Greetings Community.
I need assistance with a custom Metahuman Base Skeletal Mesh I believe will simplify my design and improve performance.
I'm running into several desyncing issues using run-time animation retargeting with ALSv4 Animman Skeletal Mesh to drive a Metahuman Skeleton.
Animation is driven by ALS but I attach everything to the Metahuman Skeletal Mesh. This is leading to all sorts of issues with aiming, extra code, and overall complexity managing two skeletons.
I want to try a different approach, adding the missing IK Bones to a Metahuman v2 base skeleton to match ALS UE4 exact. I believe this approach will give me more options:
- Use Modified Metahuman base directly for ALS.
- Continue to use ALSv4 ue4 to drive metahuman but with 1 for 1 so attachments / aiming - alignment/sync work properly.
I’ve attempted to add the IK Bones myself using Blender, following this awesome tutorial below:
AnimMan.FBX (488.9 KB)
m_tal_nrw_body.FBX (1.3 MB)
Its been a huge struggle. Although, 3D Modeling is not my strong suit ( 
Blueprints ), I thought I could handle this. I commend those with Modeling Skills. This is extremely frustrating. Sheesh.
Does anyone have a Metahuman V2 Base Mesh with IK Bones readily available to share? Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.