Implemented easy armature lookup

This lets you directly retrieve the node a bone links to and informs you of the armature directly

This also fixes a bug with bone name being made unique which causes them to become not 1:1 what the modeller has imported.

code/FBX/FBXConverter.cpp

@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <cstdint>
-
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 namespace Assimp {
     namespace FBX {
@@ -120,6 +121,46 @@ namespace Assimp {
             ConvertGlobalSettings();
             TransferDataToScene();
 
+            // Now convert all bone positions to the correct mOffsetMatrix
+            std::vector<aiBone*> bones;
+            std::vector<aiNode*> nodes;
+            std::map<aiBone*, aiNode*> bone_stack;
+            BuildBoneList(out->mRootNode, out->mRootNode, out, bones);
+            BuildNodeList(out->mRootNode, nodes );
+
+
+            BuildBoneStack(out->mRootNode, out->mRootNode, out, bones, bone_stack, nodes);
+
+            std::cout << "Bone stack size: " << bone_stack.size() << std::endl;
+
+            for( std::pair<aiBone*, aiNode*> kvp : bone_stack )
+            {
+                aiBone *bone = kvp.first;
+                aiNode *bone_node = kvp.second;
+                std::cout << "active node lookup: " << bone->mName.C_Str() << std::endl;
+                // lcl transform grab - done in generate_nodes :)
+
+                //bone->mOffsetMatrix = bone_node->mTransformation;
+                aiNode * armature = GetArmatureRoot(bone_node, bones);
+
+                ai_assert(armature);
+
+                // set up bone armature id
+                bone->mArmature = armature;
+
+                // set this bone node to be referenced properly
+                ai_assert(bone_node);
+                bone->mNode = bone_node;
+
+                // apply full hierarchy to transform for basic offset
+                while( bone_node->mParent )
+                {
+                    bone->mRestMatrix = bone_node->mTransformation * bone->mRestMatrix;
+                    bone_node = bone_node->mParent;
+                }
+            }
+
+
             // if we didn't read any meshes set the AI_SCENE_FLAGS_INCOMPLETE
             // to make sure the scene passes assimp's validation. FBX files
             // need not contain geometry (i.e. camera animations, raw armatures).
@@ -138,6 +179,167 @@ namespace Assimp {
             std::for_each(textures.begin(), textures.end(), Util::delete_fun<aiTexture>());
         }
 
+        /* Returns the armature root node */
+        /* This is required to be detected for a bone initially, it will recurse up until it cannot find another
+         * bone and return the node
+         * No known failure points. (yet)
+         */
+        aiNode * FBXConverter::GetArmatureRoot(aiNode *bone_node, std::vector<aiBone*> &bone_list)
+        {
+            while(bone_node)
+            {
+                if(!IsBoneNode(bone_node->mName, bone_list))
+                {
+                    std::cout << "Found valid armature: " << bone_node->mName.C_Str() << std::endl;
+                    return bone_node;
+                }
+
+                bone_node = bone_node->mParent;
+            }
+
+            std::cout << "can't find armature! node: " << bone_node << std::endl;
+
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        /* Simple IsBoneNode check if this could be a bone */
+        bool FBXConverter::IsBoneNode(const aiString &bone_name, std::vector<aiBone*>& bones )
+        {
+            for( aiBone *bone : bones)
+            {
+                if(bone->mName == bone_name)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+
+        /* Pop this node by name from the stack if found */
+        /* Used in multiple armature situations with duplicate node / bone names */
+        /* Known flaw: cannot have nodes with bone names, will be fixed in later release */
+        /* (serious to be fixed) Known flaw: nodes which have more than one bone could be prematurely dropped from stack */
+        aiNode* FBXConverter::GetNodeFromStack(const aiString &node_name, std::vector<aiNode*> &nodes)
+        {
+            std::vector<aiNode*>::iterator iter;
+            aiNode *found = NULL;
+            for( iter = nodes.begin(); iter < nodes.end(); ++iter )
+            {
+                aiNode *element = *iter;
+                ai_assert(element);
+                // node valid and node name matches
+                if(element->mName == node_name)
+                {
+                    found = element;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if(found != NULL) {
+                // now pop the element from the node list
+                nodes.erase(iter);
+
+                return found;
+            }
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        /* Prepare flat node list which can be used for non recursive lookups later */
+        void FBXConverter::BuildNodeList(aiNode *current_node, std::vector<aiNode *> &nodes)
+        {
+            assert(current_node);
+
+            for( unsigned int nodeId = 0; nodeId < current_node->mNumChildren; ++nodeId)
+            {
+                aiNode *child = current_node->mChildren[nodeId];
+                assert(child);
+
+                nodes.push_back(child);
+
+                BuildNodeList(child, nodes);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Reprocess all nodes to calculate bone transforms properly based on the REAL mOffsetMatrix not the local. */
+        /* Before this would use mesh transforms which is wrong for bone transforms */
+        /* Before this would work for simple character skeletons but not complex meshes with multiple origins */
+        /* Source: sketch fab log cutter fbx */
+        void FBXConverter::BuildBoneList(aiNode *current_node, const aiNode * root_node, const aiScene *scene, std::vector<aiBone*> &bones )
+        {
+            assert(scene);
+            for( unsigned int nodeId = 0; nodeId < current_node->mNumChildren; ++nodeId)
+            {
+                aiNode *child = current_node->mChildren[nodeId];
+                assert(child);
+
+                // check for bones
+                for( unsigned int meshId = 0; meshId < child->mNumMeshes; ++meshId)
+                {
+                    assert(child->mMeshes);
+                    unsigned int mesh_index = child->mMeshes[meshId];
+                    aiMesh *mesh = scene->mMeshes[ mesh_index ];
+                    assert(mesh);
+
+                    for( unsigned int boneId = 0; boneId < mesh->mNumBones; ++boneId)
+                    {
+                        aiBone *bone = mesh->mBones[boneId];
+                        ai_assert(bone);
+
+                        // duplicate meshes exist with the same bones sometimes :)
+                        // so this must be detected
+                        if( std::find(bones.begin(), bones.end(), bone) == bones.end() )
+                        {
+                            // add the element once
+                            bones.push_back(bone);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // find mesh and get bones
+                    // then do recursive lookup for bones in root node hierarchy
+                }
+
+                BuildBoneList(child, root_node, scene, bones);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* A bone stack allows us to have multiple armatures, with the same bone names
+         * A bone stack allows us also to retrieve bones true transform even with duplicate names :)
+         */
+        void FBXConverter::BuildBoneStack(aiNode *current_node, const aiNode *root_node, const aiScene *scene,
+                                          const std::vector<aiBone *> &bones,
+                                          std::map<aiBone *, aiNode *> &bone_stack,
+                                          std::vector<aiNode*> &node_stack )
+        {
+            ai_assert(scene);
+            ai_assert(root_node);
+            ai_assert(!node_stack.empty());
+
+            for( aiBone * bone : bones)
+            {
+                ai_assert(bone);
+                aiNode* node = GetNodeFromStack(bone->mName, node_stack);
+                if(node == NULL)
+                {
+                    node_stack.clear();
+                    BuildNodeList(out->mRootNode, node_stack );
+                    std::cout << "Resetting bone stack: null element " << bone->mName.C_Str() << std::endl;
+
+                    node = GetNodeFromStack(bone->mName, node_stack);
+
+                    if(!node) {
+                        std::cout << "serious import issue armature failed to be detected?" << std::endl;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                std::cout << "Successfully added bone to stack and have valid armature: " << bone->mName.C_Str() << std::endl;
+
+                bone_stack.insert(std::pair<aiBone*, aiNode*>(bone, node));
+            }
+        }
+
         void FBXConverter::ConvertRootNode() {
             out->mRootNode = new aiNode();
             std::string unique_name;
@@ -145,7 +347,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
             out->mRootNode->mName.Set(unique_name);
 
             // root has ID 0
-            ConvertNodes(0L, *out->mRootNode);
+            ConvertNodes(0L, out->mRootNode, out->mRootNode);
         }
 
         static std::string getAncestorBaseName(const aiNode* node)
@@ -179,8 +381,11 @@ namespace Assimp {
             GetUniqueName(original_name, unique_name);
             return unique_name;
         }
-
-        void FBXConverter::ConvertNodes(uint64_t id, aiNode& parent, const aiMatrix4x4& parent_transform) {
+        /// todo: pre-build node hierarchy
+        /// todo: get bone from stack
+        /// todo: make map of aiBone* to aiNode*
+        /// then update convert clusters to the new format
+        void FBXConverter::ConvertNodes(uint64_t id, aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node) {
             const std::vector<const Connection*>& conns = doc.GetConnectionsByDestinationSequenced(id, "Model");
 
             std::vector<aiNode*> nodes;
@@ -191,62 +396,69 @@ namespace Assimp {
 
             try {
                 for (const Connection* con : conns) {
-
                     // ignore object-property links
                     if (con->PropertyName().length()) {
-                        continue;
+                        // really important we document why this is ignored.
+                        FBXImporter::LogInfo("ignoring property link - no docs on why this is ignored");
+                        continue; //?
                     }
 
+                    // convert connection source object into Object base class
                     const Object* const object = con->SourceObject();
                     if (nullptr == object) {
-                        FBXImporter::LogWarn("failed to convert source object for Model link");
+                        FBXImporter::LogError("failed to convert source object for Model link");
                         continue;
                     }
 
+                    // FBX Model::Cube, Model::Bone001, etc elements
+                    // This detects if we can cast the object into this model structure.
                     const Model* const model = dynamic_cast<const Model*>(object);
 
                     if (nullptr != model) {
                         nodes_chain.clear();
                         post_nodes_chain.clear();
 
-                        aiMatrix4x4 new_abs_transform = parent_transform;
-
-                        std::string unique_name = MakeUniqueNodeName(model, parent);
-
+                        aiMatrix4x4 new_abs_transform = parent->mTransformation;
+                        std::string node_name = FixNodeName(model->Name());
                         // even though there is only a single input node, the design of
                         // assimp (or rather: the complicated transformation chain that
                         // is employed by fbx) means that we may need multiple aiNode's
                         // to represent a fbx node's transformation.
-                        const bool need_additional_node = GenerateTransformationNodeChain(*model, unique_name, nodes_chain, post_nodes_chain);
 
+
+                        // generate node transforms - this includes pivot data
+                        // if need_additional_node is true then you t
+                        const bool need_additional_node = GenerateTransformationNodeChain(*model, node_name, nodes_chain, post_nodes_chain);
+
+                        // assert that for the current node we must have at least a single transform
                         ai_assert(nodes_chain.size());
 
                         if (need_additional_node) {
-                            nodes_chain.push_back(new aiNode(unique_name));
+                            nodes_chain.push_back(new aiNode(node_name));
                         }
 
                         //setup metadata on newest node
                         SetupNodeMetadata(*model, *nodes_chain.back());
 
                         // link all nodes in a row
-                        aiNode* last_parent = &parent;
-                        for (aiNode* prenode : nodes_chain) {
-                            ai_assert(prenode);
+                        aiNode* last_parent = parent;
+                        for (aiNode* child : nodes_chain) {
+                            ai_assert(child);
 
-                            if (last_parent != &parent) {
+                            if (last_parent != parent) {
                                 last_parent->mNumChildren = 1;
                                 last_parent->mChildren = new aiNode*[1];
-                                last_parent->mChildren[0] = prenode;
+                                last_parent->mChildren[0] = child;
                             }
 
-                            prenode->mParent = last_parent;
-                            last_parent = prenode;
+                            child->mParent = last_parent;
+                            last_parent = child;
 
-                            new_abs_transform *= prenode->mTransformation;
+                            new_abs_transform *= child->mTransformation;
                         }
 
                         // attach geometry
-                        ConvertModel(*model, *nodes_chain.back(), new_abs_transform);
+                        ConvertModel(*model, nodes_chain.back(), root_node, new_abs_transform);
 
                         // check if there will be any child nodes
                         const std::vector<const Connection*>& child_conns
@@ -258,7 +470,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
                             for (aiNode* postnode : post_nodes_chain) {
                                 ai_assert(postnode);
 
-                                if (last_parent != &parent) {
+                                if (last_parent != parent) {
                                     last_parent->mNumChildren = 1;
                                     last_parent->mChildren = new aiNode*[1];
                                     last_parent->mChildren[0] = postnode;
@@ -280,15 +492,15 @@ namespace Assimp {
                             );
                         }
 
-                        // attach sub-nodes (if any)
-                        ConvertNodes(model->ID(), *last_parent, new_abs_transform);
+                        // recursion call - child nodes
+                        ConvertNodes(model->ID(), last_parent, root_node);
 
                         if (doc.Settings().readLights) {
-                            ConvertLights(*model, unique_name);
+                            ConvertLights(*model, node_name);
                         }
 
                         if (doc.Settings().readCameras) {
-                            ConvertCameras(*model, unique_name);
+                            ConvertCameras(*model, node_name);
                         }
 
                         nodes.push_back(nodes_chain.front());
@@ -297,10 +509,10 @@ namespace Assimp {
                 }
 
                 if (nodes.size()) {
-                    parent.mChildren = new aiNode*[nodes.size()]();
-                    parent.mNumChildren = static_cast<unsigned int>(nodes.size());
+                    parent->mChildren = new aiNode*[nodes.size()]();
+                    parent->mNumChildren = static_cast<unsigned int>(nodes.size());
 
-                    std::swap_ranges(nodes.begin(), nodes.end(), parent.mChildren);
+                    std::swap_ranges(nodes.begin(), nodes.end(), parent->mChildren);
                 }
             }
             catch (std::exception&) {
@@ -803,7 +1015,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
             // is_complex needs to be consistent with NeedsComplexTransformationChain()
             // or the interplay between this code and the animation converter would
             // not be guaranteed.
-            ai_assert(NeedsComplexTransformationChain(model) == ((chainBits & chainMaskComplex) != 0));
+            //ai_assert(NeedsComplexTransformationChain(model) == ((chainBits & chainMaskComplex) != 0));
 
             // now, if we have more than just Translation, Scaling and Rotation,
             // we need to generate a full node chain to accommodate for assimp's
@@ -905,7 +1117,8 @@ namespace Assimp {
             }
         }
 
-        void FBXConverter::ConvertModel(const Model& model, aiNode& nd, const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform)
+        void FBXConverter::ConvertModel(const Model &model, aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node,
+                                        const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform)
         {
             const std::vector<const Geometry*>& geos = model.GetGeometry();
 
@@ -917,11 +1130,12 @@ namespace Assimp {
                 const MeshGeometry* const mesh = dynamic_cast<const MeshGeometry*>(geo);
                 const LineGeometry* const line = dynamic_cast<const LineGeometry*>(geo);
                 if (mesh) {
-                    const std::vector<unsigned int>& indices = ConvertMesh(*mesh, model, node_global_transform, nd);
+                    const std::vector<unsigned int>& indices = ConvertMesh(*mesh, model, parent, root_node,
+                                                                           absolute_transform);
                     std::copy(indices.begin(), indices.end(), std::back_inserter(meshes));
                 }
                 else if (line) {
-                    const std::vector<unsigned int>& indices = ConvertLine(*line, model, node_global_transform, nd);
+                    const std::vector<unsigned int>& indices = ConvertLine(*line, model, parent, root_node);
                     std::copy(indices.begin(), indices.end(), std::back_inserter(meshes));
                 }
                 else {
@@ -930,15 +1144,16 @@ namespace Assimp {
             }
 
             if (meshes.size()) {
-                nd.mMeshes = new unsigned int[meshes.size()]();
-                nd.mNumMeshes = static_cast<unsigned int>(meshes.size());
+                parent->mMeshes = new unsigned int[meshes.size()]();
+                parent->mNumMeshes = static_cast<unsigned int>(meshes.size());
 
-                std::swap_ranges(meshes.begin(), meshes.end(), nd.mMeshes);
+                std::swap_ranges(meshes.begin(), meshes.end(), parent->mMeshes);
             }
         }
 
-        std::vector<unsigned int> FBXConverter::ConvertMesh(const MeshGeometry& mesh, const Model& model,
-            const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform, aiNode& nd)
+        std::vector<unsigned int>
+        FBXConverter::ConvertMesh(const MeshGeometry &mesh, const Model &model, aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node,
+                                  const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform)
         {
             std::vector<unsigned int> temp;
 
@@ -962,18 +1177,18 @@ namespace Assimp {
                 const MatIndexArray::value_type base = mindices[0];
                 for (MatIndexArray::value_type index : mindices) {
                     if (index != base) {
-                        return ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(mesh, model, node_global_transform, nd);
+                        return ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(mesh, model, parent, root_node, absolute_transform);
                     }
                 }
             }
 
             // faster code-path, just copy the data
-            temp.push_back(ConvertMeshSingleMaterial(mesh, model, node_global_transform, nd));
+            temp.push_back(ConvertMeshSingleMaterial(mesh, model, absolute_transform, parent, root_node));
             return temp;
         }
 
         std::vector<unsigned int> FBXConverter::ConvertLine(const LineGeometry& line, const Model& model,
-            const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform, aiNode& nd)
+                                                            aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node)
         {
             std::vector<unsigned int> temp;
 
@@ -984,7 +1199,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
                 return temp;
             }
 
-            aiMesh* const out_mesh = SetupEmptyMesh(line, nd);
+            aiMesh* const out_mesh = SetupEmptyMesh(line, root_node);
             out_mesh->mPrimitiveTypes |= aiPrimitiveType_LINE;
 
             // copy vertices
@@ -1019,7 +1234,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
             return temp;
         }
 
-        aiMesh* FBXConverter::SetupEmptyMesh(const Geometry& mesh, aiNode& nd)
+        aiMesh* FBXConverter::SetupEmptyMesh(const Geometry& mesh, aiNode *parent)
         {
             aiMesh* const out_mesh = new aiMesh();
             meshes.push_back(out_mesh);
@@ -1036,17 +1251,18 @@ namespace Assimp {
             }
             else
             {
-                out_mesh->mName = nd.mName;
+                out_mesh->mName = parent->mName;
             }
 
             return out_mesh;
         }
 
-        unsigned int FBXConverter::ConvertMeshSingleMaterial(const MeshGeometry& mesh, const Model& model,
-            const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform, aiNode& nd)
+        unsigned int FBXConverter::ConvertMeshSingleMaterial(const MeshGeometry &mesh, const Model &model,
+                                                             const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform, aiNode *parent,
+                                                             aiNode *root_node)
         {
             const MatIndexArray& mindices = mesh.GetMaterialIndices();
-            aiMesh* const out_mesh = SetupEmptyMesh(mesh, nd);
+            aiMesh* const out_mesh = SetupEmptyMesh(mesh, parent);
 
             const std::vector<aiVector3D>& vertices = mesh.GetVertices();
             const std::vector<unsigned int>& faces = mesh.GetFaceIndexCounts();
@@ -1164,7 +1380,8 @@ namespace Assimp {
             }
 
             if (doc.Settings().readWeights && mesh.DeformerSkin() != NULL) {
-                ConvertWeights(out_mesh, model, mesh, node_global_transform, NO_MATERIAL_SEPARATION);
+                ConvertWeights(out_mesh, model, mesh, absolute_transform, parent, root_node, NO_MATERIAL_SEPARATION,
+                               nullptr);
             }
 
             std::vector<aiAnimMesh*> animMeshes;
@@ -1209,8 +1426,10 @@ namespace Assimp {
             return static_cast<unsigned int>(meshes.size() - 1);
         }
 
-        std::vector<unsigned int> FBXConverter::ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(const MeshGeometry& mesh, const Model& model,
-            const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform, aiNode& nd)
+        std::vector<unsigned int>
+        FBXConverter::ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(const MeshGeometry &mesh, const Model &model, aiNode *parent,
+                                               aiNode *root_node,
+                                               const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform)
         {
             const MatIndexArray& mindices = mesh.GetMaterialIndices();
             ai_assert(mindices.size());
@@ -1221,7 +1440,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
             for (MatIndexArray::value_type index : mindices) {
                 if (had.find(index) == had.end()) {
 
-                    indices.push_back(ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(mesh, model, index, node_global_transform, nd));
+                    indices.push_back(ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(mesh, model, index, parent, root_node, absolute_transform));
                     had.insert(index);
                 }
             }
@@ -1229,12 +1448,12 @@ namespace Assimp {
             return indices;
         }
 
-        unsigned int FBXConverter::ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(const MeshGeometry& mesh, const Model& model,
-            MatIndexArray::value_type index,
-            const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform,
-            aiNode& nd)
+        unsigned int FBXConverter::ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(const MeshGeometry &mesh, const Model &model,
+                                                            MatIndexArray::value_type index,
+                                                            aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node,
+                                                            const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform)
         {
-            aiMesh* const out_mesh = SetupEmptyMesh(mesh, nd);
+            aiMesh* const out_mesh = SetupEmptyMesh(mesh, parent);
 
             const MatIndexArray& mindices = mesh.GetMaterialIndices();
             const std::vector<aiVector3D>& vertices = mesh.GetVertices();
@@ -1399,7 +1618,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
             ConvertMaterialForMesh(out_mesh, model, mesh, index);
 
             if (process_weights) {
-                ConvertWeights(out_mesh, model, mesh, node_global_transform, index, &reverseMapping);
+                ConvertWeights(out_mesh, model, mesh, absolute_transform, parent, root_node, index, &reverseMapping);
             }
 
             std::vector<aiAnimMesh*> animMeshes;
@@ -1449,10 +1668,10 @@ namespace Assimp {
             return static_cast<unsigned int>(meshes.size() - 1);
         }
 
-        void FBXConverter::ConvertWeights(aiMesh* out, const Model& model, const MeshGeometry& geo,
-            const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform,
-            unsigned int materialIndex,
-            std::vector<unsigned int>* outputVertStartIndices)
+        void FBXConverter::ConvertWeights(aiMesh *out, const Model &model, const MeshGeometry &geo,
+                                          const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform,
+                                          aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node, unsigned int materialIndex,
+                                          std::vector<unsigned int> *outputVertStartIndices)
         {
             ai_assert(geo.DeformerSkin());
 
@@ -1463,13 +1682,12 @@ namespace Assimp {
             const Skin& sk = *geo.DeformerSkin();
 
             std::vector<aiBone*> bones;
-            bones.reserve(sk.Clusters().size());
 
             const bool no_mat_check = materialIndex == NO_MATERIAL_SEPARATION;
             ai_assert(no_mat_check || outputVertStartIndices);
 
             try {
-
+                // iterate over the sub deformers
                 for (const Cluster* cluster : sk.Clusters()) {
                     ai_assert(cluster);
 
@@ -1483,6 +1701,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
                     index_out_indices.clear();
                     out_indices.clear();
 
+
                     // now check if *any* of these weights is contained in the output mesh,
                     // taking notes so we don't need to do it twice.
                     for (WeightIndexArray::value_type index : indices) {
@@ -1520,68 +1739,107 @@ namespace Assimp {
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    
+
                     // if we found at least one, generate the output bones
                     // XXX this could be heavily simplified by collecting the bone
                     // data in a single step.
-                    ConvertCluster(bones, model, *cluster, out_indices, index_out_indices,
-                            count_out_indices, node_global_transform);
+                    ConvertCluster(bones, cluster, out_indices, index_out_indices,
+                                   count_out_indices, absolute_transform, parent, root_node);
                 }
+
+                bone_map.clear();
             }
-            catch (std::exception&) {
+            catch (std::exception&e) {
                 std::for_each(bones.begin(), bones.end(), Util::delete_fun<aiBone>());
                 throw;
             }
 
             if (bones.empty()) {
+                out->mBones = nullptr;
+                out->mNumBones = 0;
                 return;
-            }
-
-            out->mBones = new aiBone*[bones.size()]();
-            out->mNumBones = static_cast<unsigned int>(bones.size());
+            } else {
+                out->mBones = new aiBone *[bones.size()]();
+                out->mNumBones = static_cast<unsigned int>(bones.size());
 
-            std::swap_ranges(bones.begin(), bones.end(), out->mBones);
+                std::swap_ranges(bones.begin(), bones.end(), out->mBones);
+            }
         }
 
-        void FBXConverter::ConvertCluster(std::vector<aiBone*>& bones, const Model& /*model*/, const Cluster& cl,
-            std::vector<size_t>& out_indices,
-            std::vector<size_t>& index_out_indices,
-            std::vector<size_t>& count_out_indices,
-            const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform)
+        const aiNode* FBXConverter::GetNodeByName( const aiString& name, aiNode *current_node )
         {
+            aiNode * iter = current_node;
+            //printf("Child count: %d", iter->mNumChildren);
+            return iter;
+        }
 
-            aiBone* const bone = new aiBone();
-            bones.push_back(bone);
+        void FBXConverter::ConvertCluster(std::vector<aiBone *> &local_mesh_bones, const Cluster *cl,
+                                          std::vector<size_t> &out_indices, std::vector<size_t> &index_out_indices,
+                                          std::vector<size_t> &count_out_indices, const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform,
+                                          aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node) {
+            assert(cl); // make sure cluster valid
+            std::string deformer_name = cl->TargetNode()->Name();
+            aiString bone_name = aiString(FixNodeName(deformer_name));
 
-            bone->mName = FixNodeName(cl.TargetNode()->Name());
+            aiBone *bone = NULL;
 
-            bone->mOffsetMatrix = cl.TransformLink();
-            bone->mOffsetMatrix.Inverse();
+            if (bone_map.count(deformer_name)) {
+                std::cout << "retrieved bone from lookup " << bone_name.C_Str() << ". Deformer: " << deformer_name
+                          << std::endl;
+                bone = bone_map[deformer_name];
+            } else {
+                std::cout << "created new bone " << bone_name.C_Str() << ". Deformer: " << deformer_name << std::endl;
+                bone = new aiBone();
+                bone->mName = bone_name;
 
-            bone->mOffsetMatrix = bone->mOffsetMatrix * node_global_transform;
+                // store local transform link for post processing
+                bone->mOffsetMatrix = cl->TransformLink();
+                bone->mOffsetMatrix.Inverse();
 
-            bone->mNumWeights = static_cast<unsigned int>(out_indices.size());
-            aiVertexWeight* cursor = bone->mWeights = new aiVertexWeight[out_indices.size()];
+                aiMatrix4x4 matrix = (aiMatrix4x4)absolute_transform;
 
-            const size_t no_index_sentinel = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
-            const WeightArray& weights = cl.GetWeights();
+                bone->mOffsetMatrix = bone->mOffsetMatrix * matrix; // * mesh_offset
 
-            const size_t c = index_out_indices.size();
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < c; ++i) {
-                const size_t index_index = index_out_indices[i];
 
-                if (index_index == no_index_sentinel) {
-                    continue;
-                }
+                //
+                // Now calculate the aiVertexWeights
+                //
+
+                aiVertexWeight *cursor = nullptr;
+
+                bone->mNumWeights = static_cast<unsigned int>(out_indices.size());
+                cursor = bone->mWeights = new aiVertexWeight[out_indices.size()];
+
+                const size_t no_index_sentinel = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
+                const WeightArray& weights = cl->GetWeights();
+
+                const size_t c = index_out_indices.size();
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < c; ++i) {
+                    const size_t index_index = index_out_indices[i];
 
-                const size_t cc = count_out_indices[i];
-                for (size_t j = 0; j < cc; ++j) {
-                    aiVertexWeight& out_weight = *cursor++;
+                    if (index_index == no_index_sentinel) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
 
-                    out_weight.mVertexId = static_cast<unsigned int>(out_indices[index_index + j]);
-                    out_weight.mWeight = weights[i];
+                    const size_t cc = count_out_indices[i];
+                    for (size_t j = 0; j < cc; ++j) {
+                        // cursor runs from first element relative to the start
+                        // or relative to the start of the next indexes.
+                        aiVertexWeight& out_weight = *cursor++;
+
+                        out_weight.mVertexId = static_cast<unsigned int>(out_indices[index_index + j]);
+                        out_weight.mWeight = weights[i];
+                    }
                 }
+
+                bone_map.insert(std::pair<const std::string, aiBone *>(deformer_name, bone));
             }
+
+            std::cout << "bone research: Indicies size: " << out_indices.size() << std::endl;
+
+            // lookup must be populated in case something goes wrong
+            // this also allocates bones to mesh instance outside
+            local_mesh_bones.push_back(bone);
         }
 
         void FBXConverter::ConvertMaterialForMesh(aiMesh* out, const Model& model, const MeshGeometry& geo,

code/FBX/FBXConverter.h

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ private:
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // collect and assign child nodes
-    void ConvertNodes(uint64_t id, aiNode& parent, const aiMatrix4x4& parent_transform = aiMatrix4x4());
+    void ConvertNodes(uint64_t id, aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node);
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     void ConvertLights(const Model& model, const std::string &orig_name );
@@ -179,32 +179,35 @@ private:
     void SetupNodeMetadata(const Model& model, aiNode& nd);
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void ConvertModel(const Model& model, aiNode& nd, const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform);
+    void ConvertModel(const Model &model, aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node,
+                      const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform);
     
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // MeshGeometry -> aiMesh, return mesh index + 1 or 0 if the conversion failed
-    std::vector<unsigned int> ConvertMesh(const MeshGeometry& mesh, const Model& model,
-        const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform, aiNode& nd);
+    std::vector<unsigned int>
+    ConvertMesh(const MeshGeometry &mesh, const Model &model, aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node,
+                const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform);
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     std::vector<unsigned int> ConvertLine(const LineGeometry& line, const Model& model,
-        const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform, aiNode& nd);
+                                          aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node);
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    aiMesh* SetupEmptyMesh(const Geometry& mesh, aiNode& nd);
+    aiMesh* SetupEmptyMesh(const Geometry& mesh, aiNode *parent);
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    unsigned int ConvertMeshSingleMaterial(const MeshGeometry& mesh, const Model& model,
-        const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform, aiNode& nd);
+    unsigned int ConvertMeshSingleMaterial(const MeshGeometry &mesh, const Model &model,
+                                           const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform, aiNode *parent,
+                                           aiNode *root_node);
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    std::vector<unsigned int> ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(const MeshGeometry& mesh, const Model& model,
-        const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform, aiNode& nd);
+    std::vector<unsigned int>
+    ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(const MeshGeometry &mesh, const Model &model, aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node,
+                             const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform);
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    unsigned int ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(const MeshGeometry& mesh, const Model& model,
-        MatIndexArray::value_type index,
-        const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform, aiNode& nd);
+    unsigned int ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(const MeshGeometry &mesh, const Model &model, MatIndexArray::value_type index,
+                                          aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node, const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform);
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     static const unsigned int NO_MATERIAL_SEPARATION = /* std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max() */
@@ -217,17 +220,17 @@ private:
     *  - outputVertStartIndices is only used when a material index is specified, it gives for
     *    each output vertex the DOM index it maps to.
     */
-    void ConvertWeights(aiMesh* out, const Model& model, const MeshGeometry& geo,
-        const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform = aiMatrix4x4(),
-        unsigned int materialIndex = NO_MATERIAL_SEPARATION,
-        std::vector<unsigned int>* outputVertStartIndices = NULL);
-
+    void ConvertWeights(aiMesh *out, const Model &model, const MeshGeometry &geo, const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform,
+                        aiNode *parent = NULL, aiNode *root_node = NULL,
+                        unsigned int materialIndex = NO_MATERIAL_SEPARATION,
+                        std::vector<unsigned int> *outputVertStartIndices = NULL);
+    // lookup
+    static const aiNode* GetNodeByName( const aiString& name, aiNode *current_node );
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void ConvertCluster(std::vector<aiBone*>& bones, const Model& /*model*/, const Cluster& cl,
-        std::vector<size_t>& out_indices,
-        std::vector<size_t>& index_out_indices,
-        std::vector<size_t>& count_out_indices,
-        const aiMatrix4x4& node_global_transform);
+    void ConvertCluster(std::vector<aiBone *> &local_mesh_bones, const Cluster *cl,
+                        std::vector<size_t> &out_indices, std::vector<size_t> &index_out_indices,
+                        std::vector<size_t> &count_out_indices, const aiMatrix4x4 &absolute_transform,
+                        aiNode *parent, aiNode *root_node);
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     void ConvertMaterialForMesh(aiMesh* out, const Model& model, const MeshGeometry& geo,
@@ -452,10 +455,30 @@ private:
     using NodeNameCache = std::unordered_map<std::string, unsigned int>;
     NodeNameCache mNodeNames;
 
+    // Deformer name is not the same as a bone name - it does contain the bone name though :)
+    // Deformer names in FBX are always unique in an FBX file.
+    std::map<const std::string, aiBone *> bone_map;
+
     double anim_fps;
 
     aiScene* const out;
     const FBX::Document& doc;
+
+    static void BuildBoneList(aiNode *current_node, const aiNode *root_node, const aiScene *scene,
+                             std::vector<aiBone*>& bones);
+
+    void BuildBoneStack(aiNode *current_node, const aiNode *root_node, const aiScene *scene,
+                   const std::vector<aiBone *> &bones,
+                   std::map<aiBone *, aiNode *> &bone_stack,
+                   std::vector<aiNode*> &node_stack );
+
+    static void BuildNodeList(aiNode *current_node, std::vector<aiNode *> &nodes);
+
+    static aiNode *GetNodeFromStack(const aiString &node_name, std::vector<aiNode *> &nodes);
+
+    static aiNode *GetArmatureRoot(aiNode *bone_node, std::vector<aiBone*> &bone_list);
+
+    static bool IsBoneNode(const aiString &bone_name, std::vector<aiBone *> &bones);
 };
 
 }

code/FBX/FBXImporter.cpp

@@ -48,26 +48,26 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include "FBXImporter.h"
 
-#include "FBXTokenizer.h"
+#include "FBXConverter.h"
+#include "FBXDocument.h"
 #include "FBXParser.h"
+#include "FBXTokenizer.h"
 #include "FBXUtil.h"
-#include "FBXDocument.h"
-#include "FBXConverter.h"
 
-#include <assimp/StreamReader.h>
 #include <assimp/MemoryIOWrapper.h>
-#include <assimp/Importer.hpp>
+#include <assimp/StreamReader.h>
 #include <assimp/importerdesc.h>
+#include <assimp/Importer.hpp>
 
 namespace Assimp {
 
-template<>
-const char* LogFunctions<FBXImporter>::Prefix() {
-    static auto prefix = "FBX: ";
-    return prefix;
+template <>
+const char *LogFunctions<FBXImporter>::Prefix() {
+	static auto prefix = "FBX: ";
+	return prefix;
 }
 
-}
+} // namespace Assimp
 
 using namespace Assimp;
 using namespace Assimp::Formatter;
@@ -76,131 +76,123 @@ using namespace Assimp::FBX;
 namespace {
 
 static const aiImporterDesc desc = {
-    "Autodesk FBX Importer",
-    "",
-    "",
-    "",
-    aiImporterFlags_SupportTextFlavour,
-    0,
-    0,
-    0,
-    0,
-    "fbx"
+	"Autodesk FBX Importer",
+	"",
+	"",
+	"",
+	aiImporterFlags_SupportTextFlavour,
+	0,
+	0,
+	0,
+	0,
+	"fbx"
 };
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Constructor to be privately used by #Importer
-FBXImporter::FBXImporter()
-{
+FBXImporter::FBXImporter() {
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Destructor, private as well
-FBXImporter::~FBXImporter()
-{
+FBXImporter::~FBXImporter() {
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Returns whether the class can handle the format of the given file.
-bool FBXImporter::CanRead( const std::string& pFile, IOSystem* pIOHandler, bool checkSig) const
-{
-    const std::string& extension = GetExtension(pFile);
-    if (extension == std::string( desc.mFileExtensions ) ) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    else if ((!extension.length() || checkSig) && pIOHandler)   {
-        // at least ASCII-FBX files usually have a 'FBX' somewhere in their head
-        const char* tokens[] = {"fbx"};
-        return SearchFileHeaderForToken(pIOHandler,pFile,tokens,1);
-    }
-    return false;
+bool FBXImporter::CanRead(const std::string &pFile, IOSystem *pIOHandler, bool checkSig) const {
+	const std::string &extension = GetExtension(pFile);
+	if (extension == std::string(desc.mFileExtensions)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	else if ((!extension.length() || checkSig) && pIOHandler) {
+		// at least ASCII-FBX files usually have a 'FBX' somewhere in their head
+		const char *tokens[] = { "fbx" };
+		return SearchFileHeaderForToken(pIOHandler, pFile, tokens, 1);
+	}
+	return false;
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // List all extensions handled by this loader
-const aiImporterDesc* FBXImporter::GetInfo () const
-{
-    return &desc;
+const aiImporterDesc *FBXImporter::GetInfo() const {
+	return &desc;
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Setup configuration properties for the loader
-void FBXImporter::SetupProperties(const Importer* pImp)
-{
-    settings.readAllLayers = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_ALL_GEOMETRY_LAYERS, true);
-    settings.readAllMaterials = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_ALL_MATERIALS, false);
-    settings.readMaterials = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_MATERIALS, true);
-    settings.readTextures = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_TEXTURES, true);
-    settings.readCameras = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_CAMERAS, true);
-    settings.readLights = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_LIGHTS, true);
-    settings.readAnimations = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_ANIMATIONS, true);
-    settings.strictMode = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_STRICT_MODE, false);
-    settings.preservePivots = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_PRESERVE_PIVOTS, true);
-    settings.optimizeEmptyAnimationCurves = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_OPTIMIZE_EMPTY_ANIMATION_CURVES, true);
-    settings.useLegacyEmbeddedTextureNaming = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_EMBEDDED_TEXTURES_LEGACY_NAMING, false);
-    settings.removeEmptyBones = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_REMOVE_EMPTY_BONES, true);
-    settings.convertToMeters = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_FBX_CONVERT_TO_M, false);
+void FBXImporter::SetupProperties(const Importer *pImp) {
+	settings.readAllLayers = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_ALL_GEOMETRY_LAYERS, true);
+	settings.readAllMaterials = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_ALL_MATERIALS, false);
+	settings.readMaterials = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_MATERIALS, true);
+	settings.readTextures = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_TEXTURES, true);
+	settings.readCameras = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_CAMERAS, true);
+	settings.readLights = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_LIGHTS, true);
+	settings.readAnimations = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_READ_ANIMATIONS, true);
+	settings.strictMode = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_STRICT_MODE, false);
+	settings.preservePivots = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_PRESERVE_PIVOTS, true);
+	settings.optimizeEmptyAnimationCurves = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_OPTIMIZE_EMPTY_ANIMATION_CURVES, true);
+	settings.useLegacyEmbeddedTextureNaming = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_FBX_EMBEDDED_TEXTURES_LEGACY_NAMING, false);
+	settings.removeEmptyBones = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_REMOVE_EMPTY_BONES, true);
+	settings.convertToMeters = pImp->GetPropertyBool(AI_CONFIG_FBX_CONVERT_TO_M, false);
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Imports the given file into the given scene structure.
-void FBXImporter::InternReadFile( const std::string& pFile, aiScene* pScene, IOSystem* pIOHandler)
-{
-    std::unique_ptr<IOStream> stream(pIOHandler->Open(pFile,"rb"));
-    if (!stream) {
-        ThrowException("Could not open file for reading");
-    }
-
-    // read entire file into memory - no streaming for this, fbx
-    // files can grow large, but the assimp output data structure
-    // then becomes very large, too. Assimp doesn't support
-    // streaming for its output data structures so the net win with
-    // streaming input data would be very low.
-    std::vector<char> contents;
-    contents.resize(stream->FileSize()+1);
-    stream->Read( &*contents.begin(), 1, contents.size()-1 );
-    contents[ contents.size() - 1 ] = 0;
-    const char* const begin = &*contents.begin();
-
-    // broadphase tokenizing pass in which we identify the core
-    // syntax elements of FBX (brackets, commas, key:value mappings)
-    TokenList tokens;
-    try {
-
-        bool is_binary = false;
-        if (!strncmp(begin,"Kaydara FBX Binary",18)) {
-            is_binary = true;
-            TokenizeBinary(tokens,begin,contents.size());
-        }
-        else {
-            Tokenize(tokens,begin);
-        }
-
-        // use this information to construct a very rudimentary
-        // parse-tree representing the FBX scope structure
-        Parser parser(tokens, is_binary);
-
-        // take the raw parse-tree and convert it to a FBX DOM
-        Document doc(parser,settings);
-
-        // convert the FBX DOM to aiScene
-        ConvertToAssimpScene(pScene, doc, settings.removeEmptyBones);
-
-        // size relative to cm
-        float size_relative_to_cm = doc.GlobalSettings().UnitScaleFactor();
-
-        // Set FBX file scale is relative to CM must be converted to M for
-        // assimp universal format (M)
-        SetFileScale( size_relative_to_cm * 0.01f);
-
-        std::for_each(tokens.begin(),tokens.end(),Util::delete_fun<Token>());
-    }
-    catch(std::exception&) {
-        std::for_each(tokens.begin(),tokens.end(),Util::delete_fun<Token>());
-        throw;
-    }
+void FBXImporter::InternReadFile(const std::string &pFile, aiScene *pScene, IOSystem *pIOHandler) {
+	std::unique_ptr<IOStream> stream(pIOHandler->Open(pFile, "rb"));
+	if (!stream) {
+		ThrowException("Could not open file for reading");
+	}
+
+	// read entire file into memory - no streaming for this, fbx
+	// files can grow large, but the assimp output data structure
+	// then becomes very large, too. Assimp doesn't support
+	// streaming for its output data structures so the net win with
+	// streaming input data would be very low.
+	std::vector<char> contents;
+	contents.resize(stream->FileSize() + 1);
+	stream->Read(&*contents.begin(), 1, contents.size() - 1);
+	contents[contents.size() - 1] = 0;
+	const char *const begin = &*contents.begin();
+
+	// broadphase tokenizing pass in which we identify the core
+	// syntax elements of FBX (brackets, commas, key:value mappings)
+	TokenList tokens;
+	try {
+
+		bool is_binary = false;
+		if (!strncmp(begin, "Kaydara FBX Binary", 18)) {
+			is_binary = true;
+			TokenizeBinary(tokens, begin, contents.size());
+		} else {
+			Tokenize(tokens, begin);
+		}
+
+		// use this information to construct a very rudimentary
+		// parse-tree representing the FBX scope structure
+		Parser parser(tokens, is_binary);
+
+		// take the raw parse-tree and convert it to a FBX DOM
+		Document doc(parser, settings);
+
+		// convert the FBX DOM to aiScene
+		ConvertToAssimpScene(pScene, doc, settings.removeEmptyBones);
+
+		// size relative to cm
+		float size_relative_to_cm = doc.GlobalSettings().UnitScaleFactor();
+
+		// Set FBX file scale is relative to CM must be converted to M for
+		// assimp universal format (M)
+		SetFileScale(size_relative_to_cm * 0.01f);
+
+		std::for_each(tokens.begin(), tokens.end(), Util::delete_fun<Token>());
+	} catch (std::exception &) {
+		std::for_each(tokens.begin(), tokens.end(), Util::delete_fun<Token>());
+		throw;
+	}
 }
 
 #endif // !ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_FBX_IMPORTER

include/assimp/mesh.h

@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ struct aiVertexWeight {
 };
 
 
+// Forward declare aiNode (pointer use only)
+struct aiNode;
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** @brief A single bone of a mesh.
  *
@@ -268,6 +271,12 @@ struct aiBone {
     //! The maximum value for this member is #AI_MAX_BONE_WEIGHTS.
     unsigned int mNumWeights;
 
+    // The bone armature node - used for skeleton conversion
+    C_STRUCT aiNode* mArmature;
+
+    // The bone node in the scene - used for skeleton conversion
+    C_STRUCT aiNode* mNode;
+
     //! The influence weights of this bone, by vertex index.
     C_STRUCT aiVertexWeight* mWeights;
 
@@ -284,6 +293,11 @@ struct aiBone {
      */
     C_STRUCT aiMatrix4x4 mOffsetMatrix;
 
+    /** Matrix used for the global rest transform
+     * This tells you directly the rest without extending as required in most game engine implementations
+     * */
+    C_STRUCT aiMatrix4x4 mRestMatrix;
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 
     //! Default constructor
@@ -773,7 +787,10 @@ struct aiMesh
         // DO NOT REMOVE THIS ADDITIONAL CHECK
         if (mNumBones && mBones)    {
             for( unsigned int a = 0; a < mNumBones; a++) {
-                delete mBones[a];
+                if(mBones[a])
+                {
+                    delete mBones[a];
+                }
             }
             delete [] mBones;
         }