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Import Daz's Camera FBX into Unreal Engine 4.

TryhardTryhard Posts: 166
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

What I want to do is take advantage of UE4 amazing particle system and add them to my Daz animations.

I figured out how to import Genesis and its animations but I can do the same with Camera FBX data.

I tried to do it via Matinee but each time I choose the FBX file to import I get no response from software.

Also worth noting the camera is animated by attaching it to a null object which then makes a 360 turn over 2 seconds with 30 FPS.

Did tried again by importing Camera's animation alone by unparenting it from the null and deleting it. Same effect.

Comments

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 9,455
    edited December 2016

    Is it not better to create the camera movement in Unreal Engine 4 directly, instead of exporting it from Daz Studio.

    I do not use Unreal Engine 4, but Unity 3D and there are a lot of add-ons in their asset store to animate camera.

    Just a thought...

    Post edited by Artini on
  • ArtisanSArtisanS Posts: 209

    If you attach the camere to a null object and animate it with the null object, shouldn't you be exporting the FBX file of the null object? Just a thought!

     

  • TryhardTryhard Posts: 166
    edited December 2016
    ArtisanS said:

    If you attach the camere to a null object and animate it with the null object, shouldn't you be exporting the FBX file of the null object? Just a thought!

     

    Yeah that did turn out like that.

    I did managed to export the camera eventually by just putting in parameters but it completely mixes up the Axis's upon arrival in UE4. Adleast that's how it looks when I try doing it through Mitalee.

    Im gonna try doing it with Sequencer and see if it's any different.

    Post edited by Tryhard on
  • TryhardTryhard Posts: 166
    Artini said:

    Is it not better to create the camera movement in Unreal Engine 4 directly, instead of exporting it from Daz Studio.

    I do not use Unreal Engine 4, but Unity 3D and there are a lot of add-ons in their asset store to animate camera.

    Just a thought...

    The reason I want to do this is because I want to tak advantage of UE4 gorgeous particle system.

    What I want to do is load assets and camera into UE4.

    Make them all transparent on black background.

    Render a sequence of particles on a black background.

    Render the same sequence in Daz.

    Take both renders and layer them together.

    Enjoy Daz3D animation with gorgeous UE4 particle effects.

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