In this video we will learn how to import #motion a .pmx, pmd, vmd or mmd into #blender 2.8x with the addon blender mmd tools. This is the last video of the year, and I want to thank you all for your support. Also, a final sneak preview of the completed character we´ll be using for the Stylized Shader training course is presented here.👍 Check the video description to get the links. 👍 When I mention "the lack of motion capture", I mean as free downloadable *NEW* sources on the internet. :)
Essential steps to reproduce this tutorial in Blender 2.90: Import the model 3d.nicovideo.jp/works/td31639 or 3d.nicovideo.jp/works/td29939 > In Misc menu press "Disable Toon Texture" > In MMD menu press "Apply" and "Build" buttons > Select the model and import .vmd bowlroll.net/file/173975 through File menu > Go to animation menu, if you can't see frames uncheck the cursor button "only show selected" on the timeline > Delete the first "t-pose" keyframe > Go to frame 0 > In MMD menu press "Clean" and "Build" under psysics > Play the animation from frame 0, it will bake automatically in real time. OR you can do it manually: Go to Scene Properties (menu which has Unit Scale) > Open "Rigid Body World" and open "Cache", select "Bake", not sure what all other buttons do. I didn't have to change Unit Scale and noticed that "Only face is animated" problem occurs if you don't apply Bone Constraints before adding .vmd file, also importing .vmd through MMD menu is 50/50, always do it through file menu.
I see we all are using the Softimage skin for Blender. I dunno about you but I fixed mine to become even closer to my dear departed Softimage. Good job with the tutorial, really digging your material. Keep it up!
@@activemotionpictures YEAPH and made a few tests, DeviantArt is full of MMD content and is a lot of free MMD resources, if we convince it with the power of Blender, for sure we can save time and make nice things, people are still enthusiastic about MMD, but they are sad because many models got lost in the times, then I am enthusiastic to help them as well to learn Blender and try to support them, many are very young and these kids are the future, they will start playing with MMD now and end being like you in the future :D
Even after I used the File>Import for .vmd it still only moved facial expressions... EDIT: Nevermind! For anyone else having the same issue, you just have to click on the "Animation" tab at the top of the screen and then import the motion. That's what worked for me!
if you click the mesh in the viewport and then load the animation it wont work...if you click on your character in the scene collection and then import the animation it works
Hello! I would want to ask, is it possible with other models or just with this in the video? Same here with the motion. When i'm trying to configure my physics on my model, i'm doing the exact steps but it still freaks out and stuff like the skirt or hair really gets messy. I'm using the YYB Sakura Hatsune Miku model and the Honeymoon Un Deux Trois motion.
I use blender 2.9. This tutorial was very useful and the model I use, the tie works perfectly. But, the hair and skirt instantly snap into positions and don't move at all unless colliding, but the movement is so stiff and just snaps from one position to another. What is causing this? Is it the model and can I fix it?
search about "blender reset cache" and "Blender delete cache". It sounds like you cached the simulation once, which was not enough for the timeline set simulation time.
Hi! I don't know if I'm here too much late, but I have a problem when I import models on blender. Yeah when I import it work, and put the model in, but I see just the bones. I tried to switch to modality, but it didn't work anyway. Please help me, thanks.
is there a way to connect another pmx object to the model like for example separate sunglasses? tried doing it with "attach meshes to model" and got nothing.
1:38 open "rigid body world", then "cache" and select "Bake". Though I can't reach the same physics result, the skirt and bewbs are stretched forward Update: Fixed it by deleting my bake, rebuilding physics, deleting the first t-pose frame (go to animation menu, unpress the pressed button "Only Show Selected" which looks like a cursor on the timeline) *2 hours later*: Fiddled a little bit, seems like blender now bakes everything in real time when you play the animation. You can check it by scrolling torward buggy part on the timeline, going back and playing it again. I checked and didn't notice any difference in results between normal baking and auto baking. Checked it all again and yep. Every time you change the animation you have to rebuild physics in MMD menu. Didn't even need to change unit scale. Also pinpointed why some people have only facial expressions, you have to press "Apply" under Bones before importing .vmd
@@pocketblue I found out u also can type "bpy.ops.ptcache.bake_all(bake=True)" in console to bake all physics. docs.blender.org/api/current/bpy.ops.ptcache.html However, I also have buggy physics, especially the breasts and changing unit scale doesen't help. And when I delete the first Keyframe, it's completely broken.
@@benutzernamenichtverfugbar4977 Please try this, I'm sure it will work: You don't have to change the unit scale (skip fixing textures too if you want) 1. Import model> 2. Select the armature > press Apply and Build > select armature again > import .vmd through file menu 3. Play the animation to check if dancing works, skirt and hair should be a little buggy 4. Go to frame 0, go to Animation tab, select the 0 frame and delete it, everything should look VERY buggy (you've probably done that but didn't do the next step) 5. Select armature and press Build under Physics Should work
I got to the the build Physics and the skirt went crazy and ballooned the entire screen. I played with the unit size but didn't see any change. Any thoughts on what that could be? Thanks for the thoughtful tutorial
That's really helpful. however, I found the physics performance is different between MMD and blender via this tool. for example, with the same motion, in MMD, the legs will not pass through the dress, but in Blender, it will do. I don't know what is the reason and why it happened. The scale for my character in Blender is already 0.02
Yes, you can. You'll have to save as animation clip in the NLA, and then animate on top of that using Fcurves. Check this introductory video about it: ruclips.net/video/-SQdHehksJw/видео.html
@@activemotionpictures Okay, and I just though of another if that's alright. Would it be possible for me to just import the this model bake the physics and then just save it as a .blend file for later use?
Open the zip you downloaded, you have to take the folder in there called "mmd-tools" and try putting that folder in a new zip file. From there, go preferences>addon>install and select that new zip. If it doesn't work, its because mmdtools hasn't been updated to work properly with 2.8
Can you make a tutorial about weight paint in Blender and import it to MMD without breaking the bones and rig please? I see Blender can do the rigging muchhh better than Pmx editor.
Is there a way to use the feature “facial expression” from mmd to blender? Because I realized that I can only change my facial expression mouth and eyes closing only in MMD.
When I go to activate the mod it tells me "upgrade to blender 2.8x required" which I don't understand because this addon says it was updated 4 days ago and I am using the latest version of blender :((
I think this was done with Blender 2.81 - So the addon should be of that version... In any case it is the addon that should be working with the latest version. Sometimes they update past some weeks.
Awesome video! I'm not sure if too much to ask, but if u had the chance, can you show us any other time, how u rigged your model not only for normal movements but also use it with this MMD motions? Happy 2020!
No problem! Yes, that tutorial is planned for 2020. Is called "retargeting". So you can link your own rig to an MMD rig. A lot of goodness updates will be on the community tab here in the channel, so check it out to stay tuned! Happy 2020!
My MMD physics are still not working even after following everything exactly. The model has no problem, only the physics. Enabling Physics stretches my model in 1 direction and Rigid body is not moving at all, just stuck in its origin. but the mesh is moving in its animation. Please help. Thank you.
@@activemotionpictures thank you for your reply. yes, I tried it in both blender 2.80 and blender 2.83, the [skirt mesh,bones. hair mesh,bones/joints. breast bones/joints] are just stuck and not moving, floating in the origin. I also tried it with different models. same results. It happens whenever I build the physics.
Excuse me bro, do these cool physics work only with imported animations from mmd? Can I, for example, make my own animation of character in blender and still get hair&dress movements?
The mmd models have a "hidden" collision object hierarchy in the collections. When you import a .vmd, that collision collection also inherits the animation from the mmd bones, thus making the physics you see. In general if you already have this *exact* model, yes you can animate her, then activate and bake physics, and you're pretty much set.
Open a window for the shader tree while you have that material selected. Then, search for all the nodes that contain images, and make sure they are all pointing to the right texture by clicking on the little folder in the image node.
Thank for the tutorial, when I tried to import the motion as you explain, I don't know why Blender crashes or the motion just don't load, can someone help me with that? :S
I'm using the file from the "master link" for mmd tools and whenever I go to import any .pmx model I get an error (and I'm using 2.81). The error itself is about lines of code and I don't know how to fix this...I should also mention that I did sync my model to one drive to get it to my new PC. Is it possible that something got messed up in the syncing process?
@@activemotionpictures It seems to be working now, but the brief description I can give is that it would bring up a window and show a few blocks of code and some of those blocks would be highlighted in red. If I get this again I'll be sure to copy the error itself.
File>Import> (select the format of your model). And you first need to install the addon from the URL I show here in the video. Else, you're not going to be able to import .pmx or .mmd models.
Hi! I'm not sure about your issue but there's another addon called Blender Cats (link: vrcat.club/threads/cats-blender-plugin-0-14-0.6/) and it works really well for me! It's mainly primed for VRChat but it works with MMD stuff too.
did anyone find a way to import the blendshapes (morphtargets) the same time with the outline edges? to get the blendshapes i have to disable "apply modifiers"...but this kills the edge-effect. having both would be kind of ideal ;)
@@activemotionpictures A tip for newbies: To turn the "N pannel" on you need to go to the upper left corner to VIEW (under WINDOW) and check the box "Slidebar" or press key N to activate. Cheers!!
use CATS plugin to bring all the VMD bones. BVH needs 12 bones names specifically. Look up the bone required as minimum for .bvh armature. you can also go to mixamo>export any animation in .bvh and import it into Blender (file>import/export BVH) and look at the bone hierarchy name to make your own.
Dude thanks for this tutorial!! I created a stereoscopic example from it that's meant to be watched in RUclips on a VR headset. ruclips.net/video/nl11tH-POZ0/видео.html (or regular YT if you have Red/Green anaglyph glasses) I did very little but add some lights and black out the default blender background to create this example. She ended up being Thicc Akari because I rendered out at my usual 1920x1920 per eye that I use per camera for cubemaps and forgot RUclips will change the aspect ratio to fit the player and not show it as a square. Looks just fine to me that way so too lazy to change it. I plan on playing around with other models motions in the same black-out space 'cuz why not. But my goal is to see what it takes retarget some free high-poly models made for blender animating specifically to VMD motions. If that's not impossible - That's a super fast workflow to create high quality stereoscopic CG content for Quests and other VR headset viewing without the time and cost pain of a cycles render. Rendering that out for 60fps in Cycles at 1920x1920 per eye would take a long time even with the most simplest of scene and lighting I set up. That's a heavy barrier to entry for a normal human with a normal PC wanting to create content for a $300 headset.
are you using blender 2.81a? Also: It's most likely one of other addons is causing conflict and thus closing the application. Also: Is the crash happening -specifically- with this model?
@@activemotionpictures I was using 2.81 at first, but I decided to do a clean install of Blender, so I removed every addons, everything and installed Blender 2.81a. It still happens. And I tried with other models from the same website (3D Nicovideo), it happens with every models
This does not work. He says he wants a version over 2.8, but in fact it doesn't work. The lower version just starts. At 2.79 it works, but not on the latest version. I tried this option and with installation and the result is the same.
@@activemotionpictures I tried another source and it happened or it was because the program, the plugin or both were in a folder containing Cyrillic. I no longer remember what exactly solved the problem. The program is generally a problem with folders containing Cyrillic. Very annoying problem with some games and programs when they are in a folder that contains non-Latin letters.
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In this video we will learn how to import #motion a .pmx, pmd, vmd or mmd into #blender 2.8x with the addon blender mmd tools. This is the last video of the year, and I want to thank you all for your support. Also, a final sneak preview of the completed character we´ll be using for the Stylized Shader training course is presented here.👍 Check the video description to get the links. 👍
When I mention "the lack of motion capture", I mean as free downloadable *NEW* sources on the internet. :)
Can we owo) make the project (guillty gear shader) into mmd ?
@@leonaluceid2388 yes. It can be done. But there's a lot of transfer here and there, basically not legal.
@@activemotionpictures ohh my OwO not legal means need certain add on or something
Man you and your 5 year old video saved my life 💯💯💯
I am super excited to see someone of your experience to pose to Blender. You are the man.
Any questions about anything related to Blender is my task as a Blender Foundation Certified trainer.
This really helped me a lot. Thank you so much AAAAAA
Essential steps to reproduce this tutorial in Blender 2.90:
Import the model 3d.nicovideo.jp/works/td31639 or 3d.nicovideo.jp/works/td29939 >
In Misc menu press "Disable Toon Texture" >
In MMD menu press "Apply" and "Build" buttons >
Select the model and import .vmd bowlroll.net/file/173975 through File menu >
Go to animation menu, if you can't see frames uncheck the cursor button "only show selected" on the timeline >
Delete the first "t-pose" keyframe >
Go to frame 0 >
In MMD menu press "Clean" and "Build" under psysics >
Play the animation from frame 0, it will bake automatically in real time.
OR you can do it manually:
Go to Scene Properties (menu which has Unit Scale) >
Open "Rigid Body World" and open "Cache", select "Bake", not sure what all other buttons do.
I didn't have to change Unit Scale and noticed that "Only face is animated" problem occurs if you don't apply Bone Constraints before adding .vmd file, also importing .vmd through MMD menu is 50/50, always do it through file menu.
Forgot to mention, when selecting the model to import .vmd, make sure to select the armature, not the mesh
Happy new year and I hope to see more of your tutorials
Thanks for sharing. Happy new year!
I don't have a vmd camera rotating in the blender, is it just standing still?? Maybe you know what needs to be configured, thanks in advance!
I see we all are using the Softimage skin for Blender. I dunno about you but I fixed mine to become even closer to my dear departed Softimage. Good job with the tutorial, really digging your material. Keep it up!
I created the XSIMOD theme. :) and 2.82 needs a revamp 4 sure.
this video and the sneak pick got me :D you got a new sub ;3
Did you see the final video result?
@@activemotionpictures YEAPH and made a few tests, DeviantArt is full of MMD content and is a lot of free MMD resources, if we convince it with the power of Blender, for sure we can save time and make nice things, people are still enthusiastic about MMD, but they are sad because many models got lost in the times, then I am enthusiastic to help them as well to learn Blender and try to support them, many are very young and these kids are the future, they will start playing with MMD now and end being like you in the future :D
Even after I used the File>Import for .vmd it still only moved facial expressions...
EDIT: Nevermind! For anyone else having the same issue, you just have to click on the "Animation" tab at the top of the screen and then import the motion. That's what worked for me!
if you click the mesh in the viewport and then load the animation it wont work...if you click on your character in the scene collection and then import the animation it works
Yet it still hasn’t worked for me, someone help :c
@@dbcayds You have to import the motion to the armature, not the mesh. Try that :>
She's a good dancer.
Niceee
how do you bake physics in blender 2.9?
Great job Dude.
Thanks. Did you get to see the open source model at the end?
Hello! I would want to ask, is it possible with other models or just with this in the video? Same here with the motion. When i'm trying to configure my physics on my model, i'm doing the exact steps but it still freaks out and stuff like the skirt or hair really gets messy. I'm using the YYB Sakura Hatsune Miku model and the Honeymoon Un Deux Trois motion.
I use blender 2.9. This tutorial was very useful and the model I use, the tie works perfectly. But, the hair and skirt instantly snap into positions and don't move at all unless colliding, but the movement is so stiff and just snaps from one position to another. What is causing this? Is it the model and can I fix it?
search about "blender reset cache" and "Blender delete cache". It sounds like you cached the simulation once, which was not enough for the timeline set simulation time.
New subscriber! Thank u for ur informative videos!!
Would love a tutorial on how to set up the lighting like you did here!
There is no light. It's all painted in the model. Light and highlights, shadows. It's "flat" shaded in Blender's look and dev view.
been using mmd in blender for a while and didnt crack the code on the unit scale for physics. Great Tip!
It's 0.1 no need to guess one meter in MMD = one meter in Blender with this scale.
help...hair physics not working...(using blender 2.82)...
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Hi! I don't know if I'm here too much late, but I have a problem when I import models on blender. Yeah when I import it work, and put the model in, but I see just the bones. I tried to switch to modality, but it didn't work anyway. Please help me, thanks.
is there a way to connect another pmx object to the model like for example separate sunglasses? tried doing it with "attach meshes to model" and got nothing.
Hi, I am using Blender 2.90 and can't find the "bake all physics" option you are using.
1:38 open "rigid body world", then "cache" and select "Bake". Though I can't reach the same physics result, the skirt and bewbs are stretched forward
Update: Fixed it by deleting my bake, rebuilding physics, deleting the first t-pose frame (go to animation menu, unpress the pressed button "Only Show Selected" which looks like a cursor on the timeline)
*2 hours later*: Fiddled a little bit, seems like blender now bakes everything in real time when you play the animation. You can check it by scrolling torward buggy part on the timeline, going back and playing it again. I checked and didn't notice any difference in results between normal baking and auto baking.
Checked it all again and yep. Every time you change the animation you have to rebuild physics in MMD menu. Didn't even need to change unit scale.
Also pinpointed why some people have only facial expressions, you have to press "Apply" under Bones before importing .vmd
@@pocketblue I found out u also can type "bpy.ops.ptcache.bake_all(bake=True)" in console to bake all physics.
docs.blender.org/api/current/bpy.ops.ptcache.html
However, I also have buggy physics, especially the breasts and changing unit scale doesen't help. And when I delete the first Keyframe, it's completely broken.
Is it possible you use blender 2.81 with the CATS addon? I surely need to make a 2021 video update for this workflow.
@@benutzernamenichtverfugbar4977 Please try this, I'm sure it will work:
You don't have to change the unit scale (skip fixing textures too if you want)
1. Import model>
2. Select the armature > press Apply and Build > select armature again > import .vmd through file menu
3. Play the animation to check if dancing works, skirt and hair should be a little buggy
4. Go to frame 0, go to Animation tab, select the 0 frame and delete it, everything should look VERY buggy (you've probably done that but didn't do the next step)
5. Select armature and press Build under Physics
Should work
@@pocketblue Indeed. Now it works. Thank you. Still a little bit buggy but roughly as much as it's in MMD as well.
I got to the the build Physics and the skirt went crazy and ballooned the entire screen. I played with the unit size but didn't see any change. Any thoughts on what that could be? Thanks for the thoughtful tutorial
This is for Blender 2.81. Things might have change for 2.83.5. I would need to make an update version of it.
@@activemotionpictures Any suggestions on what do do with a runnaway dress? Everything else seems ok.
thank you for quick reply
The character looks incredible! it is out the box(vmd) or any modified shader/textures?
Out of the box ready.
That's really helpful. however, I found the physics performance is different between MMD and blender via this tool. for example, with the same motion, in MMD, the legs will not pass through the dress, but in Blender, it will do. I don't know what is the reason and why it happened. The scale for my character in Blender is already 0.02
你需要设置刚体碰撞，设定顶点绑定
Great tutorial! I do have one question though. Can I import this model and bake the physics and make my own animation after?
Yes, you can. You'll have to save as animation clip in the NLA, and then animate on top of that using Fcurves.
Check this introductory video about it:
ruclips.net/video/-SQdHehksJw/видео.html
@@activemotionpictures Okay, and I just though of another if that's alright. Would it be possible for me to just import the this model bake the physics and then just save it as a .blend file for later use?
Yes.
why i cant find the add-on although i ald pasted it in the file??
Open the zip you downloaded, you have to take the folder in there called "mmd-tools" and try putting that folder in a new zip file. From there, go preferences>addon>install and select that new zip. If it doesn't work, its because mmdtools hasn't been updated to work properly with 2.8
@@ocdkirby I see thank you very much
Thanks！
I'd love to know the name of the guilty gear book you shown in the previous video
Azrael TheMadDog me too!!
Can you make a tutorial about weight paint in Blender and import it to MMD without breaking the bones and rig please? I see Blender can do the rigging muchhh better than Pmx editor.
Is there a way to use the feature “facial expression” from mmd to blender? Because I realized that I can only change my facial expression mouth and eyes closing only in MMD.
Yes there is.
Do you know anything about simulating clothes for mmd models?
When I go to activate the mod it tells me "upgrade to blender 2.8x required" which I don't understand because this addon says it was updated 4 days ago and I am using the latest version of blender :((
I think this was done with Blender 2.81 - So the addon should be of that version... In any case it is the addon that should be working with the latest version. Sometimes they update past some weeks.
Nice tutorial. Do you have any tutorial on how to export this for iclone?
Soon, I will be uploading a motion capture tutorial and a retargeting rig video tutorial, if the aim is MOCAP ;)
Awesome video! I'm not sure if too much to ask, but if u had the chance, can you show us any other time, how u rigged your model not only for normal movements but also use it with this MMD motions? Happy 2020!
No problem! Yes, that tutorial is planned for 2020. Is called "retargeting". So you can link your own rig to an MMD rig. A lot of goodness updates will be on the community tab here in the channel, so check it out to stay tuned! Happy 2020!
Hi there thanks for this Video its Helping, but.. im sorry could you please make the new tutorial for the New Version of Blender? Q.q 2.9
A new video coming in some more hours.
@@activemotionpictures okay thanks For the Information ^^
Is this reversible?
My MMD physics are still not working even after following everything exactly.
The model has no problem, only the physics.
Enabling Physics stretches my model in 1 direction and Rigid body is not moving at all, just stuck in its origin. but the mesh is moving in its animation.
Please help. Thank you.
You're trying it with this exact model (link in the video description) with Blender 2.81? Newer versions could vary.
@@activemotionpictures thank you for your reply. yes, I tried it in both blender 2.80 and blender 2.83, the [skirt mesh,bones. hair mesh,bones/joints. breast bones/joints] are just stuck and not moving, floating in the origin.
I also tried it with different models. same results.
It happens whenever I build the physics.
where i can find VMD motion file ? i can not get it ?
idk why but i cant click the bake all physic can you help me
Excuse me bro, do these cool physics work only with imported animations from mmd? Can I, for example, make my own animation of character in blender and still get hair&dress movements?
The mmd models have a "hidden" collision object hierarchy in the collections. When you import a .vmd, that collision collection also inherits the animation from the mmd bones, thus making the physics you see. In general if you already have this *exact* model, yes you can animate her, then activate and bake physics, and you're pretty much set.
@@activemotionpictures thank you brother. This saved me. Subscribed to ur channel, keep it up!
Even after changing units, my Physics look weird. Also Convert to Cycles is grayed out by default. I had to Join the meshes first. Please help
I'm having this problem
imgur.com/a/Zy4pvP4
Blender knows what texture to use, but turns it pink/purple? The original texture isn't like that.
Open a window for the shader tree while you have that material selected. Then, search for all the nodes that contain images, and make sure they are all pointing to the right texture by clicking on the little folder in the image node.
Thank for the tutorial, when I tried to import the motion as you explain, I don't know why Blender crashes or the motion just don't load, can someone help me with that? :S
I need help :( why there is no bake physics option showing up on mine? i did all the things you said. Btw i use Blender 2.9
Jump to the baking physics section of this video. ruclips.net/video/pDlWzx2PoQk/видео.html
I cant find the "bake physics" on my blender, help
I'm using the file from the "master link" for mmd tools and whenever I go to import any .pmx model I get an error (and I'm using 2.81). The error itself is about lines of code and I don't know how to fix this...I should also mention that I did sync my model to one drive to get it to my new PC. Is it possible that something got messed up in the syncing process?
paste the error message here. Let me see if I can help
@@activemotionpictures It seems to be working now, but the brief description I can give is that it would bring up a window and show a few blocks of code and some of those blocks would be highlighted in red. If I get this again I'll be sure to copy the error itself.
Hey do you know how i can import a model please, because i cannot it say, report :error
File not found error [Erno2] no such file or directory
File>Import> (select the format of your model). And you first need to install the addon from the URL I show here in the video. Else, you're not going to be able to import .pmx or .mmd models.
Hello I love the tutorial but when I put the mmd_tools in addons and try to search for it in blender, it doesn't show up. Please help.
Hi! I'm not sure about your issue but there's another addon called Blender Cats (link: vrcat.club/threads/cats-blender-plugin-0-14-0.6/) and it works really well for me! It's mainly primed for VRChat but it works with MMD stuff too.
did anyone find a way to import the blendshapes (morphtargets) the same time with the outline edges? to get the blendshapes i have to disable "apply modifiers"...but this kills the edge-effect. having both would be kind of ideal ;)
2:45 where I got stuck at it
The panel doesn't show up? Or you don't know how to access it?
@@papayagurl9275 Yeah, the panel doesn't show up. MMD tools was showing as an Addon, which i ticked though.
Follow your steps to put the addon after I went to activate it and it does not work, what happens? I have version 2.81
What exactly *doesn't work* ? Import? Read? Parameterd? Are you using the same exact model?
@@activemotionpictures A tip for newbies: To turn the "N pannel" on you need to go to the upper left corner to VIEW (under WINDOW) and check the box "Slidebar" or press key N to activate.
Cheers!!
how do i convert vmd to bvh for other models in blender
use CATS plugin to bring all the VMD bones. BVH needs 12 bones names specifically. Look up the bone required as minimum for .bvh armature. you can also go to mixamo>export any animation in .bvh and import it into Blender (file>import/export BVH) and look at the bone hierarchy name to make your own.
Dude thanks for this tutorial!!
I created a stereoscopic example from it that's meant to be watched in RUclips on a VR headset.
ruclips.net/video/nl11tH-POZ0/видео.html
(or regular YT if you have Red/Green anaglyph glasses)
I did very little but add some lights and black out the default blender background to create this example. She ended up being Thicc Akari because I rendered out at my usual 1920x1920 per eye that I use per camera for cubemaps and forgot RUclips will change the aspect ratio to fit the player and not show it as a square. Looks just fine to me that way so too lazy to change it.
I plan on playing around with other models motions in the same black-out space 'cuz why not. But my goal is to see what it takes retarget some free high-poly models made for blender animating specifically to VMD motions.
If that's not impossible - That's a super fast workflow to create high quality stereoscopic CG content for Quests and other VR headset viewing without the time and cost pain of a cycles render. Rendering that out for 60fps in Cycles at 1920x1920 per eye would take a long time even with the most simplest of scene and lighting I set up. That's a heavy barrier to entry for a normal human with a normal PC wanting to create content for a $300 headset.
I don't understand, each time I try to convert the materials for cycles, blender just close itself, nothing else...
are you using blender 2.81a? Also: It's most likely one of other addons is causing conflict and thus closing the application. Also: Is the crash happening -specifically- with this model?
@@activemotionpictures I was using 2.81 at first, but I decided to do a clean install of Blender, so I removed every addons, everything and installed Blender 2.81a. It still happens. And I tried with other models from the same website (3D Nicovideo), it happens with every models
I put MMD in the right way but I can't find it :(...
how can I do?
Hi, i am here to learn and, have subscribed!!!
So cool. Thanks!
@@activemotionpictures I want to get a level higher with mmd so I'm hoping Blender is the answer. XD
help me!) "Multiple add-ons with the same name found! Delete one of each pair to resolve"
Indeed, delete from addons, uncheck and then remove.
@@activemotionpictures sorry,but what to delete? here's a screenshot yadi.sk/d/-EijJIS5zT8KVA
@@activemotionpictures figured it out;)
This does not work. He says he wants a version over 2.8, but in fact it doesn't work. The lower version just starts. At 2.79 it works, but not on the latest version. I tried this option and with installation and the result is the same.
This is blender 2.81. Try it on that version. All though I just read the addon was updated 3 weeks ago for 2.83. Awesum.
@@activemotionpictures I tried another source and it happened or it was because the program, the plugin or both were in a folder containing Cyrillic. I no longer remember what exactly solved the problem. The program is generally a problem with folders containing Cyrillic. Very annoying problem with some games and programs when they are in a folder that contains non-Latin letters.
no matter how i import the motion file , the motion is transferred only to the eyes
all i have is a config file under /blender foundation/blender/2.91
so instead i kept it as a zip and used "install add on" and it said it worked but if i search for it, its not there
looks like by doing that it gave me an add on folder, then followed your steps and it worked
Im on mac and it didnt workK SOOOoo
soooo..... you're going to go back to 2.81, install the addon, and watch how it DOES work... that's what's "so".
Whenever I try to do physics the hair spazzes out and I have no clue how to fix it