Part 5: Animation and Avatar Creation

With MakeHuman and Blender, we’ll learn to create customized avatars and integrate animations. The workflow covers avatar creation in MakeHuman, rigging in Mixamo, and refining and animating the model in Blender. Finally, we’ll bring the avatar into CLO3D or Style3D for further enhancements.

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Objective

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2.1 Learning animation with DazStudio, CLO3D, Style3D and Blender

2.2 Avatar Creation

2.3 Combining Animation in blender

2.4 Rendering animation in CLO3D and blender.

Tutorials

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Introduction

Assignment 5.1 : Introduction to animation

In assignment 5.1, I’ll guide you through creating an overall workflow and structure for tackling animation in 3D. Animation is a complex and time-consuming process, so it’s crucial to understand its benefits and drawbacks before you begin learning.

Introduction Video: Video

Submissions Folder: Click here
Other assets file: not required
Assignment 5.2 : Animation in CLO3D Revision

In assignment 5.2 we will learn the setting up of animation file in CLO3D. Export file in mixamo and back to CLO3D for the rendering of animation.
Tutorial Video Part 1 – (for CLO3D version 2025 and above): Video
Tutorial Video Part 2 – (for CLO3D version 2025 and above): Video

Tutorial Video (for CLO3D version 2024 and above): Video

Tutorial video (FBX – Old version): Click here
*The black skin you see is software issue specific to mac in a version. Most probabily you will not see this issue.

Submissions Folder: Click here
Other assets file: not required

Working with Daz

Assignment 5.3 : Introduction to DazStudio

Assignment 5.3 is about using DazStudio to create avatar and poses. To get started with DazStudio use the link: https://www.daz3d.com/ to create account first and install Daz3D. You can also check this link: https://www.daz3d.com/install-manager-info for more help.

Tutorial video: Click Here
Submissions Folder: Click here
Other assets file: Not Required
Assignment 5.4 : Working With Pose In DazStudio
Assignment 5.5: Exporting Avatar From Daz3D To Blender And CLO3D

In this assignment, we’ll learn how to transfer our avatar from Daz3D to Blender and then to CLO3D. We’ll explore two different methods for this purpose.

1. Daz to Blender Plugin: This is use to export from Daz3D to Blender. Link(how to install plugin): https://www.daz3d.com/daz-to-blender-bridge. Use blender version 3.6 LTS for better results (https://www.blender.org/download/releases/3-6/)

2. FBX: FBX version works with both CLO3D/Style3D and Blender. It is a more reliable and has better compatibility.

Tutorial: Click Here
Submissions Folder: Click here
Other assets file: T-shirt File
Assignment 5.6: Working with Skin Texture

When we export a .fbx file from Daz3D to Blender, we may encounter issues with skin textures and other related problems. This video offers a straightforward explanation of how to rectify these issues and enhance the overall quality of the skin texture in the .fbx file.

Tutorial: Click Here
Submissions Folder: Click here
Other assets file: NIL

Working with Animation

Assignment 5.7 : Combining Animation with blender

In this assignment we will learn how to combine animation exported from mixamo to blender, adding garment imported from CLO3D/Style3D and then add accessories like shoes and hair.

1. Tutorial video (Combining Motion in Blender): Click Here
2. Tutorial video (Adding Garments from CLO3D/Style3D): Click Here

3. Tutorial video (Adding Accessories to Avatar): Click Here
Submissions Folder: Click here
Other assets file: Not Required
Assignment 5.8: Combining Animation with DazStudio
Assignment 5.9: Working on Animation without avatar (.pointcache method)

In this assignment, we will learn how to create animation using an animated avatar from DazStudio or MakeHuman. We will import our animated files to CLO3D and then export it with the point cache method to blender. The point cache method preserves all the textures so that you don’t have to build textures in a blender.

Tutorial: Click Here
Submissions Folder: Click here
Other assets file: Not Required
Assignment 5.10: Working on Animation with avatar (.alembic method)

In this assignment, we will learn how to create animation using wind property. We will use the .alembic method to export our cloth. In the blender, we will develop our textures from scratch.

Tutorial: Click Here
Submissions Folder: Click here
Other assets file: Not Required