UE4#

Export Anim#

• Houdini:
• Y-up, Z forward
• Set keyframe on root skeleton at frame 0

• Export ROP: Force Blend Shape Export + Force Skin Deform Export
  

• Unreal

• Import with selecting existing skeleton if already exists
• Use T0 as ref pose = True
• Convert Scene = True
• Force X-Axis = True
• NOTE: Not sure how to export morph targets into UE4
• GOTCHAS:
• Make sure prerot/postrot is set accordingly between bindpose & imported fbx
• UE4 exported fbxs dont have prerot & postrot

Import Anim from UE4#

• Export with force X-axis front
• Houdin import FBX convert Y-up=true
• You might need to set the capture frame in the FBX Mesh network to be the first frame of the imported animation to reset the fbx bind skeleton bind pose