hkxPoser

This is a simple editor for animation.hkx. I made it for the purpose of fine adjustment of existing pose.

Prerequisite

• .NET Framework 4.5.2
• hkdump

Usage

1. Prepare nif models.

Copy nif models (.nif) into data\meshes folder. Copy diffuse textures (.dds) into data\textures folder. subfolders are not needed.

Example

in data\meshes:
  femalebody_1.nif
  femalefeet_1.nif
  femalehands_1.nif
  femalehead.nif

in data\textures:
  femalebody_1.dds
  femalehands_1.dds
  femalehead.dds

2. Launch hkxPoser.exe

3. Drop any animation file (.hkx) onto the screen.

Click on a round marker to select a bone. The selected bone will turn red.

Transform window

You can operate the selected bone.

• Loc: Location
• Rot: Rotation

Hold down any of the XYZ buttons and move the mouse. Then the selected bone moves and rotates.

Menu

• File
  • Open: Ctrl+O Open the existing .hkx file.
  • Save: Ctrl+S Save the created pose as an .hkx file.
• Edit
  • Undo: Ctrl+Z
  • Redo: Ctrl+Y

Build

Prerequisite

• Visual Studio 2017
• SharpDX 4.0.1

Run MSBuild

Acknowledgments

hkxPoser uses Havok(R). (C) Copyright 1999-2008 Havok.com Inc. (and its Licensors). All Rights Reserved. See www.havok.com for details.

• NifTools Project
• SharpDX

License

MIT License

Author

opparco