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General overview

• Install MakeHuman™ :
  How to install MH on Windows, Osx and Linux.
• The Interface and basic functions. :
  The MakeHuman GUI: Load, save, undo and redo, reset, view, symmetry, help.
• Zoom, pan and rotate using the orbital camera :
  Navigating the scene using the orbital camera.
• Load Save and Export :
  Describe file actions for MakeHuman

Define Human Characteristics

• Parametric Modelling :
  A quick introduction to the parametric modelling and sliders usage.
• Using MakeHuman Hairstyles and Clothes :
  Hair in the MakeHuman Geometries group
• Skin and other materials :
  How to change skin and materials for hair and clothes.
• Gender, Random, Measure and Custom :
  Special modifiers.
• Makehuman alternative topologies :
  MakeHuman provides a smart alternative topologies library

Rendering Your Work

• Quick rendering and advanced rendering :
  This section explains how render the character in MakeHuman
• Scene and Viewer :
  How to set lights and how to see and save the rendering

Settings

• General :
  How to set the general preferences
• Background :
  How to use backgrounds for reference.
• Mouse :
  Explanation of mouse settings
• Shortcuts :
  Configuration of shortcuts in Makehuman
• Plugins :
  Management of Makehuman plugins

Tools and contributing methods

• MHBlenderTools: MakeClothes :
  Description of MakeClothes™ and its user interface.
• MHBlenderTools: MakeWalk :
  MakeWalk™ is a Blender add-on for retargeting mocap data (.bvh files) to a given armature.
  • MHBlenderTools: MakeWalk GUI :
    An introduction to MakeWalk™ and its user interface.
  • MHBlenderTools: MakeWalk Armatures :
    An introduction to MakeWalk™ and the use of armatures. Explaining the meaning and use of source and target armature.
  • MHBlenderTools: MakeWalk Utilities :
    An introduction to the MakeWalk™ utilities panel: save and restore the defaults, manage actions, t-pose, etc.
  • MHBlenderTools: MakeWalk Retarget :
    An introduction to MakeWalk™ target rigging. This document will describe common errors and corrective actions.
• MHBlenderTools: MHX importer basic usage. :
  MHX (MakeHuman eXchange format) is a custom format used to transfer a rigged character from MakeHuman to Blender.
• MHBlenderTools: MHX default rigging :
  If pose/animate > skeleton is set to 'None' when the character is exported from MakeHuman in .mhx format, the character is equipped with the default MHX armature. This is a rather complex rig with quite a few features.
• MHBlenderTools: MHX other rigging systems :
  The character can be rigged with alternatives and ligher armature or the rigify one (The rigging system for Blender developed by Nathan Vegdahl).
• MHBlenderTools: MHX Layers and masks :
  The mhx importer creates objects on the first four layers.
• MakeTarget standalone :
  Converting files produced with the most common modelling software, without Blender.
• GUI languages and translations. :
  MakeHuman support a variety of languages. It's very easy to add translations.

Reporting a Bug

• Using the Makehuman bug tracker :
  Introduction to the new Makehuman bug tracker
• Using the Makehuman log files for error reporting :
  How to report bugs using the log files.

Developers' note

• Getting started :
  The best way to start your experiments with MakeHuman code is to clone our official repository and start to modify it.
• Development infrastructure :
  A description of the MakeHuman development infrastructure.
• OpenGL Notes :
  Most of the 3D mesh handling functionality is delivered using OpenGL embedded within the C application code.
• Development organization :
  The organization of distributed development.
• Libraries and build procedures :
  Describes the details of creating installable packages on major platforms
• Directory structure and core modules :
  Summary of the MH API reference.
• File formats and extensions :
  Describes the formats used internally for data and object storage. [CRUDE NOTES]
• Makehuman Plugin System :
  How to make a new plugin and use it in MakeHuman

Packager's notes

• Packaging RPM's for Suse/Fedora using Open Build Service (OBS) :
  Packaging procedure and setup.

• MakeClothes: Making a simple dress :
  The basic MakeClothes workflow.
• MakeClothes: Controlling the result with vertex groups :
  The output of the clothes-making process depends on how vertex groups are assigned.
• Creating a Custom Target with MakeTarget Standalone :
  A practical example of custom target
• MakeWalk: The making of Running feet :
  MakeWalk tutorial, focusing on the Edit Action panel.
• MakeWalk: Running feet scene 1 :
  Making an extended run on a plane.
• MakeWalk: Running feet scene 2 :
  High heels and slopes.
• MakeWalk: Running feet scene 3 :
  The race.
• MakeWalk: Running feet scene 4 :
  Rough terrain.
• MakeWalk: Automatic animation :
  Tutorial on using the editing tools in MakeWalk.