Action Blocks - Blender Addon
Action Blocks is a Blender animation construction tool for creating complex actions from simpler actions. It can be used create sequences that reuse actions such as walking loops and then apply repeats, layered animations and root motion . Quickly create variations, block out animations, game cinematics, background assets, instructional videos and animatics using animation and mocap libraries such as Mixamo or your own Action assets.
The output Actions can be used like any other Action, with no resampling, no baking, no exporting. This means, you can adjust the output with ease for a final pass. Use with the NLA editor for composing and re-timing even larger sequences. This add-on is not required for distributed rendering or file sharing. No data is lost or inaccessible when the add-on is not installed.
V2 Beta Available Now!
Documentation available at:
https://action-blocks.other-realms-animation.com/en/latest/
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Make the most out of Actions
Simply add Action nodes using your own simple actions, connect them in sequence. Use repeat, scale, trim, blend parameters as well as Spacer nodes and Mix nodes to create a final output action. This work flow offers the benefit of a non-destructive and iterative approach to animation.
Apply Root Motion
String actions together while maintaining root motion offsets for location and rotation. Modify the root path using offsets and targets.
Make Multi-layered Animation
Use Mix nodes to combine, replace or extend animation keyframes. Filter fcurve groups to only affect certain bones.
Shape Key Support
Shape Key animations can also be constructed to create full dialogs. No more copying and pasting poses and shifting blocks of keyframes around.
Ready To Use, No Baking Required
Animations are ready to be used in other software without resampling. They are dynamically written straight to output action. Original keyframe data such as curve handles are preserved where possible.
Not Just Characters
Animate objects and share timing of multiple node chains. Armatures are not required.
Dedicated Mixamo Conversion
Prepare actions from Mixamo for Root Motion with a single click.
Plus: Optionally set-up Actor objects for easy selection of target objects and editing of Actions.
Action Blocks addon for Blender. Custom node space.