[Request] Model Animation (.m2) cutting

[Lopina]

Hi, my 1st request on here, so dunno if I'm doing this the right way.

There are 2 m2 files I'd like to use in WeakAuras, SPELLS/Druid_Eclipse.m2 and SPELLS/Druid_eclipse_orange.m2.

Now, I'd like to use only a part of its animation, where it is most radiant, like in this picture:


Is it possible to "cut" the original animation and create new m2 files I could then use in WeakAuras?

[[Soul Eater]]

It is not possible to cut out the animation in the M2 file itself. The reason being is that an animation has keyframes, for example, it takes 100 frames for that animation. What you want to do is "replaying" for example frame 50 till 100.

Vaguely I remember that those type of things are stored in the DBC files. It's very tricky to browse it and find the correct values. But the general idea behind those DBC files is that it "calls" for an animation ID during a specific moment. An example of that is for example the tier 6 helmet of warlock, where you can put the "wings" animation in replay mode.

I don't think that it's what you are searching for. Also it is not possible to create an own animation and import it as a seperate M2 file, the main reason being that there is not a tool that can import custom made animations into WoW and the same also counts for custom M2 files.

TL;DR - It's not possible as far as I know but you might want to give DBC editing a read to see if that can work out for you.