SFM - Giving a Character another Character's Animation Sequence

[@nastynate4916]

9 years later and this helped me greatly, this is exactly what i needed so bless you for this vid

[@Meladoom]

At this point I don't even know what's better. SFM haven't been updated in years, which is kinda the bad thing, but on the other hand every single tutorial made over a decade ago is still relevant. Blender gets updates regularly, which is supposed to be good, but in reality it makes every single guide obsolete because they overhaul their entire UI just to make it "newbie friendly" for the whateverth time, which is kinda weird, because if someone (talking from personal experience) is going to learn any software (be it for Art or anything else), the very first thing they're gonna to after installing it (even before starting) is to look up a KZbin tutorial. I learned using SFM mostly by myself, but at the very beginning I had to look for guides just to know what the main buttons do (ex. you have to select Motion Editor to actually move models)

[@excinis]

Yay, a tutorial on how to follow a tutorial :D

[@PteJack]

Yup, some ppl like to see that a tutorial actually works before they attempt it.

[@linkfreeman1998]

LMAO

[@Dman99009]

this video is great for anyone starting to animate with SFM

[@Echo-22-538]

XD I am..

[@TsuriaDragon]

Thankyou Jack still to this day you’re still active and having excellent tutorials you’re an life saver. ^^

[@SwishyBros]

Didn’t exactly know what to type to get this to show up but finally I found this. Thanks a lot hopefully I can use l4d animations on other characters.

[@Lastwalker01]

Where can I find L4D animations or do you mean sequences?

[@SwishyBros]

@@Lastwalker01 sequences, there's a l4d2 dlc pack with sfm that has all the animations in the form of sequences basically.

[@Lastwalker01]

@@SwishyBros Hey man, sorry for this but i need help :( When I load the No Mercy map there are 3 walls that are blank and in "Nodraw" Also throughout the map there are objects such as boxes and vending machines that are in random places and there are textures in places where they should not be.

[@SwishyBros]

@@Lastwalker01 I have no clue on how to help you there. I’ve only ever seen missing textures, not textures in the wrong places.

[@Lastwalker01]

@@SwishyBros Oh okey, Thank you btw :))

[@mrraimundo130]

Man, thank you and R234 for this tutorial, I tried to animate walk cycles but I always failed. This is a lot easier. Thanks again!

[@mrraimundo130]

***** I can handle it I guess. Animating a walk sequence is now almost impossible to me, but this method came in handy.

[@KikilicousDefinition]

A combo of this, as well as the original post, helped a lot. Thanks!

[@reaper0004]

Perfect tutorial. Did it on my first try.

[@Lastwalker01]

Did you do it with the same models or with different ones? 🤔

[@daedalus7574]

Well done, Private. You've done your country proud.

[@pud7071]

watching this is like getting tablesalt poured under my eyelids

[@neilclews534]

so good ive tryed to do this in the past and gave up im happy this here

[@PteJack]

camron campbell glad it helped

[@8Yaron8]

Of course, there is a Puppet script that allows you to transfer animations from one character to another, but if, for example, the model’s bones are named differently and it cannot be compiled after decompilation. But the video is still useful and I learned new information about SFM.

[@PteJack]

Yes, but the puppet script doesn't always work. This is something you have to do when it doesn't. Glad it helped.

[@TheKingHyena]

this seems way too time consuming. going to look for an alternative

[@2013DeathMachine]

It's not this video is really helpful

[@shadybandit7PK]

@@2013DeathMachine its easy to make you just to make spidd

[@memfai]

You saved my life with 'Import sequence"

[@yag821]

man, you are our salvation

[@maanokay2553]

OMFG THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR

[@PteJack]

Make sure to thanks R234 for figuring it out... lol Glad it helped.

[@maanokay2553]

Pte Jack I will. This is amazing!

[@Killahfrog]

Thank you truly so much for this it helped a lot

[@gnomegaming3187]

How has no one remade a tutorial video on this subject? Other than this s**** video with a fan through the entirety of the video.

[@SilverreploidCLE]

A quick question.. In the aftermath of importing the animation to a certain model in SFM, in terms of sequence, do they automatically place the frames within the graph editor section, based on what we've applied to a certain animation cycle? For example, let's say that I have decided to make a walking cycle from scratch. On a new session, I apply the animation cycle I made the same model I used to carry out the cycle. Will the frames be automatically placed in the graph editor? One time, it did before, but for some reason it's not doing it now.. maybe because I toggled one thing to cause it to lay out the frames.

[@willhvids]

I haven't finished the second part yet, but I will soon, I will be releasing a tutorial on Locks soon, then after that I will continue with the second part =]

[@Khanmanlol]

I tried using this method using a Scout with a walk cycle as the base, and a custom Spring Trap model (steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=406783628&searchtext=spring+trap) to copy the animation to. The body seemed to work fine, but the limbs seem to stretch and at times detach from each other. Also, the limbs don't seem to rotate past the body (like one of the arms might swing forward, but won't swing back). In fact, it seems like it resets after every step it takes, only to take another step, and then reset.

[@febririfkifirdaus4018]

Just amazing tutorial ,thanks for this ..I'll try this as soon as possible . Really works!! Thanks a lot . Auto subscribe & like .

[@PteJack]

Glad it helped

[@ArgentumStudio_Old]

Thank you for this video !

[@PteJack]

cortek glad it helps

[@umilol18]

This sees helpful to make a dance animation :D

[@notbryantlong6567]

what if you dont have the constriats

[@foskill3051]

THX my sfm charsed twice and all my save is gone ...................................................................... WHY DID I DID THIS

[@nariopolus]

when the combine is going to kmart

[@Niinami]

Why does it say "Not the soldier!"? I tried it just now and it works fine with soldier as well. Thanks for the help though!

[@TheProky]

Everything I put the point and orient DAG Constraits it crashes the SFM.

[@PteJack]

The process is resource intensive (at times) and if the constraints are not set properly, it can be too much for SFM to bear and it bails, especially if it is a huge model and you're setting a lot of constraints.

[@TheProky]

@@PteJack after few crashes it started to work properly

[@PteJack]

The Proky, Calcium Sticc Hater glad to hear you got it working

[@theaeronshow2023]

I SEE THAT TARDIS!

[@JustASkelton.]

Now i can make Shrek do the Kazyosty Kick!!11!

[@callum4479]

You legend

[@lpallad1]

I have a question. I try to do this with animations. But when I import one it always happens that it is placed at the beginning. How do I move or import it to another place?

[@PteJack]

Don't copy the root transform or there is a setting in the animation importer that allows you to ignore the root transform position.

[@ericanimations4243]

SFM has stopped working whenever I try :(

[@ericanimations4243]

***** Well this is unfortunate. I after locking the pelvis to each other, I can't do anything to the scout model without SFM saying: "SFM has stopped working". I can't even delete the model or even select it. Therefore, my file has been corrupted and I had to start all over. You should include within the desc that models such as l4d can corrupt your SFM on some computers. (Mine is a very decent computer with decent specs)

[@JackTheRaccBot]

Problem,when I make the sniper or any class taunt. It goes SUPER fast and I can't slow it down.

[@airliner7478]

sfm kept crashing when i did all this.

[@PteJack]

Then there is either an incompatibility between the source model and the puppet, or you didn't do the process properly

[@airliner7478]

OH ._.

[@clockwise88]

this help a lot thanks!

[@EOCmodernRS]

when I do this, the animations (especially in the leg area) are the same, but the model I'm trying to get to imitate the motion has a ''wider'' motion? Trying with custom models.

[@PteJack]

You have to remember the adult/child relationship here. What I mean by this is it’s like a grown man trying to walk in long strides but only has an infants range of motion. If the bones of the 2 models are not in the same location or the same length then you could end up with one model trying to stride and stretch if the bones are shorter than the parent or do baby steps if they longer. It’s all in how the animation compare to one another.

[@EOCmodernRS]

Ahh, gotcha. Thanks! Edit: How come youtube sends me notification of your reply a whole month after you replied...? KZbin....

[@Jesse-hf2nk]

this is so useful

[@ShinsoXDD]

i chose a sequence but he walk or run in same place he dont go forward how to fix this plz :'(

[@ShinsoXDD]

yes yes that me i fixed that thx ♥

[@sub0studios419]

YOU CALLED THE SCOUT A SOLDIER FOR MORE THAN HALF THE VIDEO!!!

[@PteJack]

Proves you were paying attention!

[@mohammedkalbi8677]

Hey! Please Help me! When i import a sequence to the Combine, he doesn't move forward he just does the animation in-place (kinda like moon walking :P) Help me Please!

[@dentro_can1923]

make your sequence to Pose params drive roots.

[@DJGR3AZY]

idk why but it kept on kicking me out

[@DS-qg9cd]

Why dont I get that green trace of the animation in the scene ? I'm using csgo tho, I dont get it when I select sequences the animation (feets) keep playing in 1 position without moving...

[@PteJack]

+DS Not sure what you're trying to say here. The green animation (dotted line) isn't going to show up unless you select a body part that has a movement animation. If you look at around 11:04 here I select the pelvis of the combine soldier and it has movement through space. That movement is represented by the green dotted line.

[@DS-qg9cd]

+Pte Jack Yes, I did select it and it doesnt show up :(

[@PteJack]

Are you in the right shot, and does the bone you selected actually have an animation and is the time selected in the editor. (For that matter, which editor are you using, motion or graph?

[@nikolakrstic7153]

For some reason my scouts pelvis is in the same place

[@PteJack]

+Nikola Krstić check your constraints.

[@tanya1891]

for some reason im trying to learn how to do a tf2 characters animation like the kasozkty kick how to make the different model do it??

[@PteJack]

This is one way of doing that, or you could use Dok Ock Rokcs Puppet script if it is a Taunt on one of the characters already.

[@DinoPon3]

when i remove constraints from the model im transferring the animation to it looses the animation

[@PteJack]

+VanillaBlitz You may have missed a step, something to do with applying the constraints to the model you're applying the animation to before you remove them. Walk through the video at that point. You may find the step you've missed.

[@HarryNeverDied]

well since you're replying to problems in the comments.. i have a problem when doing pose to pose animation. when i do as told in all sfm tutorials for a smooth pose to pose animation, it just clips from pose to pose, instead of smootly like animation you loaded to the combine soldier. what am i doing wrong?

[@shadybandit7PK]

help, my characer os bugged how i solve this ??!?!?!?!"?!

[@PteJack]

There is no way I can help with that (with out specifics)

[@Whikus]

Thanks a lot this realy helped me!

[@Mayovanimates]

I tried this method on a Sonic Character!

[@PteJack]

Mayito Brito And???

[@Mayovanimates]

And it walked just like the combine.

[@LordBirdy]

YOU ARE THE BEST .. THANKS!!!!!!!!

[@KaoDragon]

just rename the body parts to the same as the other

[@Allahebomba]

Having a problem, Every time i try to select the spine, It crashes my SFM, Any help?

[@H999.]

Like me ;-;

[@H999.]

Like me, do you know get how to correct that?

[@PteJack]

Dragoulus I have never had Blender crash because I’ve selected something. Things you might look at are what background programs you have running and try shutting those down. For example if you have a Nvidia GPU and have GeForce experience running with overlays turn on, turn off overlays. There may be some shortcut key conflicts that are causing the crash.

[@nikolasfunnyman]

IS NOT WORKING WITH UNWITHERED FREDDY.

[@PteJack]

Super Nikolas Yuri fanf models are difficult to do because of there only being one spine bone.

[@christinejohansen8267]

How do you make a choreographed dance sequence? Is it possible to make a short tutorial to help a beginner get started? Thanks

[@PteJack]

That would be a pose to pose animation and way above the beginner level theme I'm trying to maintain here. You could actually do it in SFM proper, or create animation models in a 3d editor and export the model as a DMX animation and import that to SFM. the process is practically the same, all pose to pose for each model you want to include in the dance routine. An extremely tedious and hard thing to do, especially for a tutorial. One thing you could do though is create the routine on one model, then use the puppet script off that one and puppet it to others like I did here kzbin.info/www/bejne/lanJnHSBqpmSf5Y

[@christinejohansen8267]

Pte Jack thank you so much for the reply

[@outcastbb8246]

how to make him walk forwart? btw you vid are good now to know how to animate :)

[@PteJack]

+Boele Compaan Once you have everything constrained and the walk sequence working, if the model doesn't move forward on it's own because the animation is an "In Place" type animation, you have to manually animate the forward motion (Keyframe plants and drag the root transform in the graph editor or offset time and pull the root transform in the motion editor)

[@outcastbb8246]

can you say that in steps?

[@PteJack]

Watch the video, there are your steps...

[@hj179]

Thanks heaps.

[@sub0studios419]

i have a model ripped from another game, will this still work?

[@PteJack]

Only if you've converted it into a valve model for use in SFM.

[@Zach-Hyde]

Do you know how to create a custom walk cycle animation for a half life 2 character?

[@mirrorgaming76]

does this work for anymodel

[@PteJack]

You will have to set up and try your model. But I haven't heard of any that don't (unless one of the models is a static prop. Then no, it won't)

[@mirrorgaming76]

Pte Jack Iv been trying to put Classic Sonics Running Animation and his Sprint Animation Together to make it a bit more realistic but it just seems to remove the running changes the smile but keeps the eye position the same

[@PteJack]

Eyes, Smiles and those sort of things are usually flex controls. This is for bone animations not flexes.

[@P0WS3N]

Yea.. a sale.. I see what you did there c:

[@GuydoRitchie]

What screen recording program do you use?

[@KenDoStudios]

not helpful. i need to copy a pose not animation

[@PteJack]

Copy a pose? To a twin of the same model or a different model? To a twin, just copy and paste the pose to the other model, if a different model, Check out the puppet script in the workshop.

[@KenDoStudios]

@@PteJack how do i not include the root?

[@scottiancejalampkins2337]

what test map is this?

[@scottiancejalampkins2337]

Thank you

[@bumblebeegamer2736]

thank you every much now i can put animation in my bumblebee to make fortnite dance

[@PteJack]

Bumblebee Gamer glad it helped

[@ohwowthatscool5799]

I CANt import it

[@PteJack]

You can't import what?

[@W-3301]

._. wow very very time copy animation add simple taunt....why not easy toll button

[@PteJack]

La Gabyyy 666 why ask me? I did write the program. lol. But I will say this, don’t expect one. The program hasn’t been updated since 2015. lol.

[@W-3301]

Emm dont work using hold all with crtl?

[@yandhistillnotout3957]

Doesn't work.

[@PteJack]

Then you did not follow the process properly

[@yandhistillnotout3957]

+Pte Jack I retried several times. Tried to apply the walk animation ona hitman agent 47 model and nothing happened. He was in his T position the whole time.

[@StraytheSkies]

ik rigs are so irritating to work with lol

[@PteJack]

+Tad the Rad It's all Preference I guess. But this is a huge benefit in getting that animation into SFM if the model doesn't have what you're looking for built into it.

[@StraytheSkies]

yeah i started testing one out i think it's because i was rushing when animation takes time.

[@nikolasfunnyman]

IS NOT HELPED ME!!!

[@PteJack]

Super Nikolas Yuri general statements like this can’t be answered. Details on what your problem is are needed if you want any kind of help.

[@alexandergrv4534]

You're always making 20plus minutes of nothing from nothing. Still gj noize tuts.

[@PteJack]

I don't know how many times I've said this but here we go again. Because most videos out there assume the user has an intermediate knowledge of the programs I show, I make tutorials for the new person just starting out. They are long and repetitive. I go over processes from start to finish, throwing in common bugs the new user will encounter and the fix require to get them through. If I were making these for the intermediate user, they would be a lot quicker and a lot less explained.

[@milesgamingtv1783]

SFM SUCKS IT WONT EVEN GIVE ME MOTION!!!!!!!

[@PteJack]

Miles GamingTV I have no idea what your comment has to do with this video

[@rezakyun]

when i try to unlock the bones, my model goes wide and stretch :/ how to fix it

[@PteJack]

It may be a scale thing one model is a lot bigger than the other or your not following the process properly and missing a step.