[X3D-Ecosystem] X3DOM - Help - HAnim Not Working

[John Carlson]

Also,  you can turn on various x3dom debugging through the showLog
attribute on the X3D element.  Check out the definition of the x3d
element.  Goodies there!

https://doc.x3dom.org/author/configuration.html


On Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM Bergstrom, Aaron via X3D-Ecosystem <
x3d-ecosystem at web3d.org> wrote:

> Doh!
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> Vince, I just realized… I skipped right over Leonard’s email.
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> The North Dakota nice in me says that you both deserve a UND t-shirt and
> an ‘I (heart) North Dakota’ hat! You know… for each of your t-shirt and hat
> collections.
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> 😃
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> I appreciate everyone who helped out and provided advice. This has been
> driving me nuts for several months.
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> Aaron
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> *From:* Bergstrom, Aaron
> *Sent:* Friday, August 29, 2025 1:46 AM
> *To:* X3D Ecosystem public discussion <x3d-ecosystem at web3d.org>
> *Cc:* vmarchetti at kshell.com
> *Subject:* RE: [X3D-Ecosystem] X3DOM - Help - HAnim Not Working
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> Looks like I owe Vince a UND t-shirt, an ‘I (heart) North Dakota’ hat, and
> $3.23.
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> I think the main problem was that I was not using the ‘Full’ version of
> X3DOM (aka x3dom-full.js). As such the HAnim nodes were not defined.
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> Once I swapped out the ‘x3d-full.js’ and the ‘x3dom.css’ files/links
> suggested by Vince, it all started to work. Check out the links below.
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>    - With textures as actual files -
>    https://vr.csgrid.org/x3dom/conan-animated.html
>    - With textures as DataURIs -
>    https://vr.csgrid.org/x3dom/conan-animated2.html
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> There is some weirdness with the CommonSurfaceShader… but the debugger
> says something about missing tangents or something. I’m planning on
> exporting Tangents in the future anyway. Not a big deal.
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> This makes me happy.
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> @Vince – Thanks!
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> Aaron
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> *From:* X3D-Ecosystem <x3d-ecosystem-bounces at web3d.org> *On Behalf Of *Vincent
> Marchetti via X3D-Ecosystem
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 28, 2025 8:05 PM
> *To:* X3D Ecosystem public discussion <x3d-ecosystem at web3d.org>
> *Cc:* vmarchetti at kshell.com
> *Subject:* Re: [X3D-Ecosystem] X3DOM - Help - HAnim Not Working
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> Aaron
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> Leonard beat me to it on the hanimhumanoid not being defined. I think that
> is a problem with the development diet of x3dom that your file uses. I have
> tried modifying your file to load a different distribution of x3dom, and
> also adding the trick of putting in a colored background I see the
> following:
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> < Screenshot removed; Postmaster nixed it >
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> That is the Conan in silhouette , you also see the x3dom debug console
> made visible by mouse clicking the canvas and hitting the “d” key.
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> Further examination of this debug console shows we’re getting the
> following warnings, again this is with a different x3dom version than you
> are invoking:
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> INFO: No Texture URL given, searching for <img> elements...
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> INFO: No Texture URL given, searching for <img> elements...
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> INFO: No Texture URL given, searching for <img> elements...
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> WARNING: Unrecognised X3D element <multitexturetransform>.
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> WARNING: Fallback to inefficient multi-index mode since creaseAngle=0.
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> WARNING: Fallback to inefficient multi-index mode since creaseAngle=0.
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> WARNING: Fallback to inefficient multi-index mode since creaseAngle=0.
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> INFO: No Texture URL given, searching for <img> elements...
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> INFO: No Texture URL given, searching for <img> elements...
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> INFO: No Texture URL given, searching for <img> elements...
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> INFO: No Texture URL given, searching for <img> elements…
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> Which leads me to the thought that this (presumably earlier) x3dom version
> doesn;t know about the multitexturetransform nor the data URL you are using
> for the textures.
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> Incidentally, the x3dom file I am using above is
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>     <script type='text/javascript' src='
> https://www.x3dom.org/download/dev/x3dom-full.js'> </script>
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>     <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='
> https://www.x3dom.org/download/x3dom.css'></link>
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> I am attaching a much truncated file which shows both the script and link
> elements as well as the background node I added.
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> Vince Marchetti
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> < attachment removed, postmaster nixed it >
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> On Aug 28, 2025, at 8:07 PM, Web3D WebServices via X3D-Ecosystem <
> x3d-ecosystem at web3d.org> wrote:
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> Hi Aaron,
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> Not really diving in deep I found the following
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>    - [X3DOM log] WARNING: Unrecognised X3D element <hanimhumanoid>.
>    - Since everything (at first glance) appears to be a child
>    of <hanimhumanoid>, X3DOM finds nothing to process
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> I suggest putting in a background node (to establish camera orientation)
> and at least one non-symmetric object to make sure basic processing is
> working. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
>
> Leonard
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> On 8/28/2025 1:19 PM, Bergstrom, Aaron via X3D-Ecosystem wrote:
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> I will send the following items to the first person who can tell me what I
> need to do to fix this X3DOM/HTML file so that I can see the animated Conan
> character:
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>    - 1 x UND T-Shirt
>    - 1 x I “heart” ND baseball cap.
>    - $3 cash + plus whatever I can find in my couch cushions at home.
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> See the page:
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> https://vr.csgrid.org/x3dom/conan-animated.html
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> Thanks,
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> Aaron
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> --
> *Leonard Daly*
> WebServices, Web3D Consortium
> President, Daly Realism - *Creating the Future*
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