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problem is the original ldraw geometry, it's low poly, with geometry not optimized for animation. when you rig a model you would have to add additional loops where bones are.. ie if you want a leg to bend at the knees, you would add loops and weight bones accordingly. not to mentioned unnecessary polygons. ie, logo on torso is geometry, when a texture would work much better if you would like to do a lego movie animation, I am sure unedited ldraw model would work just fine. if you going for lego games look then you would need to edit geometry accordingly, to acomindate additional bones and joints.
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Do not give up. 3d modeling and animation takes practice, every time you do something you get better and better at it. Sounds like you are interested in animation more than modeling. so try to import a ldraw mini fig and make a simple rig or just use a rig from links above. Then try to make simple animations. walking/running cycle, then do a jump, etc.. use about 30 frames for each animation cycle. walk/run cycle should be easy to do. set up 5 key points. 1 left leg forwards right leg back 2 both legs a centered 3 right leg forward left leg back 4 both legs a centered 5 left leg forwards right leg back this is where your loop starts and ends. make arms do opposite. IE when left leg is forward right arm is back. add a little bounce movement, stylize it to your preference. and you are done... then maybe you can use what you created to make a full short animation, EX: mini fig running through an obstacle course.
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HI. Generally speaking LDraw file are not good for quality animation. its due to the geometry and low-poly count. I think you would be better off making a model from 0... here is a link for one http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?219502-Lego-Minifig-Model Simple tutorial how to rig a mini fig
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C3POwen, That’s seems like a lot of work. i cannot imagine doing a more complex(geometrically speaking) model. Do you know if there is a way to use a 3d modeling application and then convert it to ldraw format?
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Technic 8282: Quad Bike Download 8282.dat Errors:No errors
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Technic 8444: Air Enforcer Model A Download 8444.dat Errors: Missing stickers.
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I had the same problem... I got it to work by typing the url in google search field and hitting "translate this page" on the result page... http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://jc-tchang.philohome.com/manuel/Lsynth3.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://jc-tchang.philohome.com/manuel/Lsynth3.htm%26biw%3D1516%26bih%3D769
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Technic 1285 Buggy 3001 Buggy Download 1258.dat Download 3001.dat Ok, this simple model was way harder than I thought it would be. Simple because, I am not that good at LSynth. For life of me I could not get the rubber band to work right, so after few days off playing around with it I opted to use a string instead of the rubber band. If somebody can edit it and make it with rubber band that would be great. 8444 is next:)
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Technic 1285 Buggy 3001 Buggy Download 1258.dat Download 3001.dat Ok, this simple model was way harder than I thought it would be. Simple because, I am not that good at LSynth. For life of me I could not get the rubber band to work right, so after few days off playing around with it I opted to use a string instead of the rubber band. If somebody can edit it and make it with rubber band that would be great.
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Technic 42001-1: Mini Off-Roader Model A Download 42001.dat Errors: No errors. Note: Rubber band is there but you cannot see it on the picture.
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