Animation Retargeting

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So I’m a bit confused on how to use animation retargeting realistically. I understand that if you have the same skeleton you can trade around animations, and that’s great, but what about if I want to have characters with major differences?

For example, if I wanted to make an animation for a fighting game that is a “grab”, where two animations would have to interact, retargeting would be key. However what if I want to have an angel character that has wings? Would I need to have two skeletons for this character, one for the wings alone, and an identical “humanoid” one for all the characters?

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Hi greynz,

You should not experience any issue in this case, because the wings are considered ‘leaf joints’, meaning that they are additions appended to the end of the skeletal rig (like a tail, ponytail, or holster). As long as you are not adding, removing, or significantly changing the other bones in the skeleton, you should not experience an issue with animation re-targeting.

Cheers