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Autodesk MotionBuilder 3D character animation software offers a nonlinear editing environment for virtual production that includes motion capture.

Autodesk MotionBuilder 3D character animation software offers a nonlinear editing environment for virtual production that includes motion capture.

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Print log messages to MotionBuilder

I would like to use the MotionBuilder 2013 API to log a message to the MotionBuilder console from C++. I would like a message to show up where the "Hello" has been printed. Or if that is impossible somewhere else in motion builder. That message has…
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FBX SDK - Get the FbxNode from an ENodeId of a Character

Is it possible to get the associated FbxNode from the enum ENodeId ? for example if i want to get the FbxNode from the Character::eLeftHand I tried to use Character::GetCharacterLink(ENodeId, FbxCharacterLink) then extracting the FbxNode from…
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pypyodbc ODBC Driver Manager Invalid string or buffer length error

I am using pypyodbc from within a specialized called Motionbuilder, and recently I've been getting this strange error: pypyodbc.Error: (u'HY090', u'[HY090] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Invalid string or buffer length') It doesn't happen every…
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Motion Builder 2019 Python setting custom framerate for plot options

I believe when setting plot options you set the fps using plot period with FBTime and an FBTimeMode. This seems to work for all preset time modes, but when setting to custom I can't figure out how to set the fps of the custom time mode. lOptions =…
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How to modify frame to 0 in motionbuilder?

I imported c3d file in motionbuilder, and found out the motion data actually starts from 175000. Is there a way to start the animation from frame 0?
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How to calculate rotation just like in MotionBuilder

Problem: My goal is to write a code, that rotates the root joint of a bvh, θ degrees around global y axis3, and keeps values in the range of -180 to 180 (just like MotionBuilder does). I have tried to rotate a joint using euler, quaternions,…
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How to make a Dialog window stay on top of only Maya/Motionbuilder parent program?

I am trying to keep a dialog window on top of the parent Maya or Motionbuilder program after running this code in its Python Editor console, but I can't seem to understand. Right now, the window will stay on top of EVERYTHING, which is not what I…
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Monitor bvh file for changes in Motion Builder (Autodesk)

Anyone with the MotionBuilder experience, I want to update bvh file externally (adding motion data into it) and play the result in MotionBuilder. The program has Python scripts, one of which is FileMonitoring.py that is supposed to track changes in…
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How can I use Python to get the selected property in the curve editor in MotionBuilder?

I can only obtain the TRS level at the moment, and cannot obtain parameters such as tx/ty: obj.PropertyList.Find('Lcl Translation').IsFocus But property not get children.
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MotionBuilder: How to change takes order with python?

Is it possible to change the order of the take list using python? GIF of what I want to accomplish The only answer I have found so far is by duplicating takes and removing old…
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Why `FBVisualComponent::GetQWidgetAddress()` in Motion Builder SDK always return 0？

Why FBVisualComponent::GetQWidgetAddress() in Motion Builder SDK always return 0？ I want to get the address of qwidget inside a FBLabel, and call some native QT method on it. However, I found that the method always return a 0. I wonder if this…
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Animation transfer from Motionbuilder to Maya

I'm querying values from Motionbuilder human Ik controls and keying those values inside Maya HumanIK, the animation came in perfectly except for the wrist part. I checked the values, they are accurate but the animation is different. Does anyone know…
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Using Python Scripting to set animation timecode zero in motionbuilder

Everyone. I have some animation file that the start time is not zero. I am trying to create a script that will set the animation timecode to zero. For example, the picture shows the timecode is not from zero. Thank you very much for your help。 enter…
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Set up Vicon stream device via Python

I'd like to use python to setup a Vicon streaming device in Motionbuilder 2017. Vicon Stream Device | Download Page from pyfbsdk import* app = FBApplication() scene = FBSystem().Scene # Find the device viconStreamingDevice = FBCreateObject(…
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motionbuilder 2016 PyQt4

I have a question about PyQt4 in motionbuilder 2016 I have successfully installed Pyqt4 from pip and it show up "have Requirement already satisfied: PyQt4 in c:\python27\lib\site-packages (4.11.4) " but when import the module in motionbuilder by…
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