Retargeting Help!

[kansuke]

I am having an issue when trying to retarget from one skeleton to another. The error message I am recieveing is:

"source and target hierarchy not labelled with side and part info"

Here is what I am trying to do:

I am trying to teach myself how to retarget from one skeleton to another.

Here's what I have done:

I have imported an FBX file (skeleton has mocap data attached to it) of a skeleton with a simple walk cycle animation attached to it. I have duplicated the skeleton, and am trying to retarget the animation to the duplicate. I copied the skeleton because I wanted to try to retarget to an exact match. This is when I recieve the error message.

I tried a different method using the connection editor. It worked, but it took a long time, and it took the target skeleton and "laid it over" the source skeleton bone for bone.

What am i doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.

-K

[joojaa]

The error is pretty clear, the joint structure does not have matching and unique labels to use.

[kansuke]

the more i experimented the more clear it became. Is there an easier way than having to rename the joints using the labeler?

Thanks a lot

[joojaa]

Not, really, the amount of work is exactly the same whatever way you do it. Ofcourse you only ever need to name them once. (because the copy will have same labels)

You could possibly script it but its still work. The computer just needs to know what joint corresponds to what joint.