History: Sample code

            Here is some sample code demonstrating how to read the anim XML file exported by the ((Maya Animation Exporter)) plug-in:

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AnimationState* AnimationManager::createAnimationFromFile(const string& animationName,const string& filename,const string& trackName)
{
    // Get resource dirs
    DataStreamPtr stream = ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().openResource(filename.c_str());
    if (stream.isNull())
        return NULL;        

    // Parse xml file
    TiXmlDocument doc;
    doc.Parse(stream.get()->getAsString().c_str());    

    TiXmlElement* xmlAnim=doc.FirstChildElement("anim");
    if (xmlAnim==NULL) // cant find any animation track in this file
        return NULL; 
    while (xmlAnim->Attribute("id")==NULL || trackName!=xmlAnim->Attribute("id") )
    {
        xmlAnim=xmlAnim->NextSiblingElement("anim");
        if (xmlAnim==NULL) //can't find animtion track named trackName
            return NULL; 
    }
    //get type end max time of nodes
    double animationLength=0;
    double nodeLength=0;
    string type;
    TiXmlElement* xmlNode=xmlAnim->FirstChildElement("node");
    if (xmlNode==NULL)
        return NULL;
    TiXmlElement* frame;
    while (xmlNode!=NULL) {
        type=xmlNode->Attribute("type");
        frame=xmlNode->LastChild("keyframe")->ToElement();
        if (frame==NULL || frame->Attribute("time",&nodeLength)==NULL) // no time attribute on this frame
            return NULL;
        if (animationLength<nodeLength)
            animationLength=nodeLength;
        if (xmlNode->NextSibling("node"))
            xmlNode=xmlNode->NextSibling("node")->ToElement();
        else
            xmlNode=NULL;
    }
    Ogre::Animation* anim = m_sceneManager->createAnimation(animationName , animationLength);
    if (type=="spline")
        anim->setInterpolationMode(Ogre::Animation::IM_SPLINE);
    else
        anim->setInterpolationMode(Ogre::Animation::IM_LINEAR);
    // parse nodes
    Ogre::SceneNode* node;
    Ogre::SceneNode* pivotNode=m_sceneManager->getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode("TmpPivotNode");
    Ogre::SceneNode* tmpNode=pivotNode->createChildSceneNode();
    xmlNode=xmlAnim->FirstChildElement("node");
    int trackNum=0;
    while (xmlNode!=NULL)
    {
        string nodeName=xmlNode->Attribute("name");
        if (m_sceneManager->hasSceneNode(nodeName))
        {
            node=m_sceneManager->getSceneNode(nodeName);
            Ogre::Vector3 pivot=Ogre::Vector3::ZERO;
            double number;
            if (xmlNode->Attribute("pivotx",&number))
                pivot.x=number;
            if (xmlNode->Attribute("pivoty",&number))
                pivot.y=number;
            if (xmlNode->Attribute("pivotz",&number))
                pivot.z=number;
            int numOfFrames;
            if (xmlNode->Attribute("numKeys",&numOfFrames)!=NULL && numOfFrames!=0) // no frames in the curent animation track
            {    
                Ogre::NodeAnimationTrack* track = anim->createNodeTrack(trackNum++, node);
                Ogre::TransformKeyFrame* kf;
                frame=xmlNode->FirstChildElement("keyframe")->ToElement();
                double time;
                while (frame!=NULL)
                {
                    if (frame->Attribute("time",&time)!=NULL)
                    {
                        // building the animation track    
                        Ogre::Vector3 translation=Ogre::Vector3::ZERO;
                        Ogre::Vector3 rotation=Ogre::Vector3::ZERO;
                        if (frame->Attribute("x",&number))
                            translation.x=number;
                        if (frame->Attribute("y",&number))
                            translation.y=number;
                        if (frame->Attribute("z",&number))
                            translation.z=number;
                        if (frame->Attribute("rx",&number))
                            rotation.x=number;
                        if (frame->Attribute("ry",&number))
                            rotation.y=number;
                        if (frame->Attribute("rz",&number))
                            rotation.z=number;
                        // calculate transformation using pivot
                        pivotNode->resetToInitialState();
                        tmpNode->resetToInitialState();
                        pivotNode->setPosition(translation);            
                        tmpNode->setPosition(-pivot);            
                        pivotNode->roll(Ogre::Radian(rotation[2])); 
                        pivotNode->yaw(Ogre::Radian(rotation[1]));
                        pivotNode->pitch(Ogre::Radian(rotation[0]));
                        pivotNode->translate(pivot);
                        tmpNode->needUpdate();
                        
                        // set the transformation in the keyframe
                        kf=track->createNodeKeyFrame(time);
                        kf->setRotation(tmpNode->getWorldOrientation());
                        kf->setTranslate(tmpNode->getWorldPosition());
                    }
                    frame=frame->NextSiblingElement("keyframe");
                }
            }
        }
        if (xmlNode->NextSibling("node"))
            xmlNode=xmlNode->NextSibling("node")->ToElement();
        else
            xmlNode=NULL;
    }
    m_sceneManager->getRootSceneNode()->removeAndDestroyChild("TmpPivotNode");
    Ogre::AnimationState* animState = m_sceneManager->createAnimationState(animationName);
    if (animState==NULL) //unknown error
    {
        m_sceneManager->destroyAnimation(animationName);
        return NULL;
    }

    return animState;
}
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