Cycling Animation with Offset

[1bamf]

Can anyone kindly explain to me why when I cycle an animation on a character with either cycle or cycle with offset it totally messes up the animation. Thus giving it undesired effects, with limbs twisting and not retaining the original look etc. ?? Many thanks

[nieder3d]

-Most likely the animation you are trying to cycle is not set up to cycle..
-Say you want to create two steps then cycle it as a loop or offset you have to...
-at frame one key as needed one foot in front of the other, move 15 frames and key the back foot lifted even with the front foot at frame 30 key it down as the front foot, then at 45 key the back foot up even with the foot in front.
Now cycle- this will add the finished step look from frame 45 to 60 if youcycle with offset, if it's a loop your character should sit there stepping....

-if you where to say key the foot back down as the front foot from frame 45 at frame 60 you cycle will not work in anyway correct because when it go's to cycle it has double frames so to say. If you already have keys of your character in that position there is no need to add them again (this also causes problems with trax)
-hope this helps

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