Mocappys - Your Guide to Capturing and Editing Motion

How to Rig a Character for MotionBuilder

Most people usually encounter MotionBuilder for the first-time when they want to animate a character with motion capture. And the first question they usually have is, “how do I rig a character for editing motion capture in MotionBuilder?” This was certainly the case when I first started using it back in 2000 at Acclaim Entertainment….

Creating a Looping Animation In MotionBuilder

In this post I will take you through the processes required to create a walk cycle from motion capture data. I have provided an explanation and possible work flow suggestions at each stage of the process. Hopefully this will enable you to create not only a beautiful walk cycle, but also help you understand some…

A 10 Step Guide to Building a Skeleton for MotionBuilder

This simple 10 step tutorial will show you how to build a skeleton and prepare it for use in MotionBuilder. Building a skeleton for MotionBuilder or motion capture is the same as building a skeleton for any other purpose, apart from you don’t need to rig the skeleton to animate it as MotionBuiler uses it’s…

5 Things to do BEFORE you Characterize Your Character in MotionBuilder

In this tutorial we’re going to look at 5 quick things you can do to your character BEFORE you characterize it that will make it easier to work with in MotionBuilder. These might seem a bit random at first, but this is exactly what I do every time I import a new character into MotionBuilder….

Creating an In-Place Looping Animation in MotionBuilder

This tutorial is a follow on from Creating a Looping Animation in MotionBuilder, showing you how to edit a traversing animation like a walk or run so that it loops on the spot There are two ways to do this in MotionBuilder: Using In Place Mode on the Control Rig Deleting Key Frames in the FCurve…

How To Create a Walk Cycle in MotionBuilder – Video

Learning how to create a walk cycle in MotionBuilder is one of the best ways to learn the skills you’ll need for motion editing. Not only is a perfect blend of technical and artistic skills, it also involves many of the tools and techniques you’ll use on a daily basis in MotionBuilder. In this video…