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Here is the code for a Python script that I wrote dealing animating and setting keys on a selected object within MotionBuilder. Writing this animation script really helped me get a better understanding on how to\u00a0use MotionBuilder’s FBTime. The exercise forced me to sit down for about two hours and research 3 of the major things that we as animators manipulate – Time, Keys, and Transforms.<\/p>\n
I hope this helps others and I really look forward to spending more time with fun scripts like this.<\/p>\n
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A big thanks goes to Alex Forsythe’s<\/a> video\u00a0“Python Scripting in MotionBuilder – 05 – FBTime and Playback Control”<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here is the code for a Python script that I wrote dealing animating and setting keys on a selected object within MotionBuilder. Writing this animation script really helped me get a better understanding on how to\u00a0use MotionBuilder’s FBTime. 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YOU JUST ANIMATED WITH PYTHON! :)"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n