Before starting, make sure the Maya Plugin is installed: Maya Plugin | Perception Neuron Motion Capture (neuronmocap.com)

Axis Software Setup

Open recorded data or connect a device.  If you are playing recorded data, make sure to play it on loop. 

Axis Studio Settings

• Click Main menu --> Settings --> Advanced BVH Broadcasting
• Enable Capture if you are streaming live data, enable Edit if you are streaming recorded data
• Choose the correct IP under Local Address and enter a valid net port  
• Click OK to apply the settings

Axis Neuron and Axis Neuron Pro Configuration

• Click File --> Settings
• Enable Advanced BVH
• Make sure TCP is selected and that the ServerPort is correct

Maya Configuration 

Load the Plugin

• Go to Windows --> Settings/Preferences --> Plug-in Manager. 

• Search for "noitom_perception_robot_2022x64.mll" and click Loaded.
• To auto-load the plugin make sure to select Auto Load.

• Input Axis Software's Host IP and Port number to receive real-time data streaming from Axis Software.

Once the plugin is loaded, go to the Toolbar and click Neuron --> Mocap to open the Neuron Mocap plugin window.

• Click Initialize and then Create Skeletons.  There will be a T-pose skeleton in the Viewport window if your connection was established successfully. 

• Click Characterize to characterize your skeleton.

Next, Import your model.  If your character is not already set up with human IK, you will need to do that. 

Characterize your Character Model

Bring in your character model.  Make sure the character is in a T-pose. 

If the character is not in a perfect T-pose:

• Set the Timeline to frame 0
• Select the hips
• Go to Select --> Hierarchy
• Set all the Rotation values to 0.

• In the Human IK window, click the + sign

If you are using a Mixamo rig:

• Select the character’s hips.  
• Click the drop down menu in the blue box in the Human IK window
• Go to Edit Skeleton Definition --> Load Skeleton Definition --> HIK

For other rigs, you will need to manually assign the bones

Once the character model is ready, go to the Human IK window. 

• Set Character to your character model and Source to the mocap data 

• Click Start mocap.  Your model will be driven by your motion data
• Click Stop mocap to stop

Notes：

Here are a few things to keep in mind when using Maya live.

• Multiple characters are not supported for now. 
• You cannot record in Maya, streaming to Maya will just give you an idea of how the performance looks on your character model.