Naming a Chain Module Item (Legacy 3DS MAX)

The Chain Module is a special add-on for the valve. It is used when the valve is not reachable by the operator.

The Chain Module is comprised of:

• A static mesh named chainvalve_xxx.

• A handle named handle_chainvalve_xxx.

• The animated geometry chain named _chainvalve_xxx.

• A dummy named anim_chainvalve_xxx that defines the animated geometry.

Mesh hierarchy

root

|--anim_chainvalve_xxx (dummy)

|--chain_chainvalve_xxx

|--chainvalve_xxx

|--handle_chainvalve_xxx

Building the item

• Check bObjectSpace in each geometry.

• For handle_chainvalve_xxx, use the same value as the valve handle.

• For chain_chainvalve_xxx, make the UV channel 1 animated to simulate the chain rotation.

• The anim_chainvalve_xxx is the dummy that defines the animated geometry chain_chainvalve_xxx.

Code example

This code shows the standard proprieties for the dummy anim_chainvalve_xxx.

$AnimatedGeometry

{

iVersion = 1

szMesh = chain_chainvalve_xxx

szCompression = None

szDynamicData = UV1

$Anim

{

szID = chain_chainvalve_xxx

dwStartFrame = 0

dwEndFrame = 9

fFPS = 25

bInterpolate = true

}

}