[jitter] Re: newbie 3D question

You could take a look at jit-ogre and "pre-make" some animations and then control them in jitter. 

Or you could check out this technique : http://abstrakt.vade.info/ILOVETHEMAXLIST/Gl-Keyframe-Example.zip

Or you can experiment with matrixoutput, xfade and jit.gl.mesh

Or you can do something like this: 

#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P window linecount 1;
#P newex 436 61 48 196617 loadbang;
#P newex 509 83 20 196617 t b;
#P user jit.fpsgui 334 421 60 196617 0;
#P message 436 83 30 196617 read;
#P newex 436 105 242 196617 jit.gl.model vectors @matrixoutput 1 @automatic 0;
#P newex 290 102 60 196617 loadmess 0;
#P newex 481 231 48 196617 loadbang;
#P message 131 350 34 196617 reset;
#P newex 131 367 203 196617 jit.gl.handle vectors @inherit_transform 1;
#N vpatcher 30 89 161 286;
#P outlet 8 116 15 0;
#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P message 8 96 70 196617 fullscreen \$1;
#P toggle 8 73 15 0;
#P newex 8 48 52 196617 select 27;
#P newex 8 25 40 196617 key;
#P connect 0 0 1 0;
#P connect 1 0 2 0;
#P connect 2 0 3 0;
#P connect 3 0 4 0;
#P pop;
#P newobj 9 411 25 196617 p fs;
#P newex 33 368 41 196617 s pulse;
#P newex 9 432 324 196617 jit.window vectors @floating 1 @fsaa 0 @fsmenubar 0 @pos 800 274;
#P toggle 9 304 15 0;
#P newex 9 343 58 196617 t b b erase;
#P newex 9 323 51 196617 qmetro 5;
#P newex 9 390 284 196617 jit.gl.render vectors @erase_color 0 0 0 1 @camera 0. 0. 6.;
#P newex 277 146 69 196617 prepend expr;
#P user ubumenu 135 125 294 196617 0 1 1 0;
#X add "in[0].p[0]*0.1" "in[0].p[1]*0.1";
#X add "-in[0].p[1]*0.1" "in[0].p[0]*0.1";
#X add "in[0].p[1]*0.1" "in[0].p[0]*0.1";
#X add "0.1*in[0].p[0]/sqrt(in[0].p[0]*in[0].p[0] + in[0].p[1]*in[0].p[1])" "0.1*in[0].p[1]/sqrt(in[0].p[0]*in[0].p[0] + in[0].p[1]*in[0].p[1])";
#X add "(in[0].p[0]*-in[0].p[1])*0.1" "(in[0].p[1]-in[0].p[0])*0.1";
#X add "0.05*(in[0].p[0]-(in[0].p[1]*in[0].p[1]))" "((in[0].p[0]*in[0].p[0])+in[0].p[1])*0.05";
#X add "in[0].p[1]*0.1" "-in[0].p[0]*0.1";
#X add "0.05*(in[0].p[0]+(in[0].p[1]*in[0].p[1]))" "((in[0].p[0]*in[0].p[0])-in[0].p[1])*0.05";
#X add "(sqrt(in[0].p[0]*in[0].p[0]+in[0].p[1]*in[0].p[1]))*(-in[0].p[1]*0.1)" "(sqrt(in[0].p[0]*in[0].p[0]+in[0].p[1]*in[0].p[1]))*(in[0].p[0]*0.1)";
#X prefix_set 0 0 <none> 0;
#P newex 436 190 108 196617 jit.op @op * @val 0.1;
#P newex 382 211 64 196617 jit.op @op +;
#P message 394 252 249 196617 color 0.2 0.2 0.2 1. \, blend_enable 1 \, blend_mode 3 8;
#P newex 382 272 206 196617 jit.gl.mesh vectors @draw_mode line_strip;
#P newex 382 231 98 196617 jit.matrix particles;
#P newex 436 169 243 196617 jit.expr @expr "snorm[0]*0.01" "snorm[1]*0.01";
#P newex 539 123 41 196617 r pulse;
#P newex 436 146 235 196617 jit.matrix particles 3 float32 5 @adapt 1 @thru 0;
#N counter 0 8;
#X flags 0 0;
#P newobj 367 101 66 196617 counter 0 8;
#P newex 367 60 67 196617 select 32 13;
#P newex 367 41 40 196617 key;
#P comment 25 305 52 196617 << start;
#P window linecount 4;
#P comment 265 43 100 196617 space: change field \, esc: fullscreen \, enter: reset particles;
#P window linecount 1;
#P newex 194 234 48 196617 loadbang;
#P newex 9 234 184 196617 jit.slide @slide_up 10 @slide_down 10;
#P newex 119 172 243 196617 jit.expr @expr "snorm[0]*0.01" "snorm[1]*0.01";
#P newex 65 193 64 196617 jit.op @op +;
#P message 21 258 249 196617 color 0.6 0. 0. 0. \, blend_enable 1 \, blend_mode 1 1;
#P newex 9 277 183 196617 jit.gl.mesh vectors @draw_mode lines;
#P newex 9 214 66 196617 jit.multiplex;
#P newex 9 81 41 196617 r pulse;
#P newex 9 102 280 196617 jit.gencoord 2 float32 20 20 @offset -2 -2 -2 @scale 4 4 4;
#P newex 285 249 99 196617 prepend draw_mode;
#P user ubumenu 286 226 68 196617 0 1 1 0;
#X add points;
#X add lines;
#X add line_strip;
#X add line_loop;
#X add triangles;
#X add tri_strip;
#X add tri_fan;
#X add quads;
#X add quad_strip;
#X add polygon;
#X add tri_grid;
#X prefix_set 0 0 <none> 0;
#X pattrmode 1;
#P connect 3 0 2 0;
#P connect 2 0 4 0;
#P connect 4 0 9 0;
#P connect 9 0 5 0;
#P fasten 6 0 5 0 26 275 14 275;
#P connect 29 0 27 0;
#P connect 27 0 28 0;
#P fasten 28 2 26 0 62 364 14 364;
#P connect 28 0 26 0;
#P fasten 33 0 26 0 136 387 14 387;
#P connect 32 0 30 0;
#P fasten 10 0 6 0 199 254 26 254;
#P connect 28 1 31 0;
#P fasten 2 0 7 0 14 186 70 186;
#P connect 7 0 4 1;
#P fasten 25 0 8 0 282 167 124 167;
#P fasten 2 0 8 0 14 146 124 146;
#P connect 8 0 7 1;
#P connect 34 0 33 0;
#P fasten 15 0 24 0 372 121 140 121;
#P fasten 36 0 24 0 295 121 140 121;
#P connect 24 1 25 0;
#P fasten 0 1 1 0 320 245 290 245;
#P fasten 26 0 39 0 14 409 339 409;
#P connect 13 0 14 0;
#P connect 14 0 15 0;
#P fasten 16 0 22 0 441 166 387 166;
#P connect 22 0 19 0;
#P fasten 21 0 20 0 399 269 387 269;
#P connect 19 0 20 0;
#P fasten 1 0 20 0 290 268 387 268;
#P fasten 35 0 21 0 486 250 399 250;
#P connect 41 0 38 0;
#P fasten 40 0 37 0 514 102 441 102;
#P connect 38 0 37 0;
#P fasten 17 0 16 0 544 142 441 142;
#P connect 37 0 16 0;
#P fasten 25 0 18 0 282 168 441 168;
#P connect 16 0 18 0;
#P connect 18 0 23 0;
#P connect 23 0 22 1;
#P fasten 14 1 40 0 400 80 514 80;
#P window clipboard copycount 42;