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Grounding the Foot

Grounding the Foot

2005-06-22 - By Paul-Jozef "PJ" M. Torrevillas

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I'll look into this. I wasn't aware it was animatable. At first I thought
you guys were talking about the HLE, but I guess not. Thanks.

PJ

-- --Original Message-- --
From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
kim aldis
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:07 AM
To: XSI@(protected)
Subject: RE: Grounding the Foot

You can animate the effect. The mixer is extremely powerful in this respect
- many of it's features were designed with mocap in mind. Check out the
manual section 'Modifying Action Clips with Clip Effects'.

Way I'd do this; Create a custom parameter on the clip, add the clip effect
and set it to this + <your parameter> then amimate the parameter.

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From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
Paul-Jozef "PJ" M. Torrevillas
Sent: 21 June 2005 22:22
To: XSI@(protected)
Subject: RE: Grounding the Foot

Yes I know. You just offset and that's it. If the offset was animatable it
would be great, but that's not there yet.

PJ

-- --Original Message-- --
From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
kim aldis
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 2:13 PM
To: XSI@(protected)
Subject: RE: Grounding the Foot

you can offset pretty much whatever you want.

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From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
Paul-Jozef "PJ" M. Torrevillas
Sent: 21 June 2005 17:51
To: xsi@(protected)
Subject: Re: Grounding the Foot

Hey ATR,

I did that, it's the rotation of the feet that's creating penetrations to
the ground. Currently I'm manually fixing it, it'd be much faster to
automate the process.

Kim,

Reposition in the Animation Mixer wouldn't work. Setting the offsets will
just offset the animation but not the actual rotations of the feet
penetration.

PJ

Paul-Jozef "PJ" M. Torrevillas

BG Animation/Mocap

BARNYARD, THE MOVIE <http://www.BarnyardMovie.com>

Omation Animation Studio

(949) 366-4422 x217

<mailto:ptorrevillas@(protected)> ptorrevillas@(protected)

>I have in the past put an expression with a conditional on the global Y
>of the foot, so that it won't go further than the ground plane. (or a
>placeholder, or an animated parameter in a custom pset.)
>This works because the animation is on the local y (I hope...)
>if that sounds like something to try, lemme know and I'll show you how.
>ATR
>
>>Paul-Jozef M. Torrevillas wrote:
>>
>> Hey Guys,
>>
>> Would any of you have any suggestions or techniques to approach grounding
the
foot to the ground? I have some mocap data, and I need to set the feet to
plant on the ground when the foot is contacting it. With mocap data/fk, the

penetration problem is there but how can I fix this? Any ideas or
suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>>PJ

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I’ll look into this.  I wasn&
#8217;t
aware it was animatable.  At first I thought you guys were talking about
the HLE, but I guess not.  Thanks.

 

 

PJ

 

 

 

-- --Original Message-- -- 
From: owner-xsi@(protected)
[mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
kim aldis 
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005
12:07 AM 
To: XSI@(protected) 
Subject: RE: Grounding the Foot 

 


You can animate the
effect. The mixer is extremely powerful in this respect - many of it's features
were designed with mocap in mind. Check  out the manual section 'Modifying
Action Clips with Clip Effects'.

 


Way I'd do this; Create a
custom parameter on the clip, add the clip effect and set it to this + <your
parameter> then amimate the parameter.

 

 

 

 

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From: owner-xsi@(protected)
[mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
Paul-Jozef "PJ" M. Torrevillas 
Sent: 21 June 2005 22:22 
To: XSI@(protected) 
Subject: RE: Grounding the Foot 


Yes I know.  You
just offset and that’s it.  If the offset was animatable it would be
great, but that’s not there yet.

 

 

 


PJ

 

 

 

 

 

-- --Original Message-- -- 
From: owner-xsi@(protected)
[mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
kim aldis 
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 2:13
PM 
To: XSI@(protected) 
Subject: RE: Grounding the Foot 

 

you can
offset pretty much whatever you want.

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From: owner-xsi@(protected)
[mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
Paul-Jozef "PJ" M. Torrevillas 
Sent: 21 June 2005 17:51 
To: xsi@(protected) 
Subject: Re: Grounding the Foot 

Hey ATR,

 

I did that, it’s the rotation
of the feet that’s creating penetrations to the ground.  Currently
I’m manually fixing it, it’d be much faster to automate the
process.

 

Kim,

 

Reposition in the Animation Mixer
wouldn’t work.  Setting the offsets will just offset the animation
but not the actual rotations of the feet penetration.

 

 

PJ

 

 

 

Paul-Jozef "PJ"
M. Torrevillas

BG Animation/Mocap


<a
href="http://www.BarnyardMovie.com">BARNYARD, THE MOVIE</a>

Omation Animation Studio

(949) 366-4422 x217

<a href="mailto:ptorrevillas@(protected)">ptorrevillas@(protected)</a>

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style='margin-left:1.0in'> </pre><pre style='margin-left:
1.0in'>>I
have in the past put an expression with a conditional on the global Y </pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>>of the foot, so that it won't go further than the
ground plane. (or a </pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>>placeholder, or an animated parameter in a custom
pset.)</pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>>This works because the animation is on the local y
(I hope...)</pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>>if that sounds like something to try, lemme know
and I'll show you how.</pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>>ATR</pre><pre style='margin-left:
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style='margin-left:1.0in'>>>Paul-Jozef M. Torrevillas wrote:
</pre><pre
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Hey Guys,</pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>>> </pre><pre style='margin-left:
1.0in'>>>
Would any of you have any suggestions or techniques to approach grounding the </pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>foot to the ground?  I have some mocap data, and
I need to set the feet to </pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>plant on the ground when the foot is contacting it.
  With mocap data/fk, the </pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>penetration problem is there but how can I fix this?
  Any ideas or </pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>suggestions?</pre><pre style='margin
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</pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>>> </pre><pre style='margin-left:
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</pre><pre
style='margin-left:1.0in'>>>PJ</pre><pre style='margin-left:
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