Setting up animated characters
Now that we have our 3D character FBX models in our Unity project, as well as the .fbx animation files from Mixamo, we can set them up using a humanoid character rig that is predefined in Unity and apply the animation files to the models in our scenes.
To set up the 3D characters to be used in our scenes, follow these steps:
- Go to our
3D charactersfolder in the Project tab. - Choose the
James3D model. - In Inspector, go to the Rig tab (Figure 13.8).
- Set the Animation Type dropdown menu to
Humanoid. - Set the Avatar Definition dropdown menu to Create From This Model.
- Click Apply to set up the rig 3D model with the humanoid animation system that Unity has.
- Repeat steps 2–6 for the
Michellemodel, theSporty Grannymodel, theX Botmodel, and theYBotmodel.
Figure 13.8 – 3D model character rigging setup
Now that we have all of our models completed, you may notice that the models...