Live Preview Online Motions inside 3DXchange (for Pro only)

If you intend to preview motions before purchasing them, then you may also follow the steps below for quickly acquiring them with 3DXchange for your iClone characters.

Step 1: Live Preview Online Motions inside 3DXchange

  1. Search the Reallusion Marketplace or the iClone Back Stage for your desired motion.
  2. If you want to preview the motion on the web, then click the Play button to preview in the Player.

    Click the Play button.

    Preview with the web player.

  3. Either at the button of the Player, or under the original thumbnail image; you will find a 3DXchange icon. Click on it.
  4. You will be asked to install the downloaded file with different methods according to your web browser:

    Internet Explorer

    Firefox

    Google Chrome

    Click on the Open button to begin the download.

    Click on the OK button to confirm.

    Click on the button at the left-bottom of the browser to start the installation procedure.

    Alternatively, you may find the installation file in the folders below and execute it:

    Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[User Account]\My Documents\Downloads\
    Windows 7 or above: C:\Users\[User Account]\My Documents\Downloads\

    The installation file.

    The paths in which the installation file is kept.

  5. 3DXchange will be launched and the motion will be applied to the existing character in the Preview window.
  6. If the Preview window is empty, or contains objects that are not a character, then 3DXchange will load a default character, Chuck or Motion Bone for previewing the motion.

    Using a default character to preview the motion.

    Using a motion bone to preview the motion.

    You are able to decide which one you wish to use for previewing the motion by adjusting the settings in the Preference >> Preview Avatar drop-down list.
  7. To see the motions you have downloaded, you can either select Animation from the drop-down menu, or press M to go to the Animation section.
  8. Select one of the motions in the list and then click the Play button to preview the motion.
  9. You may preview many motions from the web. The previewed motions will all be listed in the Motion Library.

Step 2: Purchasing Motions

You may click the Buy iContent button to buy the motion for free use within iClone. Please refer to the section below for more information about the purchasing procedure: