• Software release: MotionBuilder 2011.1.
• Document build version: 29 March 2010.

The purpose of this SDK (software development kit) is to enable you to customize MotionBuilder and automate your workflows.

Prerequisites for programming MotionBuilder

• Familiarity with MotionBuilder functionality.
• For C++, a familiarity with C++ and Visual Studio.
• For Python, a basic knowledge of Python is helpful. There are many good and free tutorials on the internet. A good starting point is the official website of the Python programming language: http://python.org/

System requirements

• For C++ you need Visual Studio 2008 SP1, and Qt.
• This version of MotionBuilder uses Python 2.6.4. You cannot change this.

Compatibility across versions of MotionBuilder

• For C++, binary compatibility across MotionBuilder versions is not guaranteed. Best practice is compile with the SDK version on which you want to run the binary plugin.
• Generally, you should develop scripts or plug-ins using the SDK for the MotionBuilder version where you intend to use them.
• Python scripts may not have the same functionality across versions of MotionBuilder.
• This version of MotionBuilder uses Python 2.6.4. You must use Python 2.6.4; you cannot change this. MotionBuilder now includes the entire standard Python installation. Before MotionBuilder 2009 only a subset was included.