I've almost done what people are saying is impossible [Blender to UE4 Anomation] (need help)

Development Character & Animation
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so I tried making a idle animation in blender, it works except the legs seam to be morphing together
http://gyazo.com/429b1f684c1b35728571a2cc43fc7ecb

if it helps I’ll be providing the files (feal free to even take them for your self, this is a Alpha character I quickly made in Mixamo’s Fuse, it will probably be replaced)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ywtmgermyiugxf/Test.blend?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vu74raxcase6v2i/Test_Idel.blend?dl=0

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Try this:

Use Blender 2.7.4 and export everything with ASCII exporter (Animature + Mesh selected). Also set the scale to match Unreal. Also use latest Unreal public version.

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doesn’t Unreal use FBX?

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yes UE4 does use fbx(it can also use obj), blender has 2 fbx exporters you can choose from (“fbx 6.1 ASCII” or “fbx 7.4 binary”), using the old 6.1 version often fixes issues like the one you have.

also I have no issues getting animations from blender to UE4, the people that say it’s impossible just haven’t got the workflow right yet.

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I only have one export to FBX on mine, I checked User prefs and there seams to only be one there to.

yeah i knew it was poible, the first time i did it it was rotated 90 on the X axis, it had a simple fix.

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what version of blender are you using?

both the exporters are contained in the same add-on so it only shows one, you can switch version in the export settings.

–edit–

here’s a pic of what I mean

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When you go to the export page in Blender, there under FBX exporter you can switch between FBX ASCII and FBX BINARY (default) version.

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your picture isn’t working, I’m using 2.7.4
http://gyazo.com/6d6a5104154fbeb3cee235fd21674c95

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sorry for the late response, I think my is about to commit suicide.

anyway is the pic working now?

as said its on the export page(after you click “export>fbx”)

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oh i see it now, also the pic works now

unfortunately I can’t test it now, cause the hard drive its stored on is some where else

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ok I got my hard-drive back.

when I use the other type of FBX (ASCII) I get this message when I try import

"
Failed to import ‘F:/Sean [Owner]/blender/Blends/My stuff/Fuse/Charictors/Test/Test 1/Test_Idel.fbx’. Failed to create asset ‘/Game/Test_Idel’
"

Edit:
something I missed it didn’t ask for a skeleton it thought it was a static mesh

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:confused: I tryed importing it as the other version agine (binary) it it just decided to work
http://gyazo.com/5552ac22e1e3f1bb4211b3dfbc3197e9

maybe it was part of the UE4 update?

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Can’t say for sure, but I was having a really strange problem with a model exported from Blender that just magically went away a few days ago as well. I don’t think it was 4.7.4 that did id, as it went away before I installed that. I was assuming it was some change between Blender 2.74 RC2 and 2.74 final, but haven’t tested that theory. Am just happy it’s working now.