Another iClone mystery solved! I will bear this in mind for the future.


V2Melody
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This is good to know, thanks! I often create custom personas for my characters which require the Perform command. It's a convenient way for me to organize certain kinds of movements when I am looking for the right animation. But if that negates the Align function, then it's not worth it. I guess I'll have to re-think my work flow.  

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Ah yes "adding the dance graceful clip" (as you said at first and what we were doing) is a very different thing than using the Perform function (which really should only be used on object animation nowadays).

And you can also double click any clip to add it as well (although I prefer dragging and dropping)

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Mike "ex-genius" Kelley

OK, I found how to make it work properly and to not work properly.
The 'Align to Actor Orientation' does NOT work if I right click on Heidi > Perform > Dance Graceful... cut it at 165... then add the catwalk (as I described in my original post).

It DOES work if I drag and drop the motion clips from the Animation Menus.

Perhaps it's something in the preferences that is causing you to have the problem? 
Here is a screenshot of mine you can compare yours with.

Or it could be another difference in another setting to do with the timeline or tools?
Either way, it's bloody frustrating for you, I'm sure.

V2Melody
V2Melody is where my three great passions converge: poetry, music, and technology. Here, I explore the musicality inherent in poetry, using modern tools to craft arrangements that breathe new life into beloved verses.

I really have no idea why it does not work on your machine. :pinch:
When i got it right, seamless clips are those who belong to a series and are based upon a previous clip.



Toystorylab on Vimeo :     Crassitudes (my "Alter Ego") on Youtube: 

Hi toystorylab,

Not sure why people are assuming I don't have the options checked as I have mentioned several times I have tried every combination I could think of.

I realize the link you provided speaking of the seamless clips not working as expected and that the catwalk look is a seamless clip, however, why is it working for everybody following my directions, but not for me?

Yo, i also had all three checked and it's important to do it before adding motions.
"Align to actor orientation" is not always helpful as Rampa showed in this thread:
https://forum.reallusion.com/348802/How-to-eliminate-character-rotation-between-clips#bm34928
"So the rule is "don't use rotation alignment on seamless clips, but do use it else-wise".



Toystorylab on Vimeo :     Crassitudes (my "Alter Ego") on Youtube: 

Hi Kelleytoons,

Yes, I was replying to you.

I do have 7.1 as (to the best of my knowledge) that is the only version that has the "Align to Actor Orientation" option.  I just re-downloaded it from Reallusion.

Each time I have "Removed Object Animation".

I've tried about a dozen combinations of the options.... all options checked, one checked, two checked, etc... and adding the catwalk flips her orientation (does not keep the previous).

If you're talking to me, I did exactly what you said -- new project with Heidi loaded in, the clip loaded and broken as you describe, and the other clip added after that point.  But, as I point out, I needed all three checkboxes marked for it to work properly.

This will have nothing to do with your iClone installation, your video card, or anything else, really.  It's all down to having the right settings (this assumes you are using 7.1, though -- THAT you must check).  My hunch is you don't have all three check boxes marked.

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