GVR 404L - 3D Content Animation  
 

Indicative contents

• Introduction to Motion Builder
Motion Builder Menu Bar, Viewer Window, Asset Browser, Navigator Window, Layouts
Preferences, Opening and Loading, Adding an Elements Folder Asset, Merging, Saving
Importing, Exporting, Batch Processing, Rendering.

• Cameras and Lighting
Camera Basics, Producer Camera, Custom Cameras, Camera Settings, Camera Switcher
Global Lights, Custom Lights.

• Surfaces and Shaders
Materials, Textures, Shader Basics, Cartoon Effects, Environment Effect, Reflection Effect, Surface Effects, Shadows and Lighting Effects, Shader Manager.

• Manipulating Objects and Key frame Animation
Transformation, Handles, Degrees of Freedom, Animation Basics, Changing Properties
Selecting time, Transport Control, Selecting Takes.

• Animating with Constraint
3 Points Constraints, Aim Constraints, Chain IK Constraint, Constraints Basics, Path Constraint, Path Animation, Position Constraints, Range Constraints, Relational Constraints, Rigid Body Constraints, Rotation and Scale Constraints.

• Animating With Devices and Animating Character
Device Assets, Motion Builder Devices, Character Basics, Character Setup, Character Assets, Models, Skeletons, Floor Contact, Character Extension, Character Settings, Character Controls.

• Motion Sources and Control Rig
About Motion Sources, Actor Assets, Marker sets, Optical Motion Data, Magnetic Motion Data, Control Rigs, Pinning, Auxiliary Objects, Customizing Control rigs Poses.

• Animating Faces and Working with Story Window
Head Modules, Face Workflow, Actor Space Asset, Character Face asset, Voice device
Story Window Basics, Story Track Creation, Creating Clips, Manipulating Clips, Story Ghosts

 

Module Resources

  • Books
  1. Motion Builder 7.5 User’s Guide.
  • Laboratory

Software Tools / Hardware :  Motion Builder
Lab Manual : Motion Builder Books & Tutorials