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Create Motion Data – So you think you can’t dance?

Posted on January 21, 2014May 9, 2018 By Fia Phoenix 6 Comments on Create Motion Data – So you think you can’t dance?

An MMD Feature Article by Fia Phoenix on LearnMMD.com!How do I create motion data in MMD? Can I make my own motions in MikuMikuDance? How can I learn to make my own motions?

Create Motion Data …
So you think you can’t dance?

Let’s break it down, and go back to the name. MikuMikuDance implies dancing, right? Right! So what if your not so good at it yet… okay so it looks a little akward (Hawkeye fan girls read Hawkward) and maybe it For this MMD Motion data exercise, load one model with the motion data and load the same model without any motion data ... you will be adding your own motions!goes a liiitle too fast… or you can’t figure out a good camera angle.

Well, let’s cheat a little!

Pick out two of your favorite models, try to get some with skin tight, or less, clothing to make it easier. Have your models? Good! Now put one model behind the other. Lets give them enough room to turn all the way around without hitting each other, and then some.

Here’s where it gets creative!

Let’s use… drum roll please… …

THE MOTION DATA INDEX!

The Motion Data Index is on the dA page of LearnMMD’s MMD-Nay-PMD.

This sucker is split into three parts.

A- L

http://mmd-nay-pmd.deviantart.com/art/MMD-Motion-Data-Index-A-L-Updated-05-01-14-305111287

M-Z

http://mmd-nay-pmd.deviantart.com/art/MMD-Motion-Data-Index-M-Z-Updated-13-05-13-371435900

And finally, MEMES AND OTHER RANDOM STUFF!

http://mmd-nay-pmd.deviantart.com/art/MMD-Motion-Data-Index-Other-Meme-05-02-14-371435917

Choose the Motion you’d like to copy …

Most of these dances include that alone, some include a dance and song file or dance and camera angle, and a few include a dance, camera angle, song, and stage. Woohoo! Now why did I give you this? Let’s continue.

First, pick your favorite! As long as the dance works you don’t need anything else. Make sure your models have space.

Now apply the dance to- and I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH- the model in the BACK.

You should have a model with no motion data in the front and a model with the chosen motion data in the back.

Work to match the position of the model with the motion data.Time to learn for real!

Match the model in the front to the model in the back, posing everything by hand. Make sure you register your work and go to the next frame. Do the same thing.

Oh wait is that too tedious for you? I can fix that.

After you pose your first frame, keep going through the frames until something stops or switches direction. Try to keep track of how fast it goes, so that when you play it for real you can think about how much you need to move each frame. Now pose! Register! Repeat! That’s right, your model is dancing! If your synchronized with the model in the back they should look close to identical.

Now add the stage, camera angle, and song if it came with any.

How is this cheating? Well its not exactly original is it?

TIPS FROM FIA: If it helps you judge time and movement, add the song in when you add the dance, that way you can tell how far into the song you are! And don’t be afraid to adjust the dance a little; is that leg too far out? Move it in a wee bit!


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Comments (6) on “Create Motion Data – So you think you can’t dance?”

  1. confused one says:
    May 16, 2016 at 5:48 am

    just wondering, can we combine motion with pose?
    just trying to combine sexy walk motion + hand on hip pose
    hoping to make walking motion like models in catwalks.

    Reply
    1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
      May 16, 2016 at 5:54 am

      A .vpd pose file is separate from a motion .vmd file… you cannot combine them. You will either start with your pose and carefully animate the motion, frame by frame… or start with the motion file and modify it to have the look you want.

      Reply
    2. Silent Headset says:
      May 17, 2016 at 3:42 pm

      You can try loading the motion data, move forward a few frames and load the desired pose, then hit register and adjust the interpolation curve for the pose (if necessary). You can also save this as a new motion data if you really need to combine them

      Reply
  2. Russell says:
    March 31, 2016 at 2:25 am

    how do i “move” the models away. the feet/foot are stick to the ground. PLZ HELP

    Reply
    1. KillerBeer says:
      March 31, 2016 at 6:01 am

      A) (easy) you can simply shift-select feet IK bones (square) along with the center bone and then move them all together.
      B) (pays in the long run) edit the model in PMDE to add a motherbone.

      Reply
  3. bodgerxx says:
    January 22, 2014 at 12:40 am

    This is cool I am loving it. This is a good exercise in learning how to pose a model.

    Reply

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