Rigged Mesh upload not uploading rig [video]

[Parx Oran]

video explains all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsyi1-aKYdU&feature=youtu.be

^ my process so you can deduce what i did wrong.

 

I'd love to get this solved as i spent quite some time on it.

thank you

[Parx Oran]

I've invested a lot of time into this so some input would be greatly appreciated.

[arton Rotaru]

Not everybody wants to watch a video of a couple of minutes length, to get to the point what the problem is. So maybe just write down what the problem actually is, and post a screenshot of the Import window.

[Parx Oran]

at any rate, the option to upload rigged mesh isn't an option. it isn't recognising that the mesh is attached to a skeleton, so idk whats wrong.

the video shows my method for exporting>importing so you can see what i'm doing wrong, and see how the viewer responds.

[Parx Oran]

Bamping because this is quite important that i get fixed.

[arton Rotaru]

I; sorry, but that video was totally pointless. A simple screenshot of the importer with the Skin option greyed out would have give the same information, but it would take people less than a second to recognize. I don't want to watch you posing the model for several minutes. :matte-motes-tongue:

However, the Skin option is usually greyed out if the collada file hasn't all the mandatory mBones listed. Even those without any weights. When binding the skin in Maya, their is an option to "Remove unused influences". That has to be unchecked.

I'm not a Maya user so I can't give you any step by step instructions of how to fix it. With 3ds Max, I usually open the exported collada file in Notepad++, search for the joints-array where the weighted bones are listed, and copy/paste the entire mBones list after the existing bones.

The full list of mBones can be found here. http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Exporting_a_mesh_from_3ds_Max#Editing_the_COLLADA_File

If it's not a missing mBones issue, I'm afraid I can't help.