I have really simple question. If I have any static 3d model with no animation in it. Then can I add basic animation in this model?
For example, If I have soldier model with no in build animation in it. Then I want to add walking, running and jumping animation to it. Is this possible?
Please give me a way for this if this is possible. If you redirect me to any plugin through which I can do this easily then also it is okay. I will purchase it.
Please share your suggestion.
Well one important thing to know is whether or not the model has a skeleton that it’s rigged to. That will make it possible to add animation later on.
If you’re wondering in general how to animate a character, there are several great tools to get started with that can animate pretty well. A lot of people in the dev industry fancy Maya (I never really enjoyed the interface, much more of a 3dsMax kind of girl myself). If you’re looking for a free and much more indie friendly tool, there’s Blender as well.
Now, if you’re looking to do animations specifically in Unity, there are a bunch of asset store bundles and packages that can help you out with that. As far as I know, no one has created a humanoid animation tool for use in the Unity editor, but if you’re looking for pre-done animations then you will have no problem finding them on the asset store. Mixamo tends to be the favorite if not just because they’re the most well known and longest standing animation asset seller on the Unity market.
If your model doesn’t have a rig and you’re not comfortable doing that yourself, Mixamo has a user friendly(albeit a bit crude for higher-poly characters) auto-rigger that you can use directly from their website. You can also get Mixamo to custom rig you character for a pretty normal price (they charged us $250 four years ago for a low-poly biped humanoid, which is actually pretty cheap for a US company) as well.
Either way, you’ve got plenty of options depending on what your specific need is.
Hope that helps you out a bit!
@McMayhem , I have several questions regarding your reply.
How to check model has skeleton rigged to or not for particular animation?
I have found this kind of unity package while searching
Unity Asset Store - The Best Assets for Game Making
Does this package satisfy my need?
If I forgot about humanoid character then what is your suggestion for other kind of model animation. Here I am talking about animation that we can create only through unity. Because I am a programmer not a designer so that.
I can’t much afford costing for creating each model with animation. So that I have this kind of question in mind.