Documentationl for MakeTarget?

[brkurt]

Hello! What I (and I believe) others need is a document that shows how to complete the loop between Blender 2.6x and Makehuman, which must be pretty near Alpha 7 by now. I'm having trouble understanding for instance, what to do with maketarget_b25x.py; is it to be installed in User Preferences? And in what category?

I'm firm in the belief that maketarget could really take off as a tool, if Makehuman and Blender can run concurrently, much the same way Blender and Gimp work when one is detailing a UV map.

[ThomasL]

I wrote something very quick intended for Manuel http://sites.google.com/site/makehumandocs/blender-export-and-mhx/maketarget-for-blender-2-6x. The last part, about fitting the clothing templates, may change in the future. It is not clear to me if it is a good idea to make the templates part of the base mesh.

And the line "so it might be better if I do it" only applies to Manuel, of course,

[brkurt]

Thanks, Thomas; it works great!

I'm working with a seriously talented young artist who is obsessed with Anime; it's kind of a crash course for me. Now I can bridge the gap between Anime and Makehuman, and contribute the result. I have only one small question: are the Eyebrows part of the Base Mesh?

[ThomasL]

Yes, everything in base.obj is part of the base mesh, including eyebrows and joint diamonds. In the future there might be additional invisible geometry, to help adapt clothes to different characters.

[brkurt]

And that's an important point to remember. For the longest time, the first thing I did after an import was to delete Diamonds and those EyeBrows. Now, since I can use MakeTarget, I'll remember to use an invisible material for them instead.

[Manuel]

Thanks, Thomas; it works great!

I'm working with a seriously talented young artist who is obsessed with Anime; it's kind of a crash course for me. Now I can bridge the gap between Anime and Makehuman, and contribute the result.

Kurt, if you have a talented artist for anime, you should try a synergy with us. We have plans and design for a makeanime since 2009:

http://makehuman.blogspot.com/2009/12/a ... -tool.html

but stopped due the lack of resources.
Please contact me to my email (you have it) to give me more info.

best,

Manuel