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Animation

Animations help to create the illusion of complex movement performed by skeletal meshes. Animations help to make skeletal meshes feel alive or have some sense of personality by defining the way characters walk, the way characters speak and act. From these behaviors, players feel that the virtual avatar is a little bit more real than just graphics on a screen.

Unreal Engine 3 employs a wide array of technology and tools to make it easier for you. From exporting animations from your favorite 3D content creation package, to blending raws animations to create new animations within Unreal Editor.

FBX Content Pipeline

Technical documentation and tutorials over using the FBX pipeline to create content for and import content into UE3. Static Meshes - Skletal Meshes - Materials - Animations - Morph Targets.

Technical Topics

Animation Compression - How to create and use animation compression within your game.
Animation Compression Algorithms - Animation compression algorithms provided in UE3.
Animation Compression Technical Guide - A technical guide to compressing animation in UE3.
Animation Overview - Overview of the UE3 animation system classes and structures.
Root Motion - How to use Root Motion in the Unreal Engine 3.

Editor Topics

Animset Editor User Guide - Guide on how to use the AnimSet Editor.
AnimTree Editor User Guide - Guide on how to use the AnimTree Editor.

Content Creation Topics

FBX Animation Pipeline - Transferring skeletal animations from 3D applications to UnrealEd.
FBX Morph Target Pipeline - Transferring morph targets from 3D applications to Unreal Editor.
Additive Animations - A guide to creating and using additive animations.
Animation Mirroring - How to set up and use the Animation Mirroring feature in the Unreal Engine.
Animation Nodes - Core animation nodes available for you to use within Anim Trees.
Creating Animations - A guide and tips of how animations are created for UE3.
Importing Animations Tutorial - A tutorial on how to get mesh animations into the Unreal Engine from PSA files, as well as placing SkeletalMesh Actors in a level
Morph Targets - How to create vertex animated states for skeletal meshes.
Physical Animation - Information on combining physics and animation.
Skeletal Controllers - Guide to creating different types of bone controllers for a Skeletal Mesh.