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Animotive Documentation
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  • 👋Welcome
  • Fundamentals
  • 🛠️Getting Setup
  • 🎮Controls
  • 🗒️Release Notes
    • Animotive 0.8.2.13 Release Notes
    • Animotive 0.8.1.10 Release Notes
    • Animotive 0.7.9.12 Release Notes
    • Animotive 0.7.8.11 Release Notes
    • Animotive 0.7.6.6 Release Notes
  • 🧌Asset Import Preparation
    • Character Import
      • Characters: Basic Points for Meshes and Textures
      • Character Rigging for Animotive
      • Importing a character asset into Animotive
      • Using other character creators with Animotive
        • Exporting from Maya
        • Character Creator 4 to Animotive
        • Preparing Synty Characters in Maya for Animotive
    • Sets and Prop Import
      • Props: Basic Points for Meshes and Textures
      • Set: Basic Points for Meshes and Textures
      • Importing a set asset into Animotive
      • Materials & Textures
      • Scaling
      • Environmental Lighting
  • 🖥️Resources
  • ❓Frequently Asked Questions
  • Learning Animotive
    • 🔍Learning Animotive
    • 🌐Creating A Project
    • 🎞️Create A New Scene
    • 📬Inviting Your Team
    • ⏱️Starting A Session
    • ⚖️Calibrating
    • 🔮Teleporting
    • 📄Menus
    • 🧙‍♂️Spawning A Character
    • 🤸Embodying A Character
    • 🎭Performance
      • Mirror Mode
      • Hand Gestures
      • MoCap
      • Face and Eye Tracking
    • ⏺️Capture
    • 🎥Cameras
    • 💡Lights
    • 🔻Timeline
    • 🎬Takes
    • 🎨Props
    • 📜Prompter
    • 📺Export
      • Exporting to Unreal Engine
    • 🎮Animotive Animation Transfer Tools for Unity
  • 🕺Steam VR Tracker Support
    • Pairing + Setting Up Tracker in SteamVR
    • Enabling SteamVR Full Body as the Animotive Capture System
    • Calibrating
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Frequently Asked Questions

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Last updated 10 months ago

Why is Animotive not appearing in my headset?

If you haven't already, make sure to review our section. If a problem persists, follow the steps below:

1 - Restart your computer

2 - Restart your headset

3 - Enable Oculus Link

4 - Open your scene in Animotive

My internet connection is dropping, what do I do?

Preferably use cabled internet.

If using a router, position yourself closer to it.

I’m struggling selecting menu items in VR, what do I do?

Try placing your hand closer to the menu.

Try keeping your hand still when pressing the trigger to select an item.

Will this work on standalone Quest?

No, Animotive is a VR desktop application.

I’ve been in Animotive for a while and my eyes hurt, what do I do?

To reduce eye strain we recommend:

-Taking 5-10 minute breaks every 20 minutes, and focusing on objects 10-15 feet away.

-Lowering the brightness of your headset in the Oculus menu.

-Increasing the refresh rate (90 fps).

How do I set up my Headset to use Animotive?

Make sure your headet is set up and turned on and calibrated following you manufacturers instructions. If using a Meta Quest, you will need to enable link mode by following the instructions below.

How do I enable Quest Pro Face Tracking?

Using Animotive with Quest Pro Facial tracking requires having your Quest running in developer mode. To start, you’ll have to register as a developer with Meta.

2) Put your Quest Pro into developer mode. The easiest way is by going to the Quest app on your phone, tapping Menu, and then going to Devices. Select your Quest, then scroll to Headset Settings. Tap Developer Settings, then use the toggle to turn developer mode on. 3) On Your headset under settings/ movement tracking, make sure Eye tracking and Natural Facial Expressions are enabled.

5) Now in Animotive when embodying a character, under face tracking select Quest Pro.

1) Go to , read the instructions, then click the Sign Up button. Log into the Facebook, Meta, or Oculus account that you use with your headset. From there, create an organization, which you can name whatever you like.

4) Enable the following settings in the oculus desktop app.

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Getting Setup
https://www.meta.com/help/quest/articles/headsets-and-accessories/oculus-link/set-up-link/
developer.oculus.com/sign-up/