You can import HTR and BVH motion-capture files into CAT using the same method. The respective importer opens the file as a hierarchy of Box primitives with keyframes. You use the Capture Animation tool to map this motion onto your CATRig.
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Select CATParent. >
Motion panel > Clip Manager rollout > Clip mode > Click Load button. > Set Files of Type to MotionAnalysis HTR(*.htr) or BioVision BVH(*.bvh).
Interface
- Load Animation:
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When on, imports the full animation. When off, imports only the base pose in the motion-capture file.
- Capture Animation
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When on, automatically captures the animation, overlaying the new bones onto the CATRig. When off, imports the animation onto a new set of bones without affecting the CATRig.
- CAM File
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Click to pick a CAM file if you have already created one.
- Start Time
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The frame at which the imported animation begins.
- Scale Factor
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The scaling applied to the imported hierarchy when it is created.
- Relative Bones Size
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The size of the bones created upon importing.