Essential: Multi-Body part Characterization Bone Preset Switching for Mocap, Edit Motion Layer, Motion Correction, Puppet Motion
We can already create Presets in CC4, but we just need to be able to access those presets at Puppet & Edit Motion and Mocap time. These custom presets would need to be saved with the Character in CC4 and available to users in IC8 to be able to switch to any parts (Custom Presets) at any time. This would be one of the greatest moves for CC4 & iClone if we can make it work! In my HIK Creature Base character that will be available in the marketplace for anyone to modify, I've duplicated the CC hand Hierarchy and arms as well, which specific parts combined would be a "Characterization Preset" that can have different body part configurations to access in iC8:
Preset1 Main Head+ Main Arms + Main Legs + Main Hands -Or Labeled as Default Preset2 Main Head + Main Legs + ArmSet2 + Main Hands -Labeled as MH, ML, AS2, MH etc Preset2 Main Legs + ArmSet2 + HandSet2 Preset3 Main Legs + ArmsSet3 Preset3 LegSet2 + Head2 + ArmSet3 + HandSet4 etc
While Editing on particular tracks in the timeline (in the future but maybe not needed right away) could identify the armset, handset etc and correspondingly switch to in the Edit Motion Layer etc if it's open.
This would certainly make any kind of creature fully mocap capable utilizing all bones.
I think my image about presets is more so about retargeting of particular preset sub-sets, which should also be doable! If we were to use Presets, and not Preset sub sets it would likely be one dropdown field to choose the preset like any of the following examples:
Preset1 Main Head+ Main Arms + Main Legs + Main Hands -Or Labeled as Default
Preset2 Main Head + Main Legs + ArmSet2 + Main Hands -Labeled as MH, ML, AS2, MH etc
Preset2 Main Legs + ArmSet2 + HandSet2
Preset3 Main Legs + ArmsSet3
Preset3 LegSet2 + Head2 + ArmSet3 + HandSet4
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I plan to make more Multi Body Part Base Characters so users can have access and functionality of more complex characters that big studios may have created for their characters but having the ability to quickly swap presets should be a big win for everyone.
