http://area.autodesk.com/forum/ The Area en Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T09:21:00+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/freeze-transformations/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/freeze-transformations/page-last/#When:09:06:01Z Hi guys! Is there a way to freeze the translate coordinates like in Maya? F.e.: I've got a marker for an eye control at 17.0,21.0,18.0 which is its default position, it would be neat if I could freeze the coordinates so I would have 0.0,0.0,0.0 for the default position. A workaround would probably using a null-object and animate in local space... thx and cheers caist 2012-02-01T09:06:01+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/osx/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/osx/page-last/#When:09:30:31Z Will Motionbuilder 2009 be out for OSX anytime soon ... or ever? I bought it when it was an OSX app, then it was suddenly dropped w/ no explanation. Now I'm feeling like I invested in a dead product because my pipeline is all Mac. 2011-11-15T09:30:31+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/point-cache-doesnt-work-after-save/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/point-cache-doesnt-work-after-save/page-last/#When:12:20:54Z If I create a mb scene, merge in an fbx file created from max with point cache geo in it everything works as expected. As soon as I save the motionbuilder file and re-open it. The geo doesn't read the cache. I verified that the cache is listed under deformers in the navigator and the location is the same but the geo/model is in a default pose/not reading the cache. Anyone had this issue and know what I'm missing here? 2011-09-27T12:20:54+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/constant-midi-output-to-reciever/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/constant-midi-output-to-reciever/page-last/#When:10:06:50Z Hello, I am an performing artist and examining the possibilities of motionbuilder on stage. And yes they are amazing. But help and specific case studies for the performing artist community are hard to find, I hope in this forum will share his knowledge for solving this specific problem; so here is my question, please help... I am using the midi device with a relation constraint to move an Ik_handle around. The midi device is receiving midi from a synth. The midi device receives note On and sends the value to an number operator checking if the result == received value, if so send a boolean 1 for yes. And add +1 to a triggered plus min counter and then move the IK handle according. But in only sends this boolean value ones. It does not trigger constant a boolean value of 1 when the midi device receives the ==. So,how can I make an trigger that is constant sending a boolean yes to the triggered plus counter box when the midi recieved value is unchanged so the result is that a triggered plus counter box is adding the increment number up to the set max value as long the midi device has an value that gives an operator the value of true. I have attached an printscreen of the constraint setup. Please help thnkz Mars 2011-09-13T10:06:50+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/ok-so-when-exactly-does-my-license-expire/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/ok-so-when-exactly-does-my-license-expire/page-last/#When:07:31:13Z So I brought and have been using academic / educational version of MB. Its a one year (14 months?) license. So where do I look to see how much time I have left? Thanks AaronC 2011-08-13T07:31:13+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/story-mode---can-you-plot-3-characters-in-a-take-to-story-as-one-animation-on-one-character-track/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/story-mode---can-you-plot-3-characters-in-a-take-to-story-as-one-animation-on-one-character-track/page-last/#When:18:53:54Z Hi, i have 3 characters in a scene, and i wondered whether you could plot them all to story as one take, so i only have one character track, or does MB put them in all seperatly ? would be great if i could just get this scene as one anim thanks Adam 2011-07-22T18:53:54+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/webcam-real-time-video-in-mb/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/webcam-real-time-video-in-mb/page-last/#When:00:11:12Z Hello, I want to use a webcam and real time video as background or as texture onto a polygon. Does anyone know how to do this? I do not want to use a pre-rendered .avi or quicktime file....want to use the video directly coming off the webcam. 2011-07-02T00:11:12+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/how-to-link-1-character-to-2-characters/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/how-to-link-1-character-to-2-characters/page-last/#When:09:19:46Z Hi, i hope someone can help me, i am trying to have 2 guys drag another guy accross the floor, basically they are holding him up by his arms one on each side as hes unconscious dragging him forward. at the moment i have the two guys walking forward but need the unconscious guy to move with them, can anyone suggest a way of doing this , can i do it with aux effectors, or do i need constraints ? also it needs to be animateable as they will throw him to the floor at some point thanks in advance Adam 2011-06-28T09:19:46+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/vast-number-of-issues/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/vast-number-of-issues/page-last/#When:12:12:38Z I have started working in MB 2009 not even three months ago as a keyframe animator. I don;t work w mocap - I hear it works nicely there. Nevertheless as a keyframe animator I encounter certain issues and bugs. That is not uncommon in software, what is different this time though is the vast number. I already have 12 pages (!!!!) of notes on issues and bugs I have encountered in my workflow and it is growing literally every day. I don't understand how this software can be marketed as a software for keyframe animation. It is not. The keyframe animation is at best an afterthought. Sigh. 2011-06-21T12:12:38+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/squash-stretch-limbs-in-mb/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-motionbuilder/autodesk-motionbuilder-2009/squash-stretch-limbs-in-mb/page-last/#When:09:15:34Z Hi there, is it even possible to rig a (biped) character so that it has some squash and stretch features to its limbs? Thanks in advance, cheers, - loocas 2011-06-02T09:15:34+01:00