Puppeteering with an Existing Motion or Pose (New for 5)

Once you have created or applied a motion or pose to a character then you may need to amend some body motions or start acting with the pose in order to generate a whole new motion. For this you can use the puppeteering methods.

Preparing Motion or Start Pose for a Character

Motion

If you want to start puppeteering with underlying motions, you may need to apply or create a motion for the character first. The methods are:

• Apply one of the G5 (generation 5) motion templates from the Animation >> Motion >> Content Manager >> 01 ~ 05 libraries.
  
• Use the Motion Puppet Panel.
• Use the Direct Puppet Panel.
• Use the Device Mocap.

Start Pose

If you want to puppeteering a character with a start pose, then you may either:

• Apply one of the G5 (generation 5) pose templates from the Animation >> Motion >> Content Manager >> 00_Pose library.
  
• Create a custom start pose by Creating and Saving a Unique Pose.

Puppeteering with a Motion or a Pose

1. Select the character that has an applied motion or pose.
   
2. Use the Masking Puppeteering and Multi-Layer Recording in the Motion Puppet panel, or the Multi-Layer Recording in the Direct Puppet panel to puppet and record the motion for the static body part.

   Note:

   After puppeteering, the original motion of the body part will be replaced with the puppeteered motion. If the underlying motion has intense movements, and you want to puppet and rotate a specific body part, then it is highly suggested that you use the Primary Rotation or Secondary Rotation modes in the Direct Puppeteering - Rotate method.