#Add rig to ipi studio software

I've done this many times in maya through script to automate the export of animation data, but a similar method should be possible in most 3D animation software. Once it's all been transferred, you have a motion capture motion on a real animation rig which you can now fix and add all the extra's like finger animation etc.

#Add rig to ipi studio software

Depending on your software you could script something or perhaps simply bake it out and save the new animations curves. From here you need a way to transfer that driven animation onto a clean version of the animation rig. Once you have that set up, any motion you capture and put on the kinect rig will drive the animation rig. Remember you need these connected, not parented because in the end the animation curves need to be in the same space as the animation rig.

In the example of IK/FK switching, just make sure both controls are connected, so the IK hand can be parent constrained to the kinect hand and the FK arm controls are orient constrained to the kinect rig. You can make a real animation rig, splineIK spine controls, IK/FK switching etc as long as you can connect all these controls back to the kinect rig. By connect I mean constrain all your controls so they follow the kinect rig, things like parent constraint the ik foot control to the kinect rigs foot etc. Basically make any animation rig you need with fingers etc and then connect it to the kinect rig. Motion builder is the standard for fixing motion capture, but if you want to use any other 3D software, it's easy enough to create a custom rig.