http://area.autodesk.com/forum/ The Area en Copyright 2012 2012-05-22T08:06:37+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/null-exploding-new-take/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/null-exploding-new-take/page-last/#When:20:00:29Z I have a master scene with characters as place holders for the new cleaned up characters. When I merge in a new take using the same take name as the master scene, I plot the new elements down, then create a null to parent the new elements under it so I can line them up in space to the place holders. When I do this, as soon as I parent, all the elements explode or pull towards the origin. I've done this before and it's worked fine, but now...not so much. I tried plotting in the story tool as well and no luck. Any suggestions? 2012-03-21T20:00:29+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/freeze-at-84-merging/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/freeze-at-84-merging/page-last/#When:16:09:17Z I'm using Motionbuilder 2011in XP64bit, but always irritated by its freezing. It happens when merging MB2011-saving file. It indicates "setting up Motion Blend -Models", and always stops at 84% What is the cause of this problem? 2012-03-20T16:09:17+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/any-help-with-softbody-fluid-cloth-sure-be-appreciated/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/any-help-with-softbody-fluid-cloth-sure-be-appreciated/page-last/#When:22:57:56Z No tutorials or any info I can find whatsoever on using the SOFTBODY, FLUID, and CLOTH. I have the proper video card running PHYSX but I get this error when I go to simulate .... "FLUID is NOT SUPPORTED BY ODE 0.11". I get that with cloth and softbody too. So, this is going to be an uphill battle trying to figure out how to use these new features. And to get them to work. Please any help if possible. Thanks very much. 2012-02-29T22:57:56+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/beginner-question-rotation-order/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/beginner-question-rotation-order/page-last/#When:08:07:05Z How do I change rotation order of an object in the scene in MotionBuilder? Doesn't have to be localized on the single object, I want to globally change rotation order when I'm working with MotionBuilder. The default rotation order is XYZ and I would like to change to XZY. P.S. Don't know if my post is in the right place... 2012-02-19T08:07:05+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/modifying-mocap-walk-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/modifying-mocap-walk-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/page-last/#When:12:55:05Z I'm getting pretty comfortable in Motionbuilder with layering anmations "on top" of existing mocap. But I've got to convert a walk cycle to a walking on a treadmill animation. Killing the Z-axis translation of the hips is easy, but I don't know how to kill the motion of the arms and lock them to the handles of the treadmill. I tried "pinning', but I'm doing something wrong, because pinning only seems to work if you've got no underlying animation driving the arms. any advice much appreciated. Robert N. 2012-01-02T12:55:05+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/defining-voice-expressions-for-phoneme-shapes-not-automatically-creating-connections-between-voice-node-and-the-character-face-nodes/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/defining-voice-expressions-for-phoneme-shapes-not-automatically-creating-connections-between-voice-node-and-the-character-face-nodes/page-last/#When:12:14:54Z Hello All, I have a character set up with blend shapes to speak and when I drag and drop an audio file onto the characters face and select attach facial from the drop down menu that appears, and then go to the voice devices and add a few default phonemes when I go to the character face definitions expressions custom tab I should see the phonemes created there but they are not present. I am basically following this process, http://area.autodesk.com/tutorials/face_settings_with_the_voice_device For some reason that I can't figure out. The constraint relationships device is not automatically creating the proper wiring between the voice node and the character face, this has worked for me in the past with no problem but for some reason it just will not work. I am using motionBuilder 2011 and maya 2011 with FBX plugin 2011.3 I have reinstalled a clean version of motionbuilder 2011 service pack 1 also tried testing this with a simple sphere with blend shapes and still no connections are being made between the voice and character face in the constraints relationship. Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated. Landr 2011-12-29T12:14:54+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/motionbuilder-rendering-error/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/motionbuilder-rendering-error/page-last/#When:11:26:35Z Hi guys, just wondering if anyone can help with the render error: [quote]an error occured while closing the video file.[/quote] I'm trying to render a short (5 second) clip as an .avi file on MB 2011 I've tried restarting MB and using a different computer, but the error still pops up. Help!! Thanks in advance! 2011-12-05T11:26:35+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/need-instructions-for-applying-physx-cloth-to-a-character/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/need-instructions-for-applying-physx-cloth-to-a-character/page-last/#When:08:04:55Z I'm looking for instructions on applying PhysX cloth to a character in motionbuilder. Has autodesk published any physX cloth instructions or tutorials? The MB 2011 manual provides no instructions on the cloth to character process. Thanks in advance. 2011-11-28T08:04:55+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/imported-animation-on-character--my-mesh-displays-wrong-angle-of-final-animated-mesh/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/imported-animation-on-character--my-mesh-displays-wrong-angle-of-final-animated-mesh/page-last/#When:03:55:09Z Hi, i think i got a simple problem, but i can't slove it. I created a mesh in 3dmax and imported this mesh to mb2011. The character was characterized and is perfectly editable via control rig. In next step i imported an bvh of simple straight forward-walking. The reference character was creaded by mb2011 automaticly. This line-character is moving fine, but the angle of the animation is about 45" rotated arround the y-axis to the front-faced mesh. When i use the Line-character(bvh import) als character-input-source my mesh is moving. But the angle is wrong. My mesh is looking to the side and the legs are moving like side-steps directly through the other mesh-legs. I tried a lot of things and roteted my mesh and the story animation-angle. But it didnt helped. The movement-direction changed, but the animated character is still movingh to the side. [b]How can i change the y-angle of the orientation of the mesh or of the bvh animation?[/b] I must rotate the character in the final animation so it would look forward and walk worwand and to to the side. thank you. chris 2011-11-02T03:55:09+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/fullscreen-on-dual-monitors/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2011/fullscreen-on-dual-monitors/page-last/#When:11:18:23Z When I enter Full Screen view MotionBuilder only displays to a single monitor. I was wondering if there's a way to display across multiple monitors. I was hoping to have one camera per monitor, with each camera showing a different viewpoint. My setup is MotionBuilder 2011 on Windows 7. Thanks in advance, Don 2011-11-01T11:18:23+02:00