How to use free characters within Plask

Today, we will explore two places where you can find characters to use in Plask.

SKETCHFAB

The Sketchfab site has a plethora of character models available for download. And many of them are free! However, we don't always find compatibility between the poses of those characters and the pose required by Plask. We will explore here the corrections we can make using Blender to enable the use of those characters within Plask and subsequently export them, along with the animation.

Link https://sketchfab.com/samanthakennedy90/collections/characters-free-da79db8f8e5b47f2a0057aac75924583

READY PLAYER ME

On this website, you can design your own personalized avatar easily. You can choose its face, body, hair, and even its clothes.

In both cases, download the model in GLB format

GITHUB

Then, we need to download a free Blender plugin (before importing the character into the Blender software) to make the necessary adjustments for successfully importing the model into Plask.

Link https://github.com/absolute-quantum/cats-blender-plugin

And we download the Add-On.

BLENDER

In Blender, we import the Add_On (Plugin)

Edit - Preferences

Make sure to check the option to enable it

And let's import the character downloaded from Sketchfab

File - Import - Glb

Now let's visualize its bones. Choose Pose Mode, observe its pose, and delete any keyframes if there are any.

We rotate its arms and hands to determine a T-pose

Now we select the Cats plugin and click on Apply as rest Pose

Ready. Now we can export our character to Plask. Go to File > Export and choose the GLB format

PLASK

Well, finally, we can now import the character into Plask. Go to Model > Import Model.

Then, we can attach the animation extracted with Plask to the model.

Let's hit play and verify that the character's body performs the animation correctly

You can export this character along with its animation and take it to another program.

Check out our channel for more video tutorials on how to use Plask with other programs.

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