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--- public:t-vien-07-1:lab_8_materials [2007/03/02 01:31] – created hannes
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 ====== Lab 8: Character Animation ======
-===== Creating new character animation using Blender =====
+===== Creating new character animation for Panda using Blender =====
-  * This lab will not be a regular programming lab.  Instead, you will be working inside of the Blender 3D modeling and animation package, which you should have downloaded from [[http://www.blender.org]].  Also make sure you have the [[http://www.ru.is/kennarar/hannes/share/chicken_export1.0.zip|Chicken EGG exporter]] downloaded and set up in your Blender script directory.
-  * Unzip this {{public:t-vien-07-1:g_char.zip|Blender model}} into your model directory:
+  * This lab will not be a regular programming lab.  Instead, you will be working inside of the Blender 3D modeling and animation package and then just quickly test your results in a simple Panda 3D program (see below).
-  * Create the following python program in your working directory:<code python>
+==== Before We Start ====
+  - Make sure you have downloaded and installed Blender from [[http://www.blender.org]].
+  - Make sure you have the [[http://www.ru.is/kennarar/hannes/share/chicken_export1.0.zip|Chicken EGG exporter]] downloaded and set up in your Blender script directory.
+  - Unzip this {{public:t-vien-07-1:g_char.zip|Blender model}} into your model directory.
+  - Create the following python program in your working directory (it will not run yet because the model is missing):
+<code python>
 import direct.directbase.DirectStart
 from pandac.PandaModules import *
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 run()
 </code>
+==== Now Follow Along ====
+  * Now we will go through the process of preparing a very simple animation for playback inside Panda 3D.  Just follow along.