3DS Max save/load animation problem

Morbius

Hi. I created an animation from my rigged model and saved it as .xaf, but when I load it to the model I created it form, it seems the pelvis position is not affected at all. Everything else works fine, but the pelvis won't move. I don't even know if the bones position and rotation date are stored in the .xaf file or only rotation data. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

monster

What type of controller is being used on the Pelvis position? The Save Animation feature fails pretty easy if multiple objects have the same name, or they are not selected when saved.

You may just need to do a custom Mapping if the controller is not found.

Morbius

It's the default Position XYZ controller, all bones are selected and they have different names

monster

Try loading the XAF file back on the same model after you've deleted all the keyframes.

If that works, it's just a mapping problem. You'll need to click "Edit Mapping" when loading the XAF on your target model. Then follow Step 8 on from this page:
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/3DSMax/files/GUID-A6EB9AE5-66ED-4400-8252-5E012AFBBEA0-htm.html

If it didn't work, make sure your target model also has a Position XYZ. The load animation tool won't load animation if the controller doesn't match. That includes if you Froze Transforms on one controller, but not the other.

monster

If all that fails, select the Pelvis in the first file and run the first script. Then select the pelvis in the second file and run the second script. This is pretty much guaranteed to work. If it doesn't work you have a separate hierarchy or pivot problem.

--SCRIPT THAT COPIES THE ANIMATION CONTROLLERS OF THE SELECTED OBJECT
global monsterCopyAnimPos,monsterCopyAnimRot,monsterCopyAnimScale

if selection.count == 1 then
(
	monsterCopyAnimPos = copy $.pos.controller
	monsterCopyAnimRot = copy $.rotation.controller
	monsterCopyAnimScale = copy $.scale.controller
)
else
(
	messageBox "Please select one object to copy." title:"Copy Failed"
)

--SCRIPT THAT PASTES THE ANIMATIONS CONTROLLERS FROM ANIMATION_ANIMCOPY
(
	if monsterCopyAnimPos != undefined or
		monsterCopyAnimRot != undefined or
		monsterCopyAnimScale != undefined then
	(
		undo "Paste Anim" on
		(
			for obj in selection do
			(
				obj.pos.controller = monsterCopyAnimPos
				obj.rotation.controller = monsterCopyAnimRot
				obj.scale.controller = monsterCopyAnimScale
				
				if (InstanceMgr.CanMakeControllersUnique obj (obj.pos.controller)) do
				(
					InstanceMgr.MakeControllersUnique obj (obj.pos.controller) #individual
				)
			)
		)
	)
	else
	(
		messageBox "No animation to paste." title:"Pasted Failed"
	)
)