Hello all,

I've created a basic animation where the character runs at the camera then trips over, waits a bit then gets up, problem is the motion I added for the get up part does a weird 180 degree turn and gets up facing the wrong way. How do I flip the motion?

Thanks

Bluey Creative in the Marketplace

Hi there,

my way of fixing this problem is described in this tutorial, which I made some time ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSLwkBCDStE
Note: one BIG LIMITATION of iClone is that there is no way to collect a clip and maintain (in the collected clip) the orientation of the motion pivot and the character root 
If they could add this feature, you could build up your library of "patched" motions, so that you do not have to go through the same fix over and over....
I have been asking for this for a while but with no success 

Cheers

  Roberto

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The real frustrating thing is that the functionality has been there for years, but it can only be "enabled" through AML. It's rediculous, and it's hard enough for people to understand that there is not a big stink raised about it.

The functionality that solves this issue is the alignment of the root to the "motion root" (pelvis) of the avatar. It only aligns position, not rotation. In the AML (Persona) a motion can be tagged to have the root also track rotation, thus allowing the root to rotate with the pelvis for proper orientation.

Like this:


Notice how the root spins with motion root (pelvis)

This really should be the default way that motions are added from the Content Manager!

Thanks guys, I think I'll take sw00000p's advise and fix these externally then import them back in.

Bluey Creative in the Marketplace

Hi Rampa,

may I ask you what XML tag should we modify in the Persona file in order to align the character root with the motion root ?
I wish to go a bit into this topic and see if we can find a way to automatize (with some scripts.... recently I developed a lot with VB.NET, so I can try to create some kind of User Interface for this task) the re-alignment after collecting a clip.

Regards

  Roberto

PS: thanks sw00000p :-)

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Roberto,

The good news is that it is super easy!

Here is an example of script from Heidi's Persona. Persona files are plaintext, so they open in any text processor. The blue is the tag I added. That's it! You can just add that tag to each "AnimationClip" section. I just do search and replace in my editor. I search for the line above it, and replace it with both lines.

Sorry, coming to this topic late but it sounds like something I want to understand.

Am I right in thinking that you can just create a new persona and fill it with these sorts of motion commands (edited to work properly)?  I mean, let's say I have a whole series of zombie motions (I do but that's neither here nor there) and want to create a "Zombie" persona -- I could then use, say, Notepad+ and edit them all accordingly, right?  Or is there something else I need to do?  (IOW, what I am asking is if there is something other than a collection of motions I don't understand about Personas).

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Mike "ex-genius" Kelley

The Persona is basically a collection of pointers that say what motions to play, and how to play them. So yeah. You've got the right idea.

You can easily create a Persona using 3DXchange. Load your motions into the motion clip section, and "add all to perform". I found I could have 250 entries, but the actual perform menu would only display 50.  

Export your avatar to iClone. Make sure to enable animation in the export. You'll end up an avatar that has all the motions in the Perform menu, and a folder full of all the motions in your custom/motion folder. Do not move this folder, as those are the motions that the Persona is using.

Okay, I can create it in XChange (with, whatever) but just because I use a certain Avatar doesn't mean I have to use that particular Avatar, right?  I mean, I can assign ANY persona to ANY avatar (just to be clear here).  I have a lot of zombies <g>.

Seems to me this is the ideal way to create different sorts of motion packs, all orientated the right way.  Other than having to select the motions from that right-hand menu it would be a lot easier to work with certain things (like an arrow pack, from the recent Mixamo stuff).

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Mike "ex-genius" Kelley

You can save the Persona from the right-click menu, and then use on any other avatar. There might be a catch though. I've only used this method with the older style AML, not the new Lua based Persona. When you use the right-click save option, it will be Lua script. This needs some testing yet. Hmmm.......

The Lua script is still user-readable and can be edited, I just have not tried it yet. Comes in with no carriage returns, so maybe needs a Lua editor for easier use.