Delete part of alembic model

#1

Hi,

I have imported an animated character as alembic in c4d but I would just need to use the lower part of the body.
Is it possible to delete all the unnecessary polygons and keep the animation?

If I make the alembic model editable I am able to access polygon mode with the animation still there. I can also delete a few polygons but at some point, the animation won’t work anymore.

Any suggestions?

Cheers!

#2

I think it’s a question of keeping the point order intact for the animation to be preserved.

If you only delete a polygon, but leave the vertices intact, it should still work.

Another way to make it work would be to transfer the motion from the full animated model to the partially deleted model through either VAMP or even a surface deformer.