Try this. I do have an older version of MB
New scene>
Set up your favorite paths in asset browser (rightclick)
Drop in your bvh ( fbx open, include default iPiSoft take)
From the Templates/Characters folder, drop a character onto your skeleton
Characterize/Biped
Select you character in the navigator view, and select "Control Rig Output" >FK/IK
You need to make it active by checking box in Character Settings or Character controls
rename your character
Save as
(I notice reloading this file, Motionbuilder breaks here, and I have to select "control rig input", then "control rig output" again to make it remember what to do properly)
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Option1
Drop Mia into the same scene(FBX merge no animation)
Select Mia in Character controls or navigator
In Character Settings window, make her input 'Character Input" and choose your iPi Character
I notice Motionbuilder seems to break the iPi animation> Control rig Output pipeline here. You have to select your original iPi animation, which in my case has reverted to "Stance Input" and uncheck the active box.
Press Play, and you should have transferred your animation.
I cannot seem to get Mobu to go iPiAnimation> Control Rig> Control Rig Mia> Mia Character so if anyone else can advise on that that would be helpful. My pipeline above seems to leave behind a spare control rig. Sometimes I can't tell if its me or motionbuilder with weird quirks.
Option2
Create new scene
Drop Mia in from Wherever you installed the ClipArt content
In Character controls window, select Mia from the Character dropdown
Next to that go File>Load Character animation>and choose your previously characterised mocap
in the Load Character animation Options, select "Plot to control Rig"
That should also work
I hope thats some use, and would love feedback from experienced Mobu users as I am a learner myself.
AaronC
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