Armature
Arma 3 armature reconstruction options
Reconstruct an FK (Forward Kinematics) armature from a specified skeleton definition and an imported P3D model containing the corresponding bone pivot points.
Location
File -> Import -> Arma 3 armature (.p3d)
The option is only available if there is at least 1 skeleton definition in the Rigging tool skeletons list.
Properties
Skeleton
Skeleton defining the bone structure to reconstruct.
Ignore Without Pivot
Discard bones when no matching pivot point is found. Otherwise these bones are placed in an evenly spaced line in front of the rest of the armature, and need to be manually adjusted.
Process
bone hierarchy is checked for circular references and undefined parents (likely misspellings)
pivot points model P3D is completely read into an internal data structure, and kept in memory for the duration of the process
pivot point coordinates are extracted from the Memory LOD (if exists) of the P3D
fake pivot point coordinates are created for the bones without pivots (if applicable)
bone hierarchy is built
armature bones are built
armature bone relations are linked
After the import the roll-wise orientation of the bones can be manually adjusted without adverse effect on a possible later RTM import.
The casing of bone names in the reconstructed armature is dictated by the specified skeleton definition.
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