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the_gibble
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September 9, 2024
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How to save animations within Character Animator??

  • September 9, 2024
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[newbie alert]  I'm just learning about "Triggers"  and I was wondering if it is possible to animate a body part (Arms) and do all the animation within Character Animator using the 'Draggable' tag on a body part. 

 

The tutorials I've been watching have the animations made outside of Character Animator [in Photosop] and brought in as a sequence and then turned into Trigger Animations.

 

But could I drag the arms around (using the Draggable Tag) and capture that motion / pose? And make it into a sequence that can then be converted to a Trigger Animation??? Ideally, I'd like to create more poses/animations within the App, if possible.

PS. I know that you can capture animation derived from the MoCap tool- but its still unclear how to capture animations made on the timeline.

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    Correct answer k_oshiro

    Hi @k_oshiro ,

    On a similar note- is it possible to have multiple body angles in the rig? The same way there is a numerous Heads [Frontal, Right, 3/4, etc]- but numerous bodies [Frontal, Right Profile, etc]. See image below to help clarify, if needed.


    Hello.
    It is possible to move the body as well as the head.
    Add a “head turner body turner” behavior to the body in each direction.
    Change “Head Turner” to “Body Turner” in the Puppet Track behavior.
    ThankYou.

     

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    TheOriginalGC
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    TheOriginalGCCommunity Expert
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    September 10, 2024

    It sounds like what you want to do is use a replay. This is often used to set up a sequence of motions attached to a trigger to have a character do things like point and wave. Please take a look at this video and see if what's happening there is what you want to do. Replays (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial) (youtube.com)

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      the_gibbleAuthor
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      September 11, 2024

      Thanks so much for the tip and link to the Replay videos. That is super helpful and should be a great solution to what I need. THANK YOU @TheOriginalGC !!!

      Follow up Question: I'd like to trigger specific angles of the Character at specific points in the animation. i.e FRONT/3/4, Profile etc. If I miss hitting these points while recording via webcam, what is the best way to switch to a specified view at a specified time? Ex Switch to Left Profile at the 2:32 time??

      I hope that makes sense 😉

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      the_gibbleAuthor
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      September 23, 2024

      I'm glad you found a solution.

      The head turner and trigger movements are independent of each other.
      When I am moving my face with the webcam.
      Head Turner behavior is enabled,
      trigger, your head will change direction instantly.
      Try it with a unicorn puppet.

      Your observations about the latch function are also correct.

      Thanks.


      Hi @k_oshiro ,

      On a similar note- is it possible to have multiple body angles in the rig? The same way there is a numerous Heads [Frontal, Right, 3/4, etc]- but numerous bodies [Frontal, Right Profile, etc]. See image below to help clarify, if needed.

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