Unreal Engine Gear

Goal:

• IO layout data (Cameras + static Mesh + skeletal mesh)

New tools:

• Core libraries

These tools will be implemented in mGear

Goal:

• improve game pipeline

Goal:

• Syncing selected assets in Unreal Levels with Maya.

Goal:

• Generate a simple Runtime rig with Control Rig
• Generate Full Animation rig with Control Rig
• Generate IKRig with retargeting mapping
• IO layout data (Cameras + static Mesh + skeletal mesh)
• Assembly of modular characters

New tools:

• Core libraries
• Control rig function solvers like Maya counterpart
• ueShifter:
  • EPIC component counterpart to build from Collected data in Maya

These tools will be implemented in mGear

Goal:

• improve game pipeline
• gNexus (.gnx): General data collector for ueGear

New tools:

• FBX exporter
  • 1click send to Unreal (FBX) Skeletal mesh and animation

• Always starting from Unreal
• Always assume camera in sequencer Unreal > Maya > Unreal camera flows
• Adding custom attributes on Camera to FBX
• A shot represents one Camera track.

The following plugins must be activated in your project to get the full benefit of ueGear.

• Python Editor Script Plugin
• Sequencer Scripting
• Remote Control API, Required for Maya to pipe queries into Unreal

NOTE: Before starting you will need to have MGEAR_FBX_SDK_PATH setup in your environment varialbes, and have it pointing to an FBX SDK, which can be downloaded from SDK

WIP: Working on making the Maya to Unreal workflow not require FBX SDK, as this adds a level of complexity for the User.

1. Open Maya and Unreal
2. Make sure that mGear is installed for both applications (mGear, ueGear).
3. In Unreal, Open the Level and LevelSeqence in Sequencer, that you want to work on.

NOTE: Any information that is in the Sequencer and outside of the Playback region (red/green lines), will not be exported. This means animation keys on the camera. [Functionality could be added at a later date to implement entire camera track sections get exported even if outside of the Playback region]

Go to the FBX webpage and install the latest version that works with your Maya version.

• Can exist in LevelSequencer
• Can exist in a sub sequence of a LevelSequencer
• Can be instantiated by the LevelSequencer
• Can exist in a Level and not in a LevelSequencer
• Never exists in the Content Browser. It will appear in a LevelSequence or inside a level.