Question Moving a character based on world coordinates in a .csv file

Hi all,

I'm pretty new at Unity but I'm trying to move a bunch of characters based on joint coordinates that I've got stored in several .CSV files that looks like the following.

etc

I've managed to read all of the data and list it appropriately.

My plan was to list the models corresponding joint Transform.position in the script and then in Update() attach the coordinates to each joints world position.

as for instance

LeftHip.position = new Vector3(playerPos[currentStep].lHip2.x, playerPos[currentStep].lHip2.y, playerPos[currentStep].lHip2.z);

This worked partially as it would position each joint where it's supposed to be but it makes the model look like something from a horror movie.

Any ideas what my next step could be?
It's clear there are many issues at hand but if anyone has any idea where i can start that would be much appreciated!

Attaching my code below and and image on how the coordinates are positioned in the data.

Thanks

 

Looks like you have joints moving a character with no paint weights on the joints.

Was this model rigged in a 3D app? Or how are you rigging it?

 

without delving into the code, do you know how skeletons work?
The children nodes/joints are dependant on the parents positions/rotations

thus say for a knee -> foot 2 joints conected by a boine, you first have to calc kness position/rotation and then for the foot you have to add its new postions/roatations onto the knees ones

 

With out doing the work in a 3D app to skin it, I doubt it will deform properly. It needs to have paint weights on the vertices.

 

Hi,

It's a basic free model that i rigged in Blender and used automatic weights. Should be alright as it bends correctly when in pose mode.

From what I understand after reading up on it, I get lost somewhere in calculating the rotation of each joint. I've tried calculating the local position and using that to set the values but still not getting the results right.

Should I use the world positions or local position to calculate the rotation and have that drive the motion?