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1. Re: When and where to do animations for Non-Character Assets in Game Engines?

   

   Reply by Mark Dygert · May 2019 · Home› Technical Talk

   It really depends on the engine and the game. Usually static meshes/objects can be animated in engine without bones but often it unlocks a lot more tools if the object is treated as a skeletal mesh. Even as a simple one with just one joint can unlock certain skeletal mesh tools that just aren't available to static meshes.…

2. Re: When and where to do animations for Non-Character Assets in Game Engines?

   

   Reply by zachagreg · May 2019 · Home› Technical Talk

   Thanks Mark, that clears up a lot. The usage case here is mostly 3) Click and play at least for the functionality that we've been doing. While I completely agree with the drawbacks of that case and is much of the reason why I am asking this question. As to me that case requires so much unnecessary production time due to…