Ask Unreal Anything: Animation | July 13, 2022 at 11AM EDT

[Jeremiah3D (Jeremiah)]

@Jon_Van_Dam

At the moment, creating complex animations feels more difficult in the Engine than in dedicted animation software. While it is difficult to pinpoint exactly why, here are a few examples of small things that I have noticed:

• Limited support for bone/control based constraints.
• Switching between pivot points (Average location / Individual elements / Custom) is difficult.
• Copying / pasting poses takes time as it requires creating a control rig pose asset.
• Unable to filter the tracks shown in the Sequencer to those for controls that are selected in the viewport.

Are there plans to further expand the Animation Mode in the editor? Having a fully-fledged animation suite in the Editor is a dream scenario for developers that want to move their animation workflow entirely to the Engine!

Yes, we’re continuing to develop and refine Animation Mode. A few of the features in the works are covered in this thread: Ask Unreal Anything: Animation | July 13, 2022 at 11AM EDT - #67 by Jeremiah3D