I'm making a game, my animations have a lot of movements and i like it to be fixed at 0,0,0. Its vertically impossible to do without hours tweaking per animation and i have over 100!!!

I'm currently using max, is there a better software a good way in max to do it? Im looking at motion builder, is this better?

Currently i import to Biped and then save it out as bip. Then import to my cat rig. It works but takes hours to tweak and doesn't come out good or i give up or crashes.....

Thanks

Motionbuilder is a lot better for animation. It's faster and better in handling. i work in a pipeline with motionbuilder and max. it's good integrated.

but in Motionbuilder you also have to tweak your rootanimation.

i didn't realy see the problem. you just delete the xy for the root and reanimate that. it's much stuff, but you have to clean the data anyway.

Oh sick, I use 3ds max 2013, Trying Motion Builder. Can I PM you for some quick advice for best workflow once i understand everyhting in motion builder?

the workflow is pretty easy:

you create your biped-Character in max and with the very handy "send-to" button you bring it to motionbuilder.
in MB you switch to the Characteriszation Tool and create a new Charakter. you Map the bones with the Prefix of your biped, maybe correct the pose to a matching T-Pose (bones have to be green). Lock the Character. Switch to the Character Controlls and create a Controll Rig. I prefer the IK/FK cause the switch is real powerful implementet.

with ipi-studio you export your motion as a .bvh file and import it also to motionbuilder.
create a new Character and map it with the imported skeleton. ipi write it out with a perfect T-Pose on zero. Lock the Character.

Switch back to the Character you want to animate and choose as source the ipi-character. plot the animation to the bodyparts.

now you can work on the animation. if ready send back to max. Thats it.