tomross2002 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Hi, Rodney. Been a while. .. quick question. .. Mixamo... y or n? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bigboote Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I uploaded one of my models into their rigger... it did a fantastic smoothy-bendy rig to it... needed some tweeking tho... then, to export anything OUT of Mixamo- I think they were asking $90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bigboote Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Here is my 'bunny' character in Mixamo... it's been awhile since I toyed with this... I should see what has changed at Mixamo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomross2002 Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Thanks John! Very helpful. .. $90 isn't too bad for a model with potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 27, 2013 *A:M User* Share Posted February 27, 2013 Wow, this would seriously blow through my current stumbling block. I'll still want to learn rigging for its own sake, but I don't ever see myself loving it. How long does the license last for that $90? I see they are referencing triangles, it really works with AM models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 27, 2013 *A:M User* Share Posted February 27, 2013 Looking at John's comments again, this makes me think it is a web service more than something you can download and run locally. If it is $90 a crack, that is steep, but if you only have a few characters to do I guess it is not too bad. Would be nice if it was a downloadable plug-in, but if it really works this well, who cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bigboote Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 The one thing I didn't understand... seeing as rigging is an endless and ongoing process for me, is that if I wanted to make some revisions and run it thru their rigger/process again and again it would be $90 per go... my pockets aren't that deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 27, 2013 *A:M User* Share Posted February 27, 2013 The one thing I didn't understand... seeing as rigging is an endless and ongoing process for me, is that if I wanted to make some revisions and run it thru their rigger/process again and again it would be $90 per go... my pockets aren't that deep. Yeah, that is a pretty bitter pill to swallow. I can't imagine spending that much each time. Although doesn't it say that models less than 10k polys are done for free? Or is that only until you want to have something you can export, and they charge you then? I have to think AM models would come out to something very low, poly wise. I didn't see AM listed as being supported, though. How did you submit your model? Was it done in another app, like Maya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtaz Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I didn't know this tool ... just amazing. I recently finished a model... and in 30 seconds it is alive. Unfortunately we can't import obj with rig, can we ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bigboote Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 In a dream world, we would be able to upload an UNboned/UNrigged OBJ model to mixamo, let their rigger do it's thing, and then export it out from the website and into A:M with that rig intact.... and for a lot less than $90 per round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 28, 2013 *A:M User* Share Posted February 28, 2013 In a dream world, we would be able to upload an UNboned/UNrigged OBJ model to mixamo, let their rigger do it's thing, and then export it out from the website and into A:M with that rig intact.... and for a lot less than $90 per round. Well, this site exports motion data as .BVH and I am pretty sure that AM supports .BVH, doesn't it? It doesn't seem like it would be too much of a stretch to get the rigging data into AM. Maybe I will shoot them an email and see what they have to say about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted February 28, 2013 Hash Fellow Share Posted February 28, 2013 BVH isn't about weighting the mesh to bones so that wouldn't' get you much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 28, 2013 *A:M User* Share Posted February 28, 2013 So I guess the problem is that while we can export as .OBJ, we can't get that .OBJ back into AM with valid rigging data. Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted February 28, 2013 Hash Fellow Share Posted February 28, 2013 So I guess the problem is that while we can export as .OBJ, we can't get that .OBJ back into AM with valid rigging data. Right? Right. I'm sure it's possible but someone would have to write it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 28, 2013 *A:M User* Share Posted February 28, 2013 So I guess the problem is that while we can export as .OBJ, we can't get that .OBJ back into AM with valid rigging data. Right? Right. I'm sure it's possible but someone would have to write it. Wish I was more handy with programming stuff. Must be a way to do it with the dev kit. Are there any problems with converting .OBJ back to patches, or would you have to use the retopology tool to recreate the mesh over the .OBJ? Gotta be a way to do this. I'm going to export my dragon as an .OBJ for giggles and see how this automated rigger handles it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted February 28, 2013 Hash Fellow Share Posted February 28, 2013 Wish I was more handy with programming stuff. Must be a way to do it with the dev kit. Are there any problems with converting .OBJ back to patches, or would you have to use the retopology tool to recreate the mesh over the .OBJ? Re topology means you're making a new mesh which bring you right back to the start where your mesh is not attached to any bones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 28, 2013 *A:M User* Share Posted February 28, 2013 Wish I was more handy with programming stuff. Must be a way to do it with the dev kit. Are there any problems with converting .OBJ back to patches, or would you have to use the retopology tool to recreate the mesh over the .OBJ? Re topology means you're making a new mesh which bring you right back to the start where your mesh is not attached to any bones. Yeah, I guess that makes sense. Doesn't look like there is any way of using this with AM, then. Not any quick and easy way, anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bigboote Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I don't think OBJ files would transfer the bones or all the weights, constraints... however, if they let you export an MDD file... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 28, 2013 *A:M User* Share Posted February 28, 2013 Well, right now it is less than useless as it will let me upload an .OBJ but not actually do anything with it, keeps telling me I don't have the Unity viewer installed. I install the plugin and then I keep getting thrown into a loop that tells me to install the plugin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 28, 2013 *A:M User* Share Posted February 28, 2013 Tried a different browser and this time it worked, but no preview so still can't do anything with it. Very interesting concept, but don't think it will be useful for AM, or if it was, not practical due to the $90 charge each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 28, 2013 *A:M User* Share Posted February 28, 2013 Ok, this is nothing short of amazing. Too bad it doesn't support AM right off the bat. Tail isn't rigged, but that is a small thing. dragon_gagnam.avi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Ok, this is nothing short of amazing. Too bad it doesn't support AM right off the bat. Tail isn't rigged, but that is a small thing. That made me smile... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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