Loading and Rendering Milkshape 3D Models with Animation and Skinning

Tiberiu Boros

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This article shows how to load Milkshape ms3d binary files, animate and display them with OpenGL

milkshapeviewerxna.zip
- MilkshapeViewer - Copy
  - MilkshapeViewer.sln
  - MilkshapeViewer
    - bin
      - x86
        
        Debug
        
        Content
        
        VertexShader.xnb
        
        MilkshapeViewer.exe
        
        model
        
        axe.jpg
        
        diablo.ms3d
        
        dwarf.jpg
        
        dwarf1.ms3d
        
        dwarf2.jpg
        
        dwarf2.ms3d
    - Content
      - bin
        
        x86
        
        Debug
      - Content.contentproj
      - MilkshapeViewerContent.contentproj
      - VertexShader.fx
    - Game.ico
    - Game1.cs
    - GameThumbnail.png
    - MilkshapeModels
      - MilkshapeModel.cs
    - MilkshapeViewer.csproj
    - MilkshapeViewer.csproj.Debug.cachefile
    - model
      - axe.jpg
      - diablo.ms3d
      - dwarf.jpg
      - dwarf1.ms3d
      - dwarf2.jpg
      - dwarf2.ms3d
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
viewappletcode.zip
- ViewAppletCode
  - CubeViewApplet
    - applet.policy
    - build.xml
    - build
    - dist
    - nbproject
      - build-impl.xml
      - genfiles.properties
      - private
        
        private.properties
        
        private.xml
      - project.properties
      - project.xml
    - src
      - Cube
        
        CubeApplet.java
        
        CubeRender.java
      - Grizle
        
        Models
        
        HardwareSkinningShader.cs
        
        MilkshapeModel.java
        
        Structures
        
        MilkshapeGroup.java
        
        MilkshapeJoint.java
        
        MilkshapeKeyFrame.java
        
        MilkshapeMaterial.java
        
        MilkshapeTangent.java
        
        MilkshapeTriangle.java
        
        MilkshapeVertex.java
      - TestJApplet
        
        Cube.java
        
        GLSkeleton.java
        
        JOGLApplet.java
    - test
  - WebApplication
    - build.xml
    - build
    - dist
    - nbproject
      - ant-deploy.xml
      - build-impl.xml
      - genfiles.properties
      - private
        
        private.properties
        
        private.xml
      - project.properties
      - project.xml
    - Shaders
    - src
      - conf
        
        MANIFEST.MF
      - java
    - test
    - web
      - axe.jpg
      - diablo.ms3d
      - dwarf.jpg
      - dwarf1.ms3d
      - dwarf2.jpg
      - dwarf2.ms3d
      - index.jsp
      - jars
      - META-INF
        
        context.xml
      - README.txt
      - Shaders
        
        FragmentShader.glsl
        
        GeometryShader.glsl
        
        VertexShader.glsl
      - spheremap.bmp
      - test.ms3d
      - top.jpg
      - WEB-INF
        
        sun-web.xml
        
        web.xml
viewappletcode.zip
- applet.policy
- build.xml
- build-impl.xml
- genfiles.properties
- private.properties
- private.xml
- project.properties
- project.xml
- CubeApplet.java
- CubeRender.java
- HardwareSkinningShader.cs
- MilkshapeModel.java
- MilkshapeGroup.java
- MilkshapeJoint.java
- MilkshapeKeyFrame.java
- MilkshapeMaterial.java
- MilkshapeTangent.java
- MilkshapeTriangle.java
- MilkshapeVertex.java
- Cube.java
- GLSkeleton.java
- JOGLApplet.java
- build.xml
- ant-deploy.xml
- build-impl.xml
- genfiles.properties
- private.properties
- private.xml
- project.properties
- project.xml
- MANIFEST.MF
- axe.jpg
- diablo.ms3d
- dwarf.jpg
- dwarf1.ms3d
- dwarf2.jpg
- dwarf2.ms3d
- index.jsp
- context.xml
- README.txt
- FragmentShader.glsl
- GeometryShader.glsl
- VertexShader.glsl
- spheremap.bmp
- test.ms3d
- top.jpg
- sun-web.xml
- web.xml


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00
# Visual Studio 2010
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MilkshapeViewer", "MilkshapeViewer\MilkshapeViewer.csproj", "{9490F52B-C21E-445E-8792-83A395ED6E41}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MilkshapeViewerContent", "MilkshapeViewer\Content\MilkshapeViewerContent.contentproj", "{129AEB69-8538-4547-9A61-81BA17744CAD}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SubversionScc) = preSolution
		Svn-Managed = True
		Manager = AnkhSVN - Subversion Support for Visual Studio
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
		Release|x86 = Release|x86
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{9490F52B-C21E-445E-8792-83A395ED6E41}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{9490F52B-C21E-445E-8792-83A395ED6E41}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x86
		{9490F52B-C21E-445E-8792-83A395ED6E41}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
		{9490F52B-C21E-445E-8792-83A395ED6E41}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
		{129AEB69-8538-4547-9A61-81BA17744CAD}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{129AEB69-8538-4547-9A61-81BA17744CAD}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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