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You were right, after i've added all .cpp files to the project and included An8Loader.h i've managed to compile everything but i get an warning (i've made it short taking only relevant information):

\liban8\AN8X_SkinnedMeshHelper.cpp In member function `void AN8XFigureHelper::ProcessNode(An8File*, std::vector<AN8XBone, std::allocator<AN8XBone> >*,
std::vector<AN8XObjectInstanceInFigure*, std::allocator<AN8XObjectInstanceInFigure*> >*, std::vector<An8Mesh*, std::allocator<An8Mesh*> >*,
std::vector<int, std::allocator<int> >*, std::vector<AN8XMATRIX, std::allocator<AN8XMATRIX> >*, std::vector<An8Material*, std::allocator<An8Material*> >*, int, An8Bone*, AN8XMATRIX*)':

[Warning] passing NULL used for non-pointer converting 1 of `void std::vector<_Tp, _Alloc>::push_back(const _Tp&) [with _Tp = int, _Alloc = std::allocator<int>]'
The line that spawns this warning is present two times in AN8X_SkinnedMeshHelper.cpp and is this one:

MeshesListMaterialsID.push_back(NULL);
I've googled the warning and found some posts saying that it cannot convert from pointer to int and that i should use ptrnull instead but that also got me to an error:

\liban8\AN8X_SkinnedMeshHelper.cpp [Error] no matching function for call to `std::vector<int, std::allocator<int> >::push_back(const ptrnull_t&)'
Anyway, ignoring the warning i've tried rendering the model but i guess i'm doing something wrong there too... made a function by following the documentation that came with liban8 like this:

void LoadModel()
{
 An8File an8File;

 glLoadIdentity(); // Reset The View
 glTranslatef(0.0f, 0.0f,-2.0f);
 if( an8File.LoadFile(std::string((LPCTSTR)("test.an8"))) == false)
 {
    MessageBox(NULL,"Failed To Load Model.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);;
 }
 // Compute mesh position in object space (avoid the need of translation)
 an8File.ComputeAllPositions();

 // Ungroup meshes (easier to manipulate)
 an8File.Ungroup();

 // Triangulize faces
 an8File.Triangulize();

 // Compute matices of camera, objects, Lights, ... from quaternions
 an8File.ComputeAllMatrices();

 // Computer integer id to joint texture and material (.an8 files use strings)
 an8File.ComputeTextureIDForMaterial();
}

Then i've ran this function in Draw() but all i see on the screen is the quad i drew to make the program work before adding liban8.
Btw thank you for the help you provided so far.

Thank you both for replying. I did what you suggested SubDrag even before i wrote this topic but figured was too stupid because i didn't linked the .lib and didn't bother to mention this. I've seen the code u posted in the Documentation folder that came with the source code however when i do this:

#include "An8Loader.h"

An8File an8File;

   if( an8File.LoadFile(string((LPCTSTR)(inputFile))) == false)
   {
      return false;
   }
i get this error:

undefined reference to `An8File::An8File()'|
undefined reference to `An8File::LoadFile(std::string)'|

Note that both An8Loader.h and AN8X.h are in the same directory as my project and i've managed to include other .h the same way in the same project.
I've moved my code from Dev-C++ (which gave me the above error) to Code:Blocks only to see the same error again... As for VC++ i hate it. Tried to get 2010 version but it can only be installed on Win XP SP3 or higher and i am running SP2 so i got 2008 version but i need to change the code so much to make it work...

Here is a sample of my code:

#include <windows.h> // Header File For Windows
#include <gl\gl.h> // Header File For The OpenGL32 Library
#include <gl\glu.h> // Header File For The GLu32 Library
#include "NeHeGL.h" // Header File For NeHeGL
#include <math.h> // We'll Need Some Math
#include "SOIL.h"                                     // Header File For The SOIL Library
#include "An8Loader.h"                                          // Header File For Anim8tor Loader Library

............................................

void LoadModel()
{
An8File* an8File = new An8File(); // Don't forget delete at the end


if( an8File->LoadFile("test.an8") == false ) // Load file in memory
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Failed To Load Model.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
}
}

GLinit()
GLUpdate()
GLDraw()
................................

Also i've tried changing my code to yours but same thing happens. Got any other tips for me?

On Texel's site,you will find GLAn8Viewer,an example
showing how to use liban8 to render at least a static model
using Opengl.
http://texel3d.free.fr/projets/liban8/index.html

For the second part of your question,showing the relevant source code would help to get comments.

well i downloaded GLAn8Viewer but there is no source code just the program itself. as for the error, this is a part of code i can't put it all cause it's too big.

In my program all i did was this:

#include "Objects/flower.c" //which is my bad representation of the flower from 1st tutorial.

and then i searched the net for Anim8orExport.h which is included by flower.c:

// File "D:\Game\Objects\flower.c"
// Export object "object01"
// Created with Anim8or 0.95

#include "Anim8orExport.h"


// Group group01
// mesh01
static float mesh01_coords[] = {
.....

i guess it's the normal .c file that you would export from anim8or i haven't changed anything in it.
Also i'd like to say that before i included the .C file my program worked just fine.

I got Anim8orExport.h from here, maybe there is something wrong with that, i don;t know for sure. http://www.koders.com/c/fid39DF877793A5BBC1F286A9D09DCEB36EBE4BFE75.aspx


PS: thanks for answering me.

Hello everyone, This is my first post here, one of the many to come hopefully. If someone asked this question before or if it can be found in manual or in one of the tutorials I apologise for spamming but i found nothing about this so i've decided to ask you people. How do i load my 3D object in C++? I've tried using An8Loader.h, i found it in a post on this forum but i have no idea how to use it, i've only managed to use the LoadFile(string) but what do i do after that? How do i display my object? Also i found out reading the manual that i can export the object in *.C format. I've included that file in my program and Anim8orExport.h which was included in the *.C and i get this one error " excess elements in aggregate initializer ". i am working with Dev-C++ under Windows XP SP2. Any help would be more than welcomed. Once again sorry if this is found in forum, manual or tutorial, I just couldn't find it.

Also i would like to say that Anim8or is great  3D animator program and i want to thank to R. Steven Glanville for sharing it with us and everyone who is helping improving it.