README.md

mixamo to glTF 2.0 merger

mixamo2gltf2 is a command line tool to merge two mixamo glTF 2.0 into one glTF file.
The animations of the glTF have to be generated from the same mixamo character.

Usage: mixamo2gltf2.exe folder mainGltf animationGltF

folder Output folder.
mainGltf Main glTF with meshes/skins plus optional animation data.
animationGltf Animation glTF with animation data plus optional meshes/skin data.

How to generate glTF from mixamo

1. Export the animated mixamo character with the following settings:
   • Format: FBX Binary (.fbx)
   • Skin: With Skin for the main glTF. Without Skin for the animation glTF.
   • Frames per Second: 30 for a good quality.
   • Keyframe Reduction: Uniform otherwise artifacts can occur.
2. Convert the FBX to glTF e.g. using Blender
   • Try out 2gltf2 for a quick conversion

Software Requirements

• C/C++ 17 compiler e.g. gcc or Visual C++
• Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers or
• CMake

View, inspect, edit, optimze and compose glTF

To e.g. optimize the merged glTF, please try out Gestaltor.