2012 crashes when when using SetCharacterizationOn( True )

[tonthebone]

Hi,

I'm experiencing a crash when I characterize using the myCharacter.SetCharacterizationOn( True).

All seems to be working correctly until I execute this line. When I do so, the charaterize check box turns on and Motionbuilder freezes. Any suggestions on how to remedy this?

Thanks!



#--------------------


from pyfbsdk import *

myCharacter = FBCharacter ("Test_Char")

myCharacter.InputType = FBCharacterInputType.kFBCharacterInputStance

myCharacter.ActiveInput = True

#---------- This custom function adds a joint to the passed body part
def addJointToCharacter ( characterObject, slot, jointName 😞
myJoint = FBFindModelByName(jointName)
property = characterObject.PropertyList.Find(slot + "Link")
property.append (myJoint)

#----------this will assign the joint 'Hips' into the character's 'Hips' slot, rinse wash repeat.
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'Reference', 'Reference')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'Hips', 'Hips')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'LeftUpLeg', 'LeftUpLeg')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'LeftLeg', 'LeftLeg')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'LeftFoot', 'LeftFoot')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'RightUpLeg', 'RightUpLeg')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'RightLeg', 'RightLeg')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'RightFoot', 'RightFoot')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'Spine', 'Spine')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'LeftArm', 'LeftArm')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'LeftForeArm', 'LeftForeArm')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'LeftHand', 'LeftHand')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'RightArm', 'RightArm')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'RightForeArm', 'RightForeArm')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'RightHand', 'RightHand')
addJointToCharacter (myCharacter, 'Head', 'Head')

#---------Turn Characterization on = Crashes MoBu!
myCharacter.SetCharacterizeOn( True )

[tonthebone]

Adding to this thread: The above code seems to work just fine in Motionbuilder 2010. I wonder if this is something that can be remedied with a hotfix?

[tonthebone]

I'm calling this resolved. What I've discovered is that if i execute "myCharacter.SetCharacterizeOn( True )" alone or as the last line in a script, It crashes. If I do something after that, like "myChar =FBApplication().CurrentCharacter", all seems to be OK. I guess this is just something finicky with Motionbuilder 2012?

[Trueseer]

Try - "char_default.SetCharacterizeOn(1)" - It is work for me 🙂 and yes - 2012 is buggy...

[brian1_nc]

So, I'm having the exact same problem. In mb2010 this worked fine:

myCharacter.SetCharacterizeOn(True) #turn on Biped

But in mb2012 it crashes MB. I have tried the tricks listed above, but it still crashes. wtf?