyGroup "Wings"
{
Studio "Wings.dmx"

Blank

$sequence idle "Lapis Lazuli by JoeySandbag_mesh (2).dmx" fps 1.00

[76561198253511502]

The console Reads:

Bad command: Studio

this is the line -Studio:

Studio "Wings.dmx"

[Zappy]

Originally posted by sfm animator:

Bad command: Studio

In that case, the Studio line is probably not within -

$BodyGroup
{
[Somewhere here]

}