Here’s an overview of the use of this tool, as well as a brief introduction to help you get started.
Looking for a detailed list of available animations and their corresponding code strings?
CatalogYou can use our tool to control the animations of your Digital Human, such as eye movement, mouth
movement, positions, and more. While you add or alter animations, our tool will generate the
corresponding code, which you can then copy and paste into your system. You can combine several
animations to create an animation sequence. You'll find an overview of the added animation in the
timeline.
To visualize the full code strings, you can play a preview of the animation you created, with Mila,
our Digital Human. Finally, whenever you're satisfied with your animation or animation sequence, you
will be able to copy the final code and add it to your system.
In the dashboard you will find a series of categories you can choose from to personalize your Digital
Human. You can choose various amounts of variations per category selection. When you choose one of
the available variations you can edit its properties, such as movement speed, waiting time, and more
in the code editor. When you are satisfied with the result, click 'Add to animation X' to add your
animation to your timeline and definite code.
When a category has been chosen, you can then choose which animation variation you want to add to
your timeline. After a variation has been chosen, it will be sent to the code editor to fine-tune
the animation. Note: when a variation has been chosen, it is not added to your timeline yet.
There are several ways to personalize your Digital Human within the categories. Consider the
expressions "Look at camera" or "Look left." These variations will have the default values, but if
you wish to modify them even further, the variables may be found in the code editor.
The Animation Dashboard contains the majority of the variations. However, there are a few more
variations in the Catalog for the more experienced developers. Lighting, visemes, speed, and pitch
are a few examples.
After selecting an animation, you could fine-tune it in the code editor. By clicking the + and - buttons, you can adjust the movement speed, return speed, and wait time. When you are satisfied with the code, you can update the code and add it to your timeline by pressing the “add to animation X” button. If you want to reset the code to its original values, you can press the reset button on the bottom right.
In the timeline you can see the animations that are added to the sequence.
The complete code can be found at the bottom. This code is also the code that will be played during
your preview. Not happy with the code? You can also manually modify values by editing the code
string in the textbox.
The timeline will show the order of the animations that are added to the timeline. If you want to
delete the full timeline, you can press the "start again" button in the bottom right.
If you're happy with your animation, you can copy the code by clicking the "copy code" button to
implement the code into your chatbot. If necessary, you can download the PDF with the complete code.
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