bvh impor‚”�@& tweaking

[mrblifil]

Set up your character and weight the mesh FIRST! Record a neutral set up pose.

Import your BVH rig. In the Timeline highlight ALL the position tracks except the Hips. Delete them!

Make sure your rig and the BVH rig heirarchies are identical. The bones can have different names but the function they serve must match exactly. Now copy the tracks from the BVH rig (Hips: Position, rotation; All Others: Rotation) by dragging them in the Timeline to your rig. Slide them to the right of your neutral pose sequence. Make sure the right bones are getting the right rotation tracks!

If you get funky results it means your heirarchy doesn't match the BVH file closely enough. Don't worry though, once you troubleshoot the heirarchy, other MoCap sequences will be much easier to adapt.

Kevin

[eboy]

thanks mrblifil

I get the jist of what your saying, - i can just drag and drop the animation tracks from one rig to another

but why the first step :
>Import your BVH rig. In the Timeline highlight ALL the position tracks except the Hips. Delete them!

when you later say copy the positon tracks?
>Now copy the tracks from the BVH rig (Hips: Position, rotation; All Others: Rotation)

[mrblifil]

You need the position track for the hips because that is the root of your heirarchy around which everything moves! Notice I said "except the hips." The position track for the hips is crucial, for the rest of the rig, garbage.

Kevin

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