When importing a mesh SMD file, the Export Path is left empty.

Would you implement setting the Export Path to the same folder as the imported SMD file?

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Changing the Action did not show the mesh conforming to the animation frame in the 3D View.

This looks like a bug to me, either in Blender or the plugin. I would expect even a one-frame animaion to change the 3D view.

Test case: w_minigun_decompile.7z[drive.google.com]

With that test case, I tried the following steps:
Import "w_minigun_reference.smd".
Import "w_minigun_anims\a_W_MiniGun_AimMatrix_down_center.smd".

I see the frame 0 vertical bar in the Dope Sheet, but unlike what multiple-frame animations show, there are no little circles on that vertical bar (representing bones?). Also, and this is the important part, the mesh in the 3D View is unchanged, even though with that particular animation, the gun barrel should be tilting down.

As a counter-example (a two-frame anim):
Import "w_minigun_reference.smd".
Import "w_minigun_anims\a_W_MiniGun_AimMatrix_TWO_FRAMES.smd".

You might have to zoom in or press Home key in the Dope Sheet to see that there are two frames, both with little circles on their vertical lines. Using the arrow keys while pointer is in the Dope Sheet, you can cycle between those two frames and see that the 3D View shows the mesh changing. The first frame is what I expected to see in the one-frame case above.
(This two-frame SMD file was created by copying the "w_minigun_anims\a_W_MiniGun_AimMatrix_down_center.smd", inserting the "time" section from another SMD file, and changing the second "time" to "time 1".)

I imported as I would any other animation. I expect that either there is a bug in the importer, or there is a problem with my understanding of Blender or the plugin. I can provide test cases for you, if needed.

Edit: I will try to change the Action as you suggested.

In my testing of Crowbar, I would like to view one-frame animation SMD files in Blender.

The steps I have tried (that work for multi-frame animations):
Import a mesh SMD.
Import an animation SMD.
In the Dope Sheet area, press Alt-A or click on a frame line to see that one frame's pose in the 3D window.

I also tried changing to Pose Mode in the 3D View and in the Outliner, along with some other options.

I tried searching on the web and in a couple of Steam group forums without success.

How do I view that one-frame pose in 3D View?

Try merging all meshes into one mesh, select that one mesh in Object Mode, then export.

I just noticed the colon (:) after "Audi" in your logs. The colon is not allowed to be part of the name.

Make sure you are looking at the correct folder (check the logs you just linked) in Windows Explorer.

Once at the correct folder, Refresh the folder.

Thanks!

:)

Windows 7 64-bit
Blender 2.71
BleST 2.2.1

Problem:
No mesh shown after importing a DMX that should have a mesh.

Expected:
A mesh should be shown after importing the DMX.

Steps taken:
Imported some DMX files from the L4D2 Starter Kits.

3 files that showed attachments and bones, but no mesh:
"Guns\Ak47\models\v_models\Compiling Files\dmx\v_rifle_AK47.dmx"
"Guns\Autoshot\models\v_models\Compiling Files\dmx\v_autoshotgun.dmx"
"Guns\Chrome_Shotgun\models\v_models\Compiling Files\dmx\shotgun_chrome_ref.dmx"

Counter-example that showed a mesh as expected:
"Survivors\L4D2\Nick\models\survivors\Compiling Files\dmx\gambler_model_merged.dmx"

[Edit: All view model reference mesh DMX files (each in a "dmx" folder, not the "dmx\animation" folder) in the Guns folder-tree, except "Sniper_Hunting", do *not* show a mesh.]

:)

I have also noticed this (based on someone else pointing it out to me and me testing it). I am sure there would be many modders who would love to have such a feature as described here.

I would expect that the plugin would always need to join vertices, if close enough, in order for the tagging and adding of edge modifier to work as expected.

Technically, an SMD file does not store smoothing group info, but rather stores vertex normal info. I am sure Artfunkel knows this. The real trick is to have Blender keep that info, tell Blender to tag the sharp edges, and add that edge split modifier.

:)