A tool for transferring animation data between rigs or transfer raw mocap from a skeleton to a custom rig. (The script is compatible with Autodesk: Maya 2017 or later.)
- Add animation_retargeting_tool.py to your Maya scripts folder (Username\Documents\maya\scripts).
- To start the tool within Maya, run these these lines of code from the Maya script editor or add them to a shelf button:
import animation_retargeting_tool
animation_retargeting_tool.start()- To create a connection select the joint with animation data and then select the controller it should drive and click 'Create Connection'.
- 'Create IK Connection' will create a separate rotation and translation controller which will help transfer the transform values from the joint to the rig controller more accurately.
- When you have created a connection for all the essential controllers of the rig you can click 'Bake Animation' to bake the animation from the skeleton to the rig and delete the connections.
- Make sure that you have a rig and skeleton with connections.
- Save the scene as a ma. file. This file will store all the connection nodes.
- Open the ma. file where you saved your connections.
- Click refresh to load the connection nodes into the list.
- Open the ma. file where you saved your connections.
- In the top menu of Maya click 'File' > 'Import...' and select a fbx. with animation or mocap.
- The animation will be loaded on the skeleton without affecting the rig connections.
- The bake animation command is a bit slow.
The script is not compatible with Maya 2022 at the moment.