Importing animations from existing actors the easy way

wackedoutbiker · Post by **wackedoutbiker** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:17 pm

I know that somehow you can import all the animations from an existing actor into a new one with minimal effort (I believe it was gekido who mentioned it) by pressing a certain key combination while importing an .act file in ActorStudio. I know there's a way, I've done it before, and I was wondering if anyone remembered. If so, then I believe the instructions should be in the next new version of the docs, as well as in this forum, for everyone to see. It could help everyone, especially those of us who require many animations.

gekido · Post by **gekido** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:05 pm

in actor studio, when you click 'add motion', instead of pointing at an mot file, you can simply point actor studio at an .act file and it will load all of the animations into the current actor.

jonas · Post by **jonas** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:24 pm

Wow I didn't know that. Thats nice to know.

steven8 · Post by **steven8** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:27 am

I'd call that minimal, alright.

Do all the MOT files have to be in the same folder when this is done?

Spyrewolf · Post by **Spyrewolf** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:16 pm

Do all the MOT files have to be in the same folder when this is done?

Nope, you can just rip them straight from the actor,
just make sure your using the same rigg or your gonna get twisties.

steven8 · Post by **steven8** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:51 pm

Very cool. I'm gonna have to give this a try.

fps · Post by **fps** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:39 pm

what do you have to name the animation you create before you click on the actor file?

jonas · Post by **jonas** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:02 pm

Hum.... I can't seem to get it to work either

Spyrewolf · Post by **Spyrewolf** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:00 pm

you need to click add motion, i think by memory you call the first motion
*.mot and it rips the list.... I'll do a test a bit later on a get back to you. it's been a while since i've done any dev, but i'm just about to get back in

jonas · Post by **jonas** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:42 pm

I tried that but It didn't work.

Spyrewolf · Post by **Spyrewolf** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:51 pm

try add the mot without any name then... just point it at the actor this could be it 'll do a little test tonight, all i know is that you can point them directly at the actor and it imports im just not sure on the process, (it's been a while)

jonas · Post by **jonas** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:58 pm

I'll give it a shot. Hadn't thought of that.

Post by **bernie** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:19 pm

I Know I'm resurecting (spelling??) an old thread but it does work.

In add motions add the fiollowing --- *.*
and point at atcor file.
Makes life much simpler.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:41 pm

Awesome, Ill have to give it a go.

Voltare · Post by **Voltare** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:50 pm

it should, just use the original .bdy as a reference for the skeleton.

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Importing animations from existing actors the easy way

Importing animations from existing actors the easy way

umm...you just 'add them' ;}