12.06 Mocap Retarget Animation Exercise Assignment

Assignment Deliverables

1. Edited video of rendered animation of retargeted Motion Capture Animation
   • Label file YYYY-MM-DD Lastname Firstname Motion Capture Animation (.mp4)

Assignment Overview

Use Maya or Blender to retarget motion capture from Motive onto a character auto rigged in t-pose with Mixamo. In this exercise, you will connect raw motion capture data and final 3D character animation.

This project will test your technical ability to transfer skeletal data, build a cohesive 3D scene, and apply basic cinematography and sound design.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 retargeted Mocap Animation onto an original humanoid character
• Minimum 1 light in the scene
• Minimum 2 additional 3D mesh objects in the scene
• Minimum 1 additional object, other than the character, animated in some way
• Minimum 2 different camera angles
• Minimum 1 original sound effect created by you

Assignment Resources

Character Modeling

• Maya to Mixamo Cylinder Character
• Blender to Mixamo Cylinder Character
• FBX Embed Textures Maya
• FBX Embed Textures Blender

Character Rigging

• Download T-Pose from Mixamo

Combining Multiple Mocap Animations

• Combine and Blend Multiple Animations in Maya
• Combine and Blend Multiple Animations in Blender

Mocap Retargeting

• Install Rokoko Plugin in Blender 5.0 / 5.1
• Retarget Motion Capture Animation with Rokoko Plugin in Blender
• Maya Human IK Setup Mixamo Preset without Fingers
• Maya Human IK Setup Mixamo Preset with Fingers
• Retarget Mixamo Character to Mocap Data with HIK in Maya

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