Show in Contents

Add to Favorites

Home: Autodesk Maya Online Help

 

Create a filter or resampler

Prepare motion capture data

Number takes

 

User Guide > Animation > Animation > Motion Capture Animation > Prepare motion capture data > 

Set virtual devices

To define a virtual device based on a real device

1. Select the real device in the device outliner.
2. Under the Controls tab, click Save Virtual Device.
3. Select the path where you saved the virtual device and specify a MEL script name.

   When you execute the MEL script, a virtual device is defined with the same name as the real device. If you have attachment scripts, they will work with the virtual device without any changes.

   You can use virtual devices to import numeric data into Maya. In many cases, you can use the movIn command. However, if you are using filters or resamplers, we recommend using a virtual device.

   For more information, search the Help > MEL Command Reference documentation for the defineVirtualDevice command.

To read data into a virtual device

1. Reading data into a virtual device is the same as reading data into a real device.
2. Under the Controls tab, click Take File.

   The File browser appears.

3. Select the take you want read.
4. Click Read Take.

   The take loads.

5. Click Preview or Apply Take to make the data visible in your animation.