The FCurves Window can now visualise real quaternion rotation properties, rather than displaying them as normal f-curves.Ĭharacter Extensions, used to associate objects like props, cameras or even extra body parts to a character, get a new Add to Body Part option, complementing the existing Add to Full Body option.
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New animation tools and workflow improvementsįor artists, the update also adds a number of new features and workflow improvements. The Python API has been extended, and the command line tool can now call the MotionBuilder Python SDK, making it possible to control tasks like file processing and rendering from the command line. Of those, the most significant is support for Python 3, now required by the VFX Reference Platform specification for visual effects tools. MotionBuilder 2022 is the biggest update to the software in some time, adding new features throughout the toolset, and making a number of key changes under the hood. Support for Python 3 and updates to the Python API and command line
The release shipped as part of a wider series of updates to Autodesk’s Media and Entertainment software, alongside 3ds Max 2022 and Maya 2022. There are also a range of quality-of-life improvements, including updates to the FCurve Editor, better workflows for handling props and camera plates, improved audio display, and a new Undo window.
MotionBuilder’s Camera Switcher can now display the waveform from an audio clip: just one of a range of workflow improvements in MotionBuilder 2022, the largest update to the mocap editing tool in some time.Īutodesk has released MotionBuilder 2022, the largest update to its motion-capture editing software in some time, adding support for Python 3 and expanding the software’s Python API.