Autodesk MotionBuilder is professional 3D character animation software used to bring characters and creatures to life. It is the go-to tool for working with motion capture data, letting artists capture, edit and play back complex animations in a fast, interactive environment.
Built for motion capture
- Real-time character engine: automatically creates believable movement for biped and human skeletons.
- Animation editing: manipulation tools to change a character's position and orientation and refine captured motion.
- Interactive environment: work with heavy mocap data in real time.
Part of the Autodesk pipeline
MotionBuilder exchanges data smoothly with Maya and 3ds Max, making it a natural hub for mocap cleanup before final animation and rendering. It runs on Windows and Linux, with a 30-day free trial, and remains a staple 3D animation generator for mocap studios, game cinematics teams and virtual production.
