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  • Published 5 Oct 2019

BVH character animations

Blender imports BVH files nicely. I really like using motion capture data for animating characters.

However it would be nice if I could reload another BVH file onto the same skeleton. Lets say a skeleton has already been parented to the mesh, I dont want to do weights again on a new skeleton.

3ds max had a system where you can load another BVH file onto an existing skeleton. I have a bunch of motion capture files I bought from "truebones" a long time ago. I used to be able to use the same character and reload any animation I wanted on the same skeleton and make animations that way in 3ds max. Most of the BVH files I have used are specific, like dancing, or dodging bullet, or walking like a zombie.

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markholmberg888
5 Oct 2019

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twodaytan

I'd also be interested in a solution to this.

The closest I was able to get was using Sverchok nodes to transfer SHAPEKEYS or BLENDSHAPES Face Animation from one mesh into another. Each one has identical arrangement of shapekeys.

Jimmy Gunawan has a tutorial on this youtu.be/x41-GgVQr78