Inconsistent retargeting after initial bake

[yohjimane]

Hello! Just want to start by saying thank you for providing this addon! :)

I am noticing some issues while using this plugin, which only happen after the initial bake

In this first image, I have the animation set to a default idle pose. You can see the target mesh (textured) and the source mesh (untextured) - the alignment of the arm is pretty good.

However, after baking an different animation, re-enabling bone drivers, and selecting the same idle pose as the previous image, the arm alignment is now incorrect

I noticed this after working on some script extensions to batch import all motions from a target armature, but the result is the exact same if I do it all manually. Some animations seem to skew subsequent retargeting more than other animations.

[Mwni]

Sorry for missing your post. Do you still have issues with this?

[yohjimane]

@Mwni no problem! Yes, unfortunately I never found a workaround.

[Mwni]

Does every animation in question have keyframes for the same set of bones?

[yohjimane]

@Mwni Sorry for getting back to you so late!

I'm not 100% sure I know what you mean, but I think so, when I look at each animation in blender and select all bones, there is a key frame each frame. However, some bones only have a keyframe on the initial frame.

Here's a screenshot of the action editor with all bones selected in my import skeleton, maybe it will help to clarify:

All the animations I tested are for the same set of bones, and both sets of bones are matching; e.g. they share the same bones and bone names; but they are positioned and sized a bit differently in the default bind pose.

Let me know if that answered your question and if you need any further information!

Thanks, and happy holidays/new year :)