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Importing and Applying Motion

SIGGRAPH-02 Course 28:Motion Capture: Pipeline, Applications, and Use

Importing Acclaim Skeleton Creating a Simple Model Importing Acclaim Motion

SIGGRAPH-02 Course 28: Motion Capture: Pipeline, Applications, and Use 1

Ingredients

House of MovesDominatrix Plug-in Acclaim Skeleton file (*.asf) Simple Model Acclaim Motion file (*.amc)


Pre-production Issues

Acclaim data provide a standard t-pose for binding Other formats require pre-production planning to determine the bind pose (keep consistent for all capture sessions)


Dominatrix Plug-in

Install plug-inOn MAYA 4.0 CD, go to plug-ins folder and install House of Moves Dominatrix Plug-in Load plug-in in MAYA: Window > Plug-in Manager


Dominatrix Plug-in Continued

Toggle-on loaded for dominatrix.mll and click the close button


Dominatrix Plug-in Continued

Run Dominatrix

In the Command Line, type: Dominatrix and click the Enter key


Importing Acclaim Skeleton

In the Dominatrix window, highlight Acclaim Skeleton and File > Import


Acclaim Skeleton


Create a Simple Model

Reference the AcclaimSkeleton Use NURBS Primitives to sketch out the main forms

Spheres and Cylinders for one side of the body


Name Objects

In the Channel Box, Hypergraph or Attribute Editor rename the objects (head, arm, hand,ribcage, pelvis, leg andfoot)


Adjust Geometry

Switch to ComponentMode Control Vertices will appear pink


Adjust Geometry Continued

Use the Move tool to adjust the Control Vertices








Mirror Arm and Leg

Hold the Shift key and select the arm, hand, leg and foot Edit > Duplicate Enter -1 for Scale X


Position Parts

Adjust the position of each object to align with the skeleton


Add Name Prefixes

Select the duplicates Modify > PrefixHierarchy Names Enter Prefix (right)


Binding

Switch to AnimationMenu Set Bind the geometry to the skeleton Select the root node of the skeleton Shift-select all of the figure geometry Skin > Bind Skin > Smooth Bind


Importing Motion

Open the Dominatrix Plug-in In Dominatrix, select Acclaim Motion Dominatrix will ask for the ASF file Then, select AMC file


Adjusting Smooth Bind

Select the Ribcage geometry Skin > Edit SmoothSkin > Paint SkinWeights Tool


Smooth Bind Continued

In the Tool Setting Window, under the influence section, highlight lshoulderjoint Under the Paint Weights section, click the Flood button


Smooth Bind Continued

In the Tool Setting Window, under the influence section, highlight rshoulderjoint Under the Paint Weights section, click the Flood button


Hide IK

Hide the Skeleton in the Perspective View In the PerspectiveView, Show > None Then, Show > NURBS Surfaces

SIGGRA peline, Ap

Playblast

Playblast animation Right Mouse Hold on Time Slider and Select Playblast Movie


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