anyone got a sample model.cfg for pistols?

[wantafanta 13]

title says it all, i tried my best with just using the pistol cfgmodel from the a2 samples pack but ive had a bit of issues doing this so id like to be able to see a working arma 3 model.cfg for sidearms

[da12thMonkey 1943]

What issue are you having?

model.cfg for pistols is fundamentally no different to the one for rifles or any other weapon. AFAIK the only characteristic difference is that they have a "recoil" animation that rotates the entire weapon frame using the reload source.

[Jackal326 1181]

class CfgSkeletons
{
	class Default
	{
		isDiscrete = 1;
		skeletonInherit = "";
		skeletonBones[] = {};
	};
	class YOURTAG_HandgunBase: Default
	{
		skeletonBones[]=
		{
			"zbran",		"",
			"frame", 		"zbran",
			"_camo",		"frame",
			"magazine", 		"frame",
			"bullet", 		"magazine",
			"magazine_release", 	"frame",
			"trigger", 		"frame",
			"trigger_bar", 		"frame",
			"hammer", 		"frame",
			"slide", 		"frame",
			"slide_catch", 		"frame",
			"selector_switch", 	"slide",
			"barrel", 		"frame",
			"zasleh", 		""
		};
	};
};

class CfgModels
{
	class YOURTAG_HandgunModelBase
	{
		skeletonName="YOURTAG_HandgunBase";
		class Animations
		{
			class muzzleflash_hide
			{
    				type="hide";
    				source="hasSuppressor";
    				selection="zasleh";
    				minValue = 0.0;
    				maxvalue = 0.25;
    				hideValue = 0.01;
			};

			class trigger 
			{
				type="rotationZ"; 
				source="reload"; 
				selection="trigger"; 
				axis="trigger_axis"; 
				minValue=0; 
				maxValue="1"; 
				angle0="0"; 
				angle1="-0.5"; 
			};

			class trigger_bar
			{
				type="translation"; 		//The type of animation.
				source="reload";   		//The controller that provides input.
				selection="trigger_bar"; 	//The name of the skeleton bone used.
				begin="trigger_bar_axis_begin";
				end="trigger_bar_axis_end";
				minValue="0"; 			//The minimum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 0.
				maxValue="1"; 			//The maximum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 1.
				offset0="0";
				offset1="1";
			};

			class hammer
			{
				type="rotationZ"; //The type of animation.
				source="reload";   //The controller that provides input.
				selection="hammer"; //The name of the skeleton bone used.
				axis="hammer_axis"; //The name of the axis in the model.
				minValue=0; //The minimum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 0.
				maxValue="63"; //The maximum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 1.
				angle0="0";   //The starting angle of this animation, where the animation phase is 0.
				angle1="-63"; //The ending angle of this animation, where the animation phase is 1.
			};

			class slide
			{
				type="translation"; 		// The type of animation.
				source="reload";   		// The controller that provides input.
				selection="slide"; 		// The name of the skeleton bone used.
				begin="slide_axis_begin";
				end="slide_axis_end";
				minValue=0; 			//The minimum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 0.
				maxValue="1"; 			//The maximum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 1.
				offset0="0";
				offset1="1";
			};

			class slide_back:slide
			{
				source="isEmpty";   		//The controller that provides input.
			};

			class slide_catch
			{
				type="rotationZ"; 		//The type of animation.
				source="isEmpty";   		//The controller that provides input.
				selection="slide_catch"; 	//The name of the skeleton bone used.
				axis="slide_catch_axis"; 	//The name of the axis in the model.
				minValue=0; 			//The minimum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 0.
				maxValue="1"; 			//The maximum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 1.
				angle0="0";   			//The starting angle of this animation, where the animation phase is 0.
				angle1="rad -2.5"; 		//The ending angle of this animation, where the animation phase is 1.
			};

			class magazine_release
			{
				type="translationZ"; // The type of animation.
				source="reloadMagazine";   // The controller that provides input.
				selection="magazine_release"; // The name of the skeleton bone used.
				minValue=0; //The minimum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 0.
				maxValue=".002"; //The maximum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 1.
				angle0="0";   //The starting angle of this animation, where the animation phase is 0.
				angle1="-.002"; //The ending angle of this animation, where the animation phase is 1.
			};

			class bullet_hide
			{
				type="hide";
				source="isempty";
				selection="bullet";
				hidevalue=0.10; // was 0.5
			};

			class reload_magazine_hide
			{
				type="hide";
				source="reloadMagazine";
				selection="magazine";
				hidevalue=0.22;
			};

			class reload_magazine
			{
				type="rotationZ"; // The type of animation.
				source="reloadMagazine";   // The controller that provides input.
				selection="magazine"; // The name of the skeleton bone used.
				axis="magazine_axis";                  // The name of the axis in the model.
				minValue="0.15"; // The minimum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 0.
				maxValue="0.5"; // The maximum value of the motion range. i.e. The controller input when animation phase is 1.
				angle0="0";   // The starting angle of this animation, where the animation phase is 0.
				angle1="rad -1.5"; // The ending angle of this animation, where the animation phase is 1.
			};

			class zaslehROT
			{
				type="rotationX";
				source="ammoRandom";
				sourceAddress="loop";
				selection="zasleh";
				axis="";
				centerFirstVertex=1;
				minValue=0;
				maxValue=4;
				angle0="rad 0";
				angle1="rad 360";
			};

			class recoil
			{
				type="rotation";
				source="reload";
				selection="frame";
				axis="recoil_axis";
				sourceAddress = clamp;
				minValue = 0.05;
				maxValue = 0.75;
				angle0 = 0.0;
				angle1 = -0.10471976;
			};
		};
		sections[]={"zasleh"};
		sectionsInherit="";
	};

	class YOUR_MODELNAME_MINUS_P3D_EXTENSION: YOURTAG_HandgunModelBase {};
};

There you go. Its a basic model.cfg, more detailed and in-depth tinkering may be required depending on what side-arm you're attempting to animate but has simple animations such as the slide-recoil (and locking back when empty), the recoil animation as da12thmonkey mentioned and muzzle-flash rotations and such. All animations will require the relevant selection names and memory points to function of course. Any questions just fire away.