diomede opened this issue on Jun 24, 2018 · 9 posts
diomede posted Sun, 24 June 2018 at 2:40 PM
I have some custom toon characters. I usually do stills but I've been playing with animations recently. I know that I can save and apply multiple NLA clips in the track channel of the sequencer tray with the "add track" command, and that I can group tracks. Are there limits to the number of simultaneous clips that can be applied to a single figure in a single animation? To make Dr. Bernie happy, lets say I have a chewing gum NLA clip, a walking NLA clip, and an NLA clip for the action of each finger, rather than the hand as a whole. I want the figure to walk, chew gum, and pick petals from a dandelion all at the same time. Does Carrara have a track limit for NLAs, or I is it just my computer resources?
diomede posted Sun, 24 June 2018 at 4:23 PM
If it helps clarify, see yellow bar and lines below it in the above screencap. I currently have room for 4 simultaneous NLA clips. How many more can I add?
MarkBremmer posted Wed, 04 July 2018 at 11:32 AM
I'm sure there is a limit, but I haven't hit it – always trying to keep things as simple as possible to trouble shoot better. However, just keep in mind that if the same body part/geometry is keyframed in more than one NLA clip, that the clip on Top will override anything underneath.
diomede posted Thu, 05 July 2018 at 6:52 AM
Thanks, Mark. Very useful tip about the order of precedence. Until my modeling and rigging skills improve, I am finding NLA clips a convenient way to combine my correction morphs with joint bends. Unfortunately, that can mean combining NLA clips en masse. I have Fenric plugin, but need to do more tutorials to get better control of it. Until then, this is a useful work around. I was just concerned that I would hit the limit.
MistyLaraCarrara posted Fri, 17 August 2018 at 6:04 PM
nla work needs pizza and snacks
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diomede posted Fri, 31 August 2018 at 11:10 AM
Have been falling in love with the NLA panel now that I know how to preserve functionality with my custom figures. Wow, wish I had had a better grasp earlier. This is a very powerful tool.
diomede posted Fri, 31 August 2018 at 5:13 PM
Still learning. Any tips on using a pose clip vs an NLA clip?
MistyLaraCarrara posted Thu, 11 October 2018 at 5:32 PM
i have to re-render lotsa clips naos the new phong plugin is out.
is a dream come true
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diomede posted Tue, 30 October 2018 at 7:08 PM
I am going back and rigging some of my custom figures again from scratch. It is the best way to take advantage of some of these amazing new additions.