   skeletal animation
  i have a problem. it's about skeletal animation. how to load it from a file? how to load joints and which vertices are connected to it? which fileformat to use? until now i have been loading my models from 3ds files. i tried milkshape ascii, didn't find the part where are defined which vertices are connected tojoint :P. could you post some useful links about loading skeletal animation here.Thanks.   
  Start with NeHe to learn how to load basic MS3D. After that, RealSoonNow has a tutorial on how to extend that to include skeletal animation.http://nehe.gamedev.net/data/lessons/lesson.asp?lesson=31http://rsn.gamedev.net/tutorials/ms3danim.asp