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how to generate an XML file for an animation of IK armature

Nov 16, 2012 9:33 AM

Can someone please tell me how to generate an XML file for an animation of IK armature.

 

I have a 5 keyframe/16 frame animation of a human character made up of a series of moveiclip symbols that is animated with an IK armature.  I need the XML information from the animation. 

 

When I go to Commands > Export Motion XML I get the error message "There is more than one object on frame 1" and then nothing happens.

 

Thank you,

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  • kglad
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    1. kglad,
    Nov 19, 2012 7:59 AM   in reply to 65cybele
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    that's expected.

     

    you can only have one object per layer  for the export motion xml to work.

     
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    Nov 19, 2012 8:25 AM   in reply to kglad
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    thank you for the reply!

     

    if that's the restriction, is there a way to release or expand one's IK animation into that convention? 

     

    are there other output options for IK animations to get the code from it?

     
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    Nov 19, 2012 10:20 AM   in reply to 65cybele
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    i don't know any way to do what you want.  i think it would be very complicated to export inverse kinetics with xml or actionscript so i'm not sure flash is capable of doing what you want.

     
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    Nov 19, 2012 10:23 AM   in reply to 65cybele
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    thanks again for reply.

     

    sounds like an upgrade for the next version is needed!

     
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    Nov 19, 2012 12:49 PM   in reply to 65cybele
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    i don't think there was much demand for the ik feature.

     
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    Nov 19, 2012 1:01 PM   in reply to kglad
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    I hope that's not the case.  I want to write to adobe about it.  I think it's a great feature and it functions really well even though it is not a very developed IK tool.  My biggest issue with it is ouput options and integration with motion tweens.

     

    I have seen a lot of examples of animators using it online, just no one talked about output.  I just feel it hasn't been developed.  It can generate a sprite sheet but only for a single pose frame of the animation, and not all the key frames or pose tweens.  I find that functionality quite odd, as if adobe just forgot about IK when added in sprite sheets, etc. and the reason it half works is just an accident.

     
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    Nov 19, 2012 1:31 PM   in reply to 65cybele
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    better post those feature requests otherwise it looks like you may be disappointed.  https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

     
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    Nov 19, 2012 2:36 PM   in reply to kglad
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    Thank you so much for the direct link!

     

    They do not offer the product category of simply "Flash".  I am not familiar with what all the section names, "Flash Access", "Flash Authoring" etc. mean.  Do you know which category would be appropriate for my feature request?

     
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