Hi all!<br>My project is improving COLLADA Animation support<br><br><b>== What I did this week ==</b><br><br>-- Had a better look at the Animation Export System which helped me gain a more clear view of what is happening<br>
and what modifications can be done to improve the overall system. Tested the current functionality of the system<br> by exporting a mix of animated components. Specially armature animations were focused on. <br> Some flaws were identified through this procedure. For instance only quaternion rotations were exported by the system<br>
<br>-- Added support to exporting BEZIER and STEP interpolated curves with In-tangent and out-tangent sources. Thanks to <br> ccliffe's patch on the patch tracker. Did some modifications also. <br><br>-- Added support to export quaternion rotation animation f-curves also. Only euler rotation animations were exported<br>
before, for objects other than Armatures. <br> <br>-- Refactored the export system to export Armature animations also as F-curve animations, instead of exporting<br> them separately via another method. Specially worked on a method to derive a valid name for Bone Animation exports.<br>
Still have to commit the changes to test if the new system works on other instances. <br><br>More detailed log is maintained here : <b><a href="http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phabtar/Full_COLLADA_Animation_Support_for_Blender/Diary_and_Notes">http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phabtar/Full_COLLADA_Animation_Support_for_Blender/Diary_and_Notes</a></b><br>
<br>== <b>Plans for next week</b> == <br><br>Now that I have a good overall export system, Have to check if import system is compatible with the new changes.<br>So hope to cover the basic import improvements parallel to what I did this week. First must have a thorough look <br>
at the import system also. <br><br>== Issues ==<br>No serious issues this week. <br><br>Thanks! , <br>phabtar<br><br>-- <br>Sukhitha Jayathilake,<br>Undergraduate,<br>Computer Science and Engineering,<br>University of Moratuwa,<br>
Sri lanka.<br><br>