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--- blender_makehuman [2018/04/11 18:19] – created sbroggi
+++ blender_makehuman [2018/08/16 16:41] (current) – sbroggi
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-======Blender and Makehuman======
+======Blender and MakeHuman======
-How to use Mocap data from Motive in Blender with characters created in MakeHuman.
+How to use MakeHuman and Blender to create characters that can be animated with Mocap data from Motive, FaceRig, PerceptionNeuron etc..
-==Install MakeHuman and create a character==
+==Install MakeHuman==
-http://www.makehuman.org/
+  * Download the makehuman release from http://www.makehumancommunity.org/content/downloads.html
+  * Unzip and move the folder to your applications directory
-==Install the MHX2 addon in Makehuman and Blender==
+==Install Blender==
-  * Download the makehoman plugins http://download.tuxfamily.org/makehuman/releases/1.1.1/makehuman_plugins_for_1.1.1.zip
+  * Download and install from http://www.blender.org
-  * Add the 9_export_mhx2 directory to the MakeHuman plugins directory. On osX probably: /Applications/MakeHuman.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/
+==Install the MHX2 addon in Makehuman==
+  * Download MHX2 Plugin for Makehuman from http://www.makehumancommunity.org/content/plugins.html
+  * Move the 9_export_mhx2 directory to the MakeHuman plugins directory. On osX probably: /Applications/MakeHuman.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/ On Windows C:\Program Files\Makehuman\makehuman-1.1.1-win32\plugins (or wherever you've installed Makehuman)
+==Install the MHX2 plugin in Blender==
+  * Download the MHX2 Plugin for Blender from http://www.makehumancommunity.org/content/plugins.html
+  * Move import_runtime_mhx2 to the Blender addons directory C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.79\scripts\addons
+  * Enable the MHX2 importer in Blender. Open Blender, Select File > User Preferences. In the window that opens, select the Addons tab and then the MakeHuman category. Enable MakeHuman: Import-Runtime: MakeHuman eXchange 2 (.mhx2)
+  * In the File tab, enable Auto Run Python Scripts and Save User Settings.
+  * Save User Settings
+==Import a Makehuman character into Blender==
+  * Open MakeHuman and design you character.
+  * Select the Pose/Animation tab and set Rig Presets to Default No Toes.
+  * For facial Animation you probably want your character to have teeth, toung, eyebrows and eyelashes. To do this enable the parts by selecting the Geometries tab...
+  * In the Files > Export tab, select MakeHuman Exchange (mhx2), select the export path, and press export.
+  * Open Blender Select File > Import > MakeHuman (.mhx2), and navigate to the mhx2 file exported from MakeHuman.
+  * By default, the exported character is imported into Blender as it appears in MakeHuman. However, if Override Export Data is selected, the character will be rebuilt according to the options that appear.
+==Import MakeHuman character from Blender to FaceRig (UNTESTED!)==
+Follow the documentation by [FaceRig](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9A2HzJCWwFWYnN6SFRPbW1mRWM/view)
+Here's an indicator of what is probably important and what part of the documentation can probably be ignored:
+Geometry : Important
+Geometry Naming : Important
+Default pose : Should be ok with MakeHuman characters
+Geometry rules : Should be ok with MakeHuman characters
+UV Mapping : Should be ok with MakeHuman characters
+Deformaton : Important
+Fur : Can be ignored
+Shader (materials) naming : Important
+Shader Types : For visual fine tuning
+Texture maps : Should be ok with MakeHuman characters
+Texture Types Sufxes : Important
+Additonal skins for avatars and props : Can be ignored
+Skeleton : Important
+Pseudo-physics driven bones : Can be ignored
+Animatons and expression poses : Important (this step is probably the most time consuming. We might be able to reuse the animations once they're done for the first time)
+Avatar confguraton fle : might be important, but try ignoring this at first
+Full Body Animaton Specifcatons (Studio only) : Important if working with PerceptionNeuron for body capture
+Skeleton hierarchy : Important
+==Synchronizing Makehuman and Blender==
+This might be useful to make a makehuman character have similar proportions as a 3D scan..
+[[https://www.blendernation.com/2016/07/10/add-sync-makehuman-mesh-pose/]]
+==Makewalk and other Blender Tools==
+Makewalk is used for retargeting of Bvh in Blender.
+[[http://www.makehumancommunity.org/wiki/Documentation:Getting_and_installing_BlenderTools]]
+[[http://www.makehumancommunity.org/wiki/Documentation:MakeWalk]]
+==not sure if this is needed any more==
   * Download blender plugins http://download.tuxfamily.org/makehuman/releases/1.1.1/blender_plugins_for_1.1.1.zip
   * Add the directories makewalk, maketarget, mkeclothes and import_runtime_mhx2 directory to the blender addons folder. On osX probably: ~/Library/Application Support/Blender/2.79/scripts/addons
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   * Save User Settings
+Now export an mhv2 from makehuman, import it into blender using the "Override Exported Data" and select Rig type: Game. Now open the MakeWalk Tab in the Tool Shelf and click Load and Retarget to load a .bvh file exported from motive. In MakeWalk: Edit Actions use GlobalEdit to make set the animation onto the ground,...
+mhx2 rig explained:
+https://thomasmakehuman.wordpress.com/mhx2-documentation/the-mhx-rig/