Problem with New Takes in Motionbuilder
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:27 pm
I am having a few issues with the MotionBuilder plugin. Before I start, here is my setup. 1 workstation running Arena 1.4 streaming data for 1 actor and 1 rigid body over to a 2nd workstation running MoBu 7.5 Extension 2.
1) Do the OptiTrack MarkerSets work? In the OptiTrack Optical device, when I select the pulldown for the OptiTrack MarkerSet the only options I have are "All" or "". The optical markers are prefixed in the Opticals section of the Navigator. For Example, Jack:Hip2,Jack:Chest1 and then Stick:root1,Stick:root2. This leads me to believe the data is coming over correctly and the opticals look good through the viewport, but I do not have the option to select sets other than All or Not Set.
2) How do I do multiple takes with the streaming data in MotionBuilder? Right now, if I take the data that is streaming, set it to Recording, turn on the Record option, then hit play to record what is streaming, that all works great! The problem hits when I try to do a new take. As soon as I create a new take (Take 002), the optical markers are locked to Take 001. The only way I have managed to see markers once I go to Take 002 is to hit the Update the current Optical model button. Problem with this button is that it makes a whole new set of markers for anything that is streaming. So now I have two sets of optical markers for Jack and Stick. If I select Take 001 to be the active take, then the first optical marker set is receiving data, but if I go to take 002, then the second set is receiving the data. This means that I can't put an actor on my optical markers, because every time I do a new take, the new markers are not linked to this actor.
Thanks a ton,
Justin
1) Do the OptiTrack MarkerSets work? In the OptiTrack Optical device, when I select the pulldown for the OptiTrack MarkerSet the only options I have are "All" or "". The optical markers are prefixed in the Opticals section of the Navigator. For Example, Jack:Hip2,Jack:Chest1 and then Stick:root1,Stick:root2. This leads me to believe the data is coming over correctly and the opticals look good through the viewport, but I do not have the option to select sets other than All or Not Set.
2) How do I do multiple takes with the streaming data in MotionBuilder? Right now, if I take the data that is streaming, set it to Recording, turn on the Record option, then hit play to record what is streaming, that all works great! The problem hits when I try to do a new take. As soon as I create a new take (Take 002), the optical markers are locked to Take 001. The only way I have managed to see markers once I go to Take 002 is to hit the Update the current Optical model button. Problem with this button is that it makes a whole new set of markers for anything that is streaming. So now I have two sets of optical markers for Jack and Stick. If I select Take 001 to be the active take, then the first optical marker set is receiving data, but if I go to take 002, then the second set is receiving the data. This means that I can't put an actor on my optical markers, because every time I do a new take, the new markers are not linked to this actor.
Thanks a ton,
Justin