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Tutoring
Online 1-on-1 tutoring for 3D modeling and design projects. Learn faster on Zoom with a pro, tailored to SketchUp, Blender, Fusion 360, and more.
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Collaborative online sessions where we screen-share and build your project together. Get real-time fixes, 3D guidance, and faster progress while saving time.
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Done-for-you 3D services for modeling, rendering, drafting, and more. Hire an expert for deliverables, revisions, and deadlines with a clear quote.
MotionBuilder Services We Provide
Motion Capture Cleanup
Motion Capture Cleanup: Enhance the quality of your motion capture data through meticulous cleanup processes. Our expert team utilizes MotionBuilder to refine and correct raw motion capture footage, removing any noise or glitches, ensuring smooth and accurate animation results. Perfect for achieving professional-grade character animations, our service optimizes your data for seamless integration into your projects.
Camera Animation
Camera Animation involves the creation and manipulation of camera movements within MotionBuilder, enabling dynamic and cinematic presentation of scenes. This sub-service allows for precise positioning, zooming, panning, and rotation of the virtual camera, ensuring the capture of engaging and visually compelling shots from various angles. By simulating realistic camera physics, such as depth of field and motion blur, Camera Animation enhances the storytelling experience in animation and virtual production.
Facial Animation
Facial Animation services utilize MotionBuilder's advanced features to bring characters to life with realistic and expressive facial movements. Our team expertly captures and refines facial expressions, synchronizing them with voice lip-sync and emotional nuances to deliver lifelike, nuanced performances tailored to your project needs.
Scene Assembly
Scene Assembly covers the process of integrating various 3D assets, environments, and characters, ensuring they are properly aligned, scaled, and positioned within the final scene. This includes optimizing models for performance, setting up lighting, and preparing the scene layout to facilitate seamless animation and rendering workflows.
Virtual Production
Virtual Production in MotionBuilder offers advanced tools and techniques to seamlessly blend live-action footage with computer-generated characters, environments, and props in real-time. This sub-service enhances creative flexibility and production efficiency, allowing for on-the-fly adjustments and immediate visualization of complex scenes. Leveraging MotionBuilder's robust motion capture and real-time rendering capabilities, Virtual Production enables filmmakers and content creators to achieve immersive, high-quality projects with unprecedented accuracy and control.
Character Rigging
Character Rigging: This sub-service specializes in the development and implementation of advanced character rigs in MotionBuilder, enabling the fluid and realistic movement of digital characters. Utilizing industry-standard techniques, our team ensures seamless integration with your animation pipeline, providing support for complex articulations and dynamic motion capture data, ensuring your characters come to life with stunning precision.
About MotionBuilder
Autodesk MotionBuilder is a powerful 3D character animation software designed specifically for creating high-quality animations for gaming, film, television, and real-time production. Combining a flexible and robust animation toolset with an intuitive user interface, MotionBuilder offers animators, riggers, and directors the tools they need to bring complex characters and scenes to life.
With its highly efficient, real-time 3D engine, users can capture, edit, and play back complex character animation data and motion capture with unparalleled performance and precision. This software supports a wide range of file formats, allowing seamless integration with other popular Autodesk products like Maya and 3ds Max, as well as various third-party applications.
MotionBuilder also excels in providing advanced rigging, blending, and layering capabilities, enabling the creation of dynamic and captivating animations. Whether you're animating a single character or managing large-scale productions, Autodesk MotionBuilder offers the comprehensive features and tools you need to elevate your projects to the next level.
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MotionBuilder FAQs
How do I create and manage constraints in MotionBuilder?
How do I create and manage constraints in MotionBuilder?
To create and manage constraints in MotionBuilder, follow these steps: 1. Select the objects you want to constrain. 2. From the top menu, go to "Asset Browser" and navigate to the "Constraints" folder. 3. Choose the type of constraint you need (e.g., Parent/Child, Position, Orientation). 4. Drag the desired constraint onto your selected objects. 5. Adjust constraint parameters in the "Constraint Settings" pane. 6. To manage constraints, use the "
How can I optimize the animation performance in MotionBuilder?
How can I optimize the animation performance in MotionBuilder?
To optimize animation performance in MotionBuilder, reduce the number of characters and complex assets in the scene, lower the display settings, use GPU optimization by enabling Hardware Renderer, clean up and simplify keyframes, and utilize the Story Mode for non-destructive edits and blending.
How can I retarget animation from one character to another in MotionBuilder?
How can I retarget animation from one character to another in MotionBuilder?
To retarget animation from one character to another in MotionBuilder, follow these steps: 1. Ensure both characters are correctly characterized with the same skeleton structure. 2. Load both characters into your scene. 3. Select the source character (the one with the animation) and ensure it is active. 4. Go to the "Character Controls" window, and under "Input Type," choose "Character." 5. Set the "Input Source" to the source character. 6. Select the target character
How do I import and export files in MotionBuilder?
How do I import and export files in MotionBuilder?
To import a file in MotionBuilder, go to File > Import, select the file type, and then choose the file you want to import. To export a file, go to File > Export, select the desired file type and destination, and confirm your choices.
What are the hardware requirements for running MotionBuilder effectively?
What are the hardware requirements for running MotionBuilder effectively?
To run MotionBuilder effectively, you need a 64-bit processor, at least 8GB of RAM (16GB or more recommended), a dedicated GPU with at least 4GB of VRAM, a high-resolution display (1920x1080 or higher), and sufficient storage space, preferably an SSD for faster performance. Ensure your system meets or exceeds Autodesk's specific hardware requirements for optimal performance.
How do I troubleshoot common issues in MotionBuilder?
How do I troubleshoot common issues in MotionBuilder?
To troubleshoot common issues in MotionBuilder, start by ensuring your software is up to date with the latest patches and drivers. Check system requirements to make sure your hardware meets the specifications. For performance issues, optimize your scene by reducing the poly count and limiting the number of active constraints. Clear MotionBuilder's temporary files and preferences if you're experiencing crashes. Review the log files for error messages that can offer clues. If problems persist, consult the MotionBuilder documentation or Autodesk's support forums for additional help.
What are the key features of MotionBuilder?
What are the key features of MotionBuilder?
The key features of MotionBuilder include real-time 3D character animation, advanced motion capture processing, rigging tools, a Python scripting interface for automation, support for FBX file format, a flexible and customizable interface, interactive environments for virtual cinematography, and seamless integration with other Autodesk products like Maya and 3ds Max.
How do I use the Story tool in MotionBuilder?
How do I use the Story tool in MotionBuilder?
To use the Story tool in MotionBuilder, follow these steps: 1. Open your project in MotionBuilder. 2. Go to the "Story" tab to open the Story tool. 3. Create a new character or camera track by right-clicking in the Story window and selecting 'Insert' -> 'Character Track' or 'Camera Track'. 4. Drag and drop motion clips or animation tracks onto the timeline from the Asset Browser. 5. Edit the clips by trimming, blending, or looping
How do I work with cameras and camera settings in MotionBuilder?
How do I work with cameras and camera settings in MotionBuilder?
To work with cameras and camera settings in MotionBuilder, follow these steps: 1. **Add a Camera**: Open the Asset Browser, navigate to the 'Templates > Elements' folder, and drag a 'Camera' into the Viewer. 2. **Switch Between Cameras**: Use the 'Viewer Camera' menu to switch between different cameras, including the default Perspective and Orthographic views. 3. **Adjust Camera Settings**: Select the camera in the Schematic view or the Scene browser, then
How do I customize the user interface in MotionBuilder?
How do I customize the user interface in MotionBuilder?
To customize the user interface in MotionBuilder, you can rearrange panels by dragging and dropping them to different locations, create and save custom layouts via the Layouts menu, and personalize your workspace by adding or removing shelves, toolbars, and widgets as per your preferences.
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We are a team of tutors and freelancers that are hire-able on an as-needed basis for 3D modeling, architecture, interior rendering, product design, mechanical projects, animation, and more. Call us with a quick question or a big project. Our availability is flexible, and we offer a variety of skillsets and prices.
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We teach remotely, so you can learn from the comfort of your home, the jobsite, or even the beach! Our sessions cover tools like SketchUp, Blender, Fusion 360, Revit, and AutoCAD. Classes run over Zoom screen-share so we can see each other's screens and cursors. It can take hours to search online for one piece of information, but just minutes to ask your private tutor. Don't struggle alone — get help from a real person online!
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MotionBuilder Tutors & Services
Get on demand MotionBuilder classes! We are a team of tutors and freelancers that are hire-able on an as-needed basis for professional help with your projects. Call us with a quick question, or a big project. Our availability is flexible. We teach remotely, so you can learn from the comfort of your home, from the jobsite, or from the beach! We teach classes via Zoom screenshare, so we can see each others' screens and cursors. It can take hours to search online for 1 simple piece of information, but just minutes to ask your private tutor.
Advantages of Online Tutors & Services
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The process of learning 1-on-1 with a live tutor lets you actively participate in the learning. You can immediately repeat a concept in your own words, ask clarifying questions, or demonstrate a concept back to your tutor to ensure understanding.
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Save time and resources by learning from the comfort of your home. Avoid commuting expenses and focus on learning only the tools you need with personalized lessons tailored to your specific workflow.
Recordable
No need to take notes! We record your lessons so you can replay them at your own pace later. Keep these recordings for future reference and reinforce your learning whenever needed.
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Learning with a dedicated tutor makes the experience enjoyable and interactive. Discuss problems, practice together, and enjoy the human conversational element that brings life to online learning. Reach out anytime you need assistance!
Tutors & Services Philosophy
Don't Learn Alone
Professionals these days are sitting alone and staring at their computers. They spend years searching online for tools that will increase their workplace efficiency—digging through forums and watching lengthy videos for the right CAD or visualization tip.
Sometimes they just have one small question that would take a person two minutes to answer, but customer support lines are a thing of the past. Big companies will direct you to an FAQ that will hardly begin to answer your question.
Bring Back the Human Connection
We strive to bring human connection back to the work environment. Our tutors work directly with you to solve your problems, similar to the way an apprentice works hand-in-hand with a skilled professional.
Screen-share technologies like Zoom have allowed us to work together in real time. We can see each others' screens and cursors, switch presenters to share information easily, and even turn on webcams for a more human interaction. Learn efficiently across workflows like architectural rendering, interiors, mechanical modeling, and construction documentation.
Tutors, Services, or Both
Sometimes our clients want to learn a program from beginning to end; sometimes they completely hand over the services to us; and other times, they want something in between.
Some clients want to be able to use the program on a basic level and let us do the hard stuff. Others want to co-work with us, supervising our work to ensure their artistic vision is realized. Along the way, they learn the tools—whether that’s SketchUp, Blender, Fusion 360, Revit, or AutoCAD.
By the end of the process, some clients are able to wean themselves completely off of our services and are empowered to do the work themselves. If they get stuck or behind on a deadline, they use us as a lifeline. They can call anytime—even if it’s just a 10-minute question—we are here to help.
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