Rig imported from Source 2 SFM is not rotated correctly

NexusTV · **Joined:** Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:19 am **Posts:** 7

Hey people,

As the title said, I imported a simple biped rig from the new Source 2 SFM, but its rotation does not match the rotation of the iPi character. I do not see any tools that would help me rotate the imported rig into a correct position, so I do hope there is another solution for my problem. Thanks in advance!

vmaslov · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2015 12:42 am

Hi

Currently, Mocap Studio can only retarget on characters designed with vertical Y axis (spine goes along Y), which is pretty common for bipeds.
As I can see on the screenshot, in your character spine goes along the X axis. To use it with Mocap Studio, you should correct its axes in external editor.

NexusTV · **Joined:** Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:19 am **Posts:** 7

Thanks for the answer! Can you name me a few external editors that could fix this problem?

NexusTV · **Joined:** Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:19 am **Posts:** 7

Would 3DS Max do the job with the problem I have?

vmaslov · **Posted:** Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:48 pm

You can try to do it via Blender. Install Blender Source Tools. Import your model with Z axis up and then export with Y axis up.
As Blender Source Tools export DMX in binary format only, and iPi Mocap Studio currently support only ASCII format, you'll need to convert exported file with dmxconvert before importing to Mocap Studio.

NexusTV · **Joined:** Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:19 am **Posts:** 7

Got the Blender and the Plug In and managed to export the new .dmx with the correct rotation. However, I am not sure how to get the dmxconverter working? Is it a file that I have to download, and if so, do you mind linking the download page as I was not able to find it myself?

Thanks!

vmaslov · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2015 2:18 am

Dmxconvert is a command-line utility for converting DMX files between various formats. It's available in SFM 1

Code:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SourceFilmmaker\game\bin\dmxconvert.exe

To convert a file to the ASCII format readable by Mocap Studio, run as

Code:

dmxconvert -i input.dmx -o output.dmx -oe keyvalues2

vmaslov · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:35 am

Just found dmxconvert in Dota 2

Code:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\game\bin\win64\dmxconvert.exe

Still struggling to launch Reborn Tools with SFM 2 to check characters from there. In spite of reporting Reborn Beta DLC as installed there are no items for playing Reborn or launching Reborn Tools in launch dialog.

NexusTV · **Joined:** Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:19 am **Posts:** 7

Thanks for the help guys, but I have managed to find a solution over other ways. If anyone ends up having a problem similar to mine, use the SFM 1.0 skeleton and import it into iPi Soft. This skeleton can be used on SFM 2.0 models, even though I expected rotation problems. However, it's almost impossible to get SFM 1.0 Dota 2 skeletons, so shoot me a message if you need them.

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