Streaming to Unreal
Usage in Unreal
To get data streamed by iPi Mocap Studio into Unreal Engine please follow instructions below.
1. Install iPi Mocap Live Link plugin:
1.1. Download iPi Mocap Live Link plugin via links below.
Download: UE 4.25 - iPiMocap-Unreal-4-25.zip; UE 4.24 - iPiMocap-Unreal-4-24.zip
1.2. Unpack downloaded archieve into Engine\Plugins folder of your Unreal Engine installation. The folder iPiSoft will be created with subfolder iPiMocapLiveLink that will contain the plugin binaries and source code.
2. You will then have to activate installed plugin in your project.
2.1. (Re)start the Unreal Editor.
2.2. Open Plugins window via Edit > Plugins menu. Select Animation category.
2.3. Enable iPi Mocap Live Link and Live Link plugins.
2.4. Restart the editor by pressing Restart Now button.
3. Installed plugin will provide iPi Mocap Live Link source you can use to get animation data from iPi Mocap Studio. You can further use standard Live Link features to apply animation data to your character.
Instuctions for quick test.
We used ThirdPerson project template.
- Start streaming in iPi Mocap Studio as expained above. You need to use UE4 Mannequin rig if you use standard Unreal character. You can import your own rig into iPi Mocap Studio and setup motion transfer profile if you use custom rig.
- Open Live Link streaming manager tab in Unreal Editor via Window > Live Link menu item.
- Connect to iPi Mocap Live Link source in Unreal Editor. iPi Mocap Live Link subject names Character should appear in subjects list.
- Note: Don't forget to start animation playback or live tracking session inside iPi Mocap Studio. Otherwise nothing will be streamed and subject will not show.
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- You can then use Live Link Pose blueprint to animate your character. Don't forget to select Character Live Link subject to feed in animation data.
- Note: You can use other Live Link capabilities as well. Live Link Pose blueprint was just selected just for expample.
