Converting Makehuman MHX Model to Softimage 3D Characters MMD

Are you looking to export your Makehuman MHX model to a Softimage 3D character using MMD? If so, this tutorial will guide you through the process step by step.

Firstly, if you want to pose and animate your model with VPD or VMD files, you can do that now. However, please note that posing and animation of MMD 'lower body' bone will be absent from your model.

To make your model compatible with VMD animations or VPD poses, MMD leg and foot IK must be added to it. However, the legs of this model have 4 pairs of double leg bones, which are not compatible with MMD leg-foot IK.

To remedy this, select each pair of bones, one at a time, and then run the 'Combine 2 bones' operator on it (located in the Miscellaneous Tools Panel.) This will combine the bones correctly.

Next, in the mmd_tools_helper panel, do a mass renaming of bones from MMD English to MMD Japanese. Take a look in the Blender System console to see a message which lists the changes which were just made to your model.

Please note that this operator will only run on an mmd_english armature, which is why we previously renamed the bones to MMD English. In the Miscellaneous Tools Panel of mmd_tools_helper, select 'Correct MMD Root and Center bones', then click on the 'Execute Function' button.

The root and lower body bones are missing because the Makehuman MHX armature does not have any bones which are equivalent to those 2 MMD armature bones. Take a look in the Blender System Console to see if there are any bone names missing from the renamed bones of the armature.

In the mmd_tools_helper panel, do a mass renaming of bones from 'Makehuman MHX bone names' to 'MMD English bone names'. This will rename all the bones correctly.

Finally, in the mmd_tools panel, click on the 'Convert Model' button. Choose 'Individual Origins' as the center of scaling.

It's also important to note that similar steps are followed to convert other types of models to MMD also. You can download the mmd_tools_helper add-on from here 'download link'.

By following these instructions, you should be able to successfully convert your Makehuman MHX model to a Softimage 3D character using MMD.

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