Toystorylab, I was wrong about the trial version being unable to import content, and now that I've started my trial, I have done some testing with the minotaur.
I reassigned bones like you did, so the ones iClone recognizes are the ones running through the hooves. Then I deleted the unused DAZ leg/foot/toe bones. Finally, I used the Feet Offset Width to give him a wide stance, since he just looks silly walking with his knees together. And in 3DXchange I rotated his shin and foot bones down so the wide stance puts his hooves flat on the floor.
The way your original images were squished up makes me think you tried to adjust the Feet Offset Height, which I found just creates disaster. Rampa showed me the right way to fix his height: find the panel with floor contact panes, but don't change anything there; instead just enable the widget and drag it down to the bottom of the hooves.

I wondered why i changed the bones but now, after i reimported it without changing anything in 3DXChange, i realize why...
I changed the bones in the legs after i saw it had massive footsliding with the EZ-Motions (Walk/Run/Jog), which normally work very good.
So, although i find my solution a bit "JaggaWaggy", it looks better than the "normal" Bones. And it looks funny :D




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Toystorylab,

Sorry, don't think I can be much help here. These two screen shots are "out of the box" images of Minotaur 6. The first is in 3DXchange 7 exactly as imported from DS. No changes at all. It appears to me more erect than your example.

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The second image is after exported to iClone 7, again with no changes. The Motion Puppet walk cycle appears normal not squatted like your example.

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Again, I made no changes to the figure at any step of the process. I am using DS 4.9.4.115, 3DXchange 7 Pipeline, and iClone 7,

Charles

I am not sure how to set the Minotaur HD-bones properly...
When i apply a walk motion it looks quite quirky :pinch:
Any suggestions?

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Good luck.

Learning new software can be daunting but in the end I believe you will find iClone and DS has great potential.

You have a supporting community here anxious to welcome new iClone users.

Charles

Fantastic! Thank you so much. I'm downloading the trialware now. Can't wait to get started!

Thanks.

https://www.reallusion.com/iclone/help/3DXchange5/Pipeline/04_Modify_Page/Character_Section/Setting_Extend_Bones_Spring.htm

Wendy,

I totally have to learn how that works. You were kind enough to answer one of my earlier posts regarding springs.
Extending the tail bone and making it poseable would be very useful. Do you know of any tutorials?

Charles

add tail bones to extend bone then you can pose them in motion editor
or you can make them spring bones in 3Dxchange