Documentation available at:

https://action-blocks.other-realms-animation.com/en/latest/

News: https://twitter.com/OTrealms

Important Practices

• Embedd all controllers in a single armature using bones instead of empties
  
  

• Start animations on frame 1
  

• Optimize animations

• Make a dedicated Root Bone when using Root Motion from mocap data, vertical pole aligned straight up. (Make Root Bone, Transfer operators available)
  

• Make sure Root rotations are using Euler rotations.
  

• Include Scale Keyframes to avoid zero scale errors.
  

• Ensure Inherit Rotation is enabled on bone relations. Otherwise they won't be affected by Root Motion.
  

More details: https://action-blocks.other-realms-animation.com/en/latest/#recommended-practices-and-tips

How to Mix

Updates

0.1.3

(16-09-2024) hotfix

• FIXED Attribute Error when using pose bones and one not found

• FIXED Action filter, missing location adjustments on armatures

(31-07-2024)

• NEW Associate actors per Out node

• NEW Value Node

• UPDATE Scale and repeat action are socket input (breaking change)

• UPDATE Edit action in timeline when using an action operator

• UPDATE Select actor plus pre-fill on all action operators

• UPDATE Update actor name button and associations on all nodes

• UPDATE Basic node reroute support for value sockets

• FIXED Mix and Replace when using 'use range' results in culling when frames are sparse. Added evaluate range option to add star and end frames.

• FIXED Scale frames issue when using mix blend mode

• FIXED Incorrect blending formula leading to mixing with 0 value

• FIXED Prevent animation keys on node properties

• FIXED Prevent Convert to Euler operation on channels without data

• FIXED Action range with repeats and scaling, causes overlap on first repeat

0.1.2

0.1.2 (21-02-2024)

• UPDATE Removed 'Trim To Fit' from Mix nodes when using 'Extend' option
  

0.1.2 (29-01-2024)

• FIXED Error when using Use Range on Mix nodes
  

0.1.2 (26-01-2024)

• FIXED Dopesheet View All Error when editing an action in Blender 4.0.2
  

0.1.2 (14-01-2024)

• FIXED Transferring Keyframes from from non-bone channels
  
• NEW added filter group location multiplier to scale fcurve amplitude
  

0.1.2 (10-01-2024)

• FIXED bug when using match pose on empty channels
  
• UPDATE Show warning if quaternion rotations are being used with root motion

0.1.2 (13-06-2023)

• FIXED error when using mix node replace , can't find 'Root motion'

• NEW Action caching, for much faster reuse of Actions and re-building animation
• FIXED Blending
  

0.1.2 Beta (08-05-2023)

• NEW Pose Matching, utilizing Pose Bones
• UPDATE Pose Bones now in Actor Settings
• UPDATE Improved Root Slide Removal
  

0.1.2 Beta (06-03-2023)

• NEW Slide removal for Root Motion, IK & FK
• NEW Mix Node, option to trim duration to input 1
• FIXED Duration calculation for muted nodes
  
• FIXED Duplicate first frame on blend-in
• FIXED Action Range trimming too much from start frame
  

0.1.2 Beta (16-02-2023)

• NEW Invert Root translation (Action Node)
• NEW Filter group blending weights (Action Node)
  
• NEW Filter group location offset (Action Node)
• UPDATE Timeline Marker names follow node label if available
• UPDATE Pressing 'Build' will make the output action active and select actor
• FIXED avoid decimal point Scale parameter from clipping last frame when using Action Range
• FIXED Update preview range on build
• FIXED Blend in/Out on Mix Node (Mix mode) respects Factor
  
  

0.1.2 Beta (03-02-2023)

• NEW Filter channels per Action node for mixing Actions
• NEW Make Root Bone operator
  
• UPDATE Convert to Euler can use the active object if Actor not assigned
• UPDATE more compact UI  for Action nodes
  
• UPDATE Renamed Mix node to Mix Action to avoid confusion
• FIXED Frozen node timing fixed
  
• FIXED Action duration not always correct

0.1.1

0.1.1 (2-11-2022)

• FIXED- Keyframe handles when Action node scale is less than 1.0
• FIXED- Keyframe handles when handle frame matches keframe due to rounding
  
• FIXED- Now removes any duplicate keyframes
• FIXED-Spacer Node bezier handle positions
• UPDATE-Blend-in on Action Node now blender forward instead of forward and back. This may become an option in the future.
  
• FIXED - Action preview timing when in Graph Editor
• FIXED - Other minor ui bugs
  

0.1.1 (28-10-2022)

• FIXED- Transfer keys, to create missing fcurves in target
• FIXED-Root motion handles recalculation
• FIXED-Keep the rotation for the first node using root motion action
• FIXED-Blending on Replace mode(Mix Node) when using ranges
  
• UPDATE-highlight edit button to show if action is being edited
• UPDATE-option to delete fcurves form source when usin Transfer Keys
• NEW- Adjistment option on Action Node, flip rotation axis
  
• + fixde other minor bugs

0.1

0.1.0 (20-10-2022)

• FIXED -Jittering on 'Mix' type on Mix Node
• UPDATE - Added Blending for Mix type
  

0.1.0 (20-10-2022)

• FIXED - Added total duration time toggle to duration inputs
  
• FIXED- handles positions on reversed animation
• FIXED- Warning when editing action without actors, should only appear once
  

0.1.0 (19-10-2022)

• FIXED -Mix node using Mix mode properly inserts needed frames from both input1 and input2
• FIXED - Prevented frozen frames from being affected by blending