In Character Animator (v3.4), it is sometimes difficult to tell which latch-mode triggers are active.

This makes it hard to get the puppet back into its default mode, especially when multiple latch triggers are active simultaneously.

It would be very useful if activated latch triggers in the Trigger Panel could visually indicate their state (by changing color for instance).

In addition, currently buttons in the Controls Panel flash briefly when clicked. For latch triggers, it would make sense for them to remain highlighted (or some other visual indication, like a highlighted border) for the entire time the trigger is active.

That would give users the ability to identify active latch triggers and return them to default state as required.

Whenever I create a pose, I'm stuck with Character Animator reverting to the rest pose on the next frame.

If I create a keyframe on frame 1 and frame 24 and then set the playhead to 13, the character should be posed as a roughly 50/50 blend of the two. Though it's "calculated" not a hard keyframe. If I move a limb or the body etc, that should create a keyframe at that point.

What happens instead is, every time I ctrl+2, and then advance, or even just hold in place, the puppet reverts to it's "neutral" pose and to make it animat, I have to actually start posing over from scratch with every frame.

In addition, we should have ONION SKINS!

Hey guys, LOVE CA, but Im running into a problem.

I have a character with shoulder length hair. I want the hair to be on top of the shoulder, but I want the hand to be able to be on top of the hair.

Obviously, I cant have the upper arm be one group and the forearm be another and still have it do all that fancy IK etc.

OR CAN I? :)

Maybe you could make a special kind of shared layer, where a copy of the arm with the upper arm and shoulder was transparent was above the hair, and the original version was still below. If CA could calculate the mesh and still do the layering, thatd be really amazing.

Any thoughts?

Thank you!

(From long chat with Yashraj Kapoor in customer service team)

"Edit original" with AI model is breaking model. Instead of 2 movable arms, after editing it now shows 2 movable arms AND 2 other arms in (what I think is) bind position. (Can only notice this when manually moving arm by handle, and surprised to see another arm sitting there).

Customer service thinks it's a problem with the model, but then my question is-- why does it work as expected when loaded from .puppet, but not when re-loading graphic assets from AI?

Steps:
1. Load puppet (purchased from approved Adobe partner in Home page)
2. Puppet works normally
3. "Edit original"
4. In AI, resave file
5. Ch works for a while rebuilding the puppet and the scene.
6. Puppet now looks like Krishna (4 arms).

Please note that even if I make NO changes to the puppet in AI (just make a blank layer and delete it right away), it still breaks after the refresh.

I'm not sure about the legality of attaching a copyrighted file here.

I think adding a separate window connected to the stream would be beneficial so that OBS software can detect the window more easily and you don't have to jump through so many hoops. Also, I think a way to create better tracking and even add an option for the puppets could be exported much like Live2D can export theirs, would be beneficial. Being able to add your already rigged puppet to a different non-adobe software would be great for streamers looking to become VTubers. Personally, I find the streaming to be clunky and not well thought out, if it ran more like Facerig so it'd be an easier experience I'd try to learn the program more though.

I think adding a separate window connected to the stream would be beneficial so that OBS software can detect the window more easily and you don't have to jump through so many hoops. Also, I think a way to create better tracking and even add an option for the puppets could be exported much like Live2D can export theirs, would be beneficial. Being able to add your already rigged puppet to a different non-adobe software would be great for streamers looking to become VTubers. Personally, I find the streaming to be clunky and not well thought out, if it ran more like Facerig so it'd be an easier experience I'd try to learn the program more though.