[x3d-public] HAnim Examples

[John Carlson]

I think at least I need to take baby steps.  Your phone calls have been
most helpful, but I think i need to sit down and at least create a LOA1
skeleton.

Sorry to be so dense.

John

On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 4:52 PM Joseph D Williams <joedwil at earthlink.net>
wrote:

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> Hi All, from what we were able to decide so far, the next step is to care
> for the web3D.org HAnim Archives. Lots is there and nothing is really been
> superceded, but plenty has been updated. There is duplication and some
> important items not adequately demonstrated.
>
> So, the highlights are:
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> Organizing Example Set:
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> More Tutorial Order of Appearance
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> Connections with other X3D Archives
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> All will be preserved and referenced
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> V2.0 Examples
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>  (mostly evolved from v1.0)
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> Basic Humanoid
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>   skeleton-accessories-skin
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> Basic Skeleton Animation
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> Shared skeleton animations
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> Segment Geometry
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>   Geometry Animation
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> Skin Geometry
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>   Single Mesh - Multiple Meshes
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> Skin Geometry Animation
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>   Joint(s) to Point(s) with Weights
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> V1.0 and 1.1 Examples
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>  All current examples
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>
> So, the main idea is to cull through the V1.x examples and produce a nice
> set of v2.0 examples.
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> Some easily made from existing and some tune ups.
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> Additionally, there is this that needs to be advanced.
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> http://x3dgraphics.com/slidesets/X3dForAdvancedModeling/HumanoidAnimation.pdf
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> needs:
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> * Integrate loa4
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> * Working Mocap conversion (in x3dEdit)
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> Basic Tutorial Structure:
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> Prerequisites
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> # basic X3D user code and event system
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> # Transform: orientation and rotation
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> # parent/child hierarchies
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> # timer, orientation interpolators
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> Comment: Nothing Really Special Here.
>
> Since the entire reason for the rest of X3D is to produce and interactive
> environment for the interactive humanoid, all the basic building blocks for
> HAnim are mostly already there.
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> Standard X3D
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>   All Structures and Functions are Human Readable
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>   Realistic Model:
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>    X3D Medical/Physics Integrates as Expected
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>  Best Practices:
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>   Medical/Personal Orientation
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>   Late 20th Century Animation Industry Agreements
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>   Emphasis on RealTime but readable Data and Structures
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>  Under the Covers, All same
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> Tools:
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> Simple Text Editor
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> Stand Alone or HTML Canvas
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> Free Open Authoring/Runtime Tools
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> Commercial/Hobby
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> X3DEdit
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> X3dToXhtml.xslt
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> X3D Validator
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> X3D Tidy
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> X3D DTD, X3D Schema, X3D Schematron
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> Document and Analyze Joint. Segment, Site names and hierarchies
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> Outline:
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> Example Standard Realistic Humanoid
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>  Standard Basic Initial Pose (prior to Animation)
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> Joint hierarchies
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> 'standard' Joint Center locations
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>  'standard' Joint Functionalities
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> 'standard' Site locations
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> Example Joint center and Site locations
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> Skeleton hierarchy and site coding example
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> Skeleton Animation (ball and stick)
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> Sharing Animations
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>  Same Skeletons
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>  Similar Skeletons
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> Add Segment geometry
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>  Proper Parentage
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> Viewpoint examples Parent, Humanoid, Site(s)
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> Use Displacer(s) with Segment Geometry
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> Displacer Bindings:
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>   points-displacements-scaling
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> Sites: Shapes-Sensors-Viewpoints
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> Add Skin Geometry
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>  SIngle Mesh - Multiple Meshes
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> Skin BIndings:
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>   points-Joints-Weights
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> Use Displacers with Skin geometry
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> Non-standard Initial Pose
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> Prototype Joint/Segment/Site nodes
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> Motion Capture
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> Capture Skeleton
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> Performance Skelton
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>  Joint Rotation same as Segment Orientation
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>   (if skeleton’s structure is correct)
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> Data Transport
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>   (Whatever to X3D)
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> Parent space
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> Humanoid space
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> Skeleton space
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> Segment space
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> Site space
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> Skin space
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> Works Best When all spaces are same space
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>
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> > From Don:
>
> Next we will resume weekly efforts to:
>
> - Review existing examples in Basic archive
>
>   https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/Basic/HumanoidAnimation
>
> - start a new HAnim model archive (as long expected)
>
> - copy and check and correct all HAnim1.1/X3Dv3.3 examples
>
>   (reconciling prior incorrect HAnimHumanoid version numbers)
>
> - copy and update relevant examples for HAnim2/X3D4
>
>   (some repetition expected between legacy models and new models)
>
> - copy, analyze, correct (if needed), and maintain all specification
> examples
>
> - add HAnimMotion examples
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> - review and admire
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>
>
> Let's talk about it
>
> Thanks and Best,
>
> Joe
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> *From: *Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) <brutzman at nps.edu>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, April 8, 2020 2:05 PM
> *To: *joedwil at earthlink.net; h-anim at web3d.org; John Carlson
> <yottzumm at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *Richard F. Puk <puk at igraphics.com>; Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV)
> <brutzman at nps.edu>
> *Subject: *HAnim Examples
> *When: *Thursday, April 9, 2020, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
> *Location: *X3D zoom line
>
>
>
> Joe and Don have reviewed HAnim v2 specification and corresponding X3D4
> references.
>
>
>
> "We went in and came out, miraculously emerging again!"
>
>
>
> Next we will resume weekly efforts to:
>
> - Review existing examples in Basic archive
>
>   https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/Basic/HumanoidAnimation
>
> - start a new HAnim model archive (as long expected)
>
> - copy and check and correct all HAnim1.1/X3Dv3.3 examples
>
>   (reconciling prior incorrect HAnimHumanoid version numbers)
>
> - copy and update relevant examples for HAnim2/X3D4
>
>   (some repetition expected between legacy models and new models)
>
> - copy, analyze, correct (if needed), and maintain all specification
> examples
>
> - add HAnimMotion examples
>
> - review and admire
>
>
>
>
>
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