FATE Hand Poser PRO (BVH Export) Version 3.3
For a video demonstration visit: https://youtu.be/zG0nW0x-xZ4 (v1.0)
Due to limitations on the active number of animations allowed in SL, the Hand Poser HUD may not work in conjunction with other posing HUDs on the market.
New to version 3.2 - Compatibility with Anypose BVH (v1.8 or later) to export full body and finger poses! Link at bottom of description.
New to version 3.0 - Mirror feature to copy your left to right hand or reverse. Also added BVH export support (PRO version only)
New to version 2.5 - Thumb second joint twist added (for better Maitreya support), Minimise UI improvements, Preset Transfer Support
New to version 2.0 - More poses, More presets, UI Improvements, Puppeteer feature, custom AO feature! To receive the free update visit the mainstore location delivery terminal.
An unfortunate reality of hands in Second Life is that for too long they have been limited to just a couple of built in poses which can cause issues for great photography or interacting with objects in a realistic manner.
With this in mind I created this Hand Poser HUD to provide a simple and intuitive interface for posing your Bento enabled hands in a position that works best for your needs.
This HUD requires Bento enabled hands to work.
Step 1. Wear the FATE Hand Poser HUD
Step 2. Simply click and drag sliders on the HUD to pose them
FEATURES
1. Export your Pose (PRO version only)
You can now export your custom bento hand poses with the click of a button. Simply pose your fingers then press the export button, follow the link in chat and save the page as a .bvh file to your computer. Poses will be available for download for at least 30 days.
2. Save Your Pose
To save your current finger poses simply click the 'save' button on any of the presets. Click the preset button to apply it in the future.
3. Puppeteer
You can now animate other avatar's hands, this is great for photographers with multiple avatars to pose. Simply click the Puppeteer button and select a nearby avatar. That avatar will need to accept animation permissions and also be wearing bento enabled hands.
4. AO
You can now use your FATE Hand Poser HUD as a custom bento hand animation override. Click the 'AO Settings' button and click 'LIST' on the popup menu to configure which preset poses are used in the AO. Your avatar will switch to a random pose in this list during random intervals (as long as the HUD is attached).
5. Minimise/Maximise
The FATE Hand Poser HUD now has more UI control, allowing a full minimise and maximise of the HUD, Hand Controllers or Presets Panels individually to allow for greater visibility, you can also scale the HUD to your own preferences using the build tools.
For best results, disable any built in AO for your bento hands through their HUD or by manually stopping your animations.
Anypose BVH: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/AnyPose-BVH-Pose-Stand-Includes-AnyPose-Animator/774336
- Export custom hand poses as bvh
- 496 poses per finger
- Over 14 trillion possible poses
- 28 custom preset saves
- Works with all bento enabled hands
limited
Unfortunately, the thumb has a limitation and cannot bend far back. A pose of the hand resting on the hip with the thumb around the waist is impossible. Shame
There is not adequate instruction on how to use this product.
I think this product is a great idea, in theory it works well, but no where is it detailed how to do the BVH export. You click save as on the page that the HUD gives, it can be saved as a TXT document only, you CAN change the file extension to be .BVH but in my experience this breaks the pose making it unusable for SL import. You can tell there's data in the file by the size but if you try importing this file after transitioning the TXT to BVH, there is no working animation and the same happens in Blender if you're somebody who likes to adjust your animations to be higher priority.
I would love to support this product, if the creator could kindly explain the BVH or include export instructions this would be great, but as it is the PRO version is NOT WORTH IT.