While efficiency is a primary goal, the ultimate benefit of using LH Tools is the improvement in final output quality. When animators spend less time fighting with the software or troubleshooting technical glitches, they can spend more time on the nuances of performance. They can focus on the timing of a character’s blink or the subtle weight shift in a walk cycle.
: Includes dedicated utilities like LH | FBXExport for exporting character animations to FBX format and LH | SaveAnimTool for saving data to XML files. CG-Animation LH Tools For 3DS Max
: Facilitates the import of motion capture data (specifically BVH files) and applies it directly to the LH rig. While efficiency is a primary goal, the ultimate
A central hub for managing keyframes, poses, and character sets. It allows animators to save and mirror poses or animations across different characters. : Includes dedicated utilities like LH | FBXExport
The suite is modular, with each tool targeting a specific stage of character creation:
: With the rig ready, LH | Auto-Skin takes over. It automates the tedious task of painting weights by generating a "sliced" version of the character, allowing for faster previews and high-accuracy envelopes that often require zero manual editing.