Building Reusable Character Actions in Moho Pro 13

Here we will set up our workspace to make animating our character easier.

Here we go over the differences between smart bones (corrections and controls), morphs (step poses) and regular (animated) actions.

With Moho Pro 13, similar to layers, we can organize actions with groups. Here we go through that process.

Here we add some additional features, such as hand and mouth dials, to our rig to help with implementing actions.

Here we take a moment to clarify the differences between inserting copies and references of actions.

It's good to have some neutral poses ready to bring your character back to a start position. In this case we will create a couple standing poses to facilitate this.

Down poses can be useful for anticipation and follow-through for several actions. Here we will build four reusable variations.

Like the down poses, the up poses can help smooth over animated actions. We create four poses in this video.

Here we build talking poses to add more varied actions to our library.

Here we build other useful poses for the library.

Our first animated action will be a walk cycle which can be implemented whenever you need it.

A run cycle, while similar to a walk, requires different steps to pull off the effect. That's what this video is all about!

Finally we will build a jump animation for good measure.

An optional dial can be created where we control actions based on the direction of the dial.

Here we go through and create a quick example of how an action dial works.

Actions can be exported out of Moho, imported to the same character, or even other similar rigs, if you wish.

Learn how to take your actions beyond the document they were created in.

My final thoughts on this course.