RE: Top Tips in iClone 2.5

anndee — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:05:48 GMT

Many thanks for this posting. It helps very much to start [b]and understand[/b] work with iClone :)

Top Tips in iClone 2.5

Visconti — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:54:11 GMT

Direct Picking and Manipulation

‧Double click to select target characters or props, the selected object
will be marked with a yellow bounding box.
In the mean time, the corresponding Modify panel shows up
‧Hotkey object manipulation:
。move: Alt + arrow keys
。rotate: Ctrl + left / right
。up and down: Ctrl + up / down
。hold Shift key to 10X increase the operation speed

Enhanced Camera System

‧Auto snap camera: after you double click selecting the target object,
press F (Front) key or Home (Perspective) key to snap camera right on the target.
Now you can easily rotate the camera around the target object.
‧Large scene camera, no clipping on sky dome
‧Access the Long shots templates from \Long shots folder, you can quickly
switch long distance camera to overview the scene.
‧To create your custom camera view, turning on Edit Key option and
add your new camera to the custom panel.

Link-to Feature between characters, props

‧Easy to allow characters ride on a horse or drive a car.
‧Easy to link objects together and move them in the same time.
‧Be able to easily use helper to animate any scene elements.
。eg. Universal Car Wheels Helper

Enhancement of Character animation with BSM description

‧BSM (Bone System Modification) is a motion filter which
allows you to offset the joint rotation when any motion applied.
‧You can easily modify the parameters stores in the bsm file with any text editor
‧In iClone2.5v, the included G1 characters all come with their bsm file
for motion enhancement

Know more about BSM

Better Initial Pose and Default Idle Motion

‧The character appears more friendly with relaxed arms placement.

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The followings are some of the usual Hot Keys you can use in iClone.

A, S, D, F, G, H, J: Camera Angle
F9: Preview
F11: Full screen
Ctrl+F7: Add character, rename character, or delete character
Ctrl+F1: Toggle between pixel shader and quick shader
Ctrl+F: Show frame rate and shader status
Ctrl+G: Show floor grid

Additional: New Hot Keys in iClone 2.5:
After picking, you can
Ctrl+←: Turn left
Ctrl+→: Turn right
Ctrl+↑: Move up
Ctrl+↓: Move down
Alt+←: Move left
Alt+→: Move right
Alt+↑: Move backward
Alt+↓: Move forward
Ctrl/Alt+Shift+(direction) : speed up the movement

If you would like to know the entire Hot Key list, you can refer to iClone Manual. Just press "F1" in iClone to call out the iClone Online Help. Then take a look at the item- "Keyboard Shortcuts" below the item-"Tips and Suggestions".

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Top Tips in iClone 2.5