[Soc-2011-dev] Weekly report #2 ( from 5/27 to 6/3 )

[Sukhitha Jayathilake]

Hi all!
My project is improving COLLADA Animation support

*== What I did this week ==*

-- Had a better look at the Animation Export System which helped me gain a
more clear view of what is happening
   and what modifications can be done to improve the overall system. Tested
the current functionality of the system
   by exporting a mix of animated components. Specially armature animations
were focused on.
   Some flaws were identified through this procedure. For instance only
quaternion rotations were exported by the system

-- Added support to exporting BEZIER and STEP interpolated curves with
In-tangent and out-tangent sources. Thanks to
   ccliffe's patch on the patch tracker. Did some modifications also.

-- Added support to export quaternion rotation animation f-curves also. Only
euler rotation animations were exported
   before, for objects other than Armatures.

-- Refactored the export system to export Armature animations also as
F-curve animations, instead of exporting
   them separately via another method. Specially worked on a method to
derive a valid name for Bone Animation exports.
   Still have to commit the changes to test if the new system works on other
instances.

More detailed log is maintained here : *
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phabtar/Full_COLLADA_Animation_Support_for_Blender/Diary_and_Notes
*

== *Plans for next week* ==

Now that I have a good overall export system, Have to check if import system
is compatible with the new changes.
So hope to cover the basic import improvements parallel to what I did this
week. First must have a thorough look
at the import system also.

== Issues ==
No serious issues this week.

Thanks! ,
phabtar

-- 
Sukhitha Jayathilake,
Undergraduate,
Computer Science and Engineering,
University of Moratuwa,
Sri lanka.
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