Create and Import 3D Model Animations into Dynamics 365 Guides is a complex process. Dynamcis 365 Guides is a mixed reality app that enables users to create interactive guides using holograms and 3D models. Here's how you can make and import animations into Dynamcis 365 Guides:
Prepare Your 3D Model:
Select or create a 3D model that represents the object or subject of your guidebook. Common formats for these models are FBX, OBJ, and GLTF. Make sure it is properly textured and rigged if it requires animations with skeletal rigging capabilities.
Animation Software:
Implement your animations using 3D animation software like Autodesk Maya, Blender or 3ds Max to create them. If your model needs skeletal rigging for animations, set this up within your chosen software as well.
Build Animations:
Create 3D model animations of the actions or steps you wish to depict in your guide, keyframing it with beginning and end points for poses and positions. Be mindful of timing, ease and fluidity when animating movements; focus on timing as much as possible when animating movements. When your animation is complete, export animation for export.
Create your 3D model animation in an appropriate format for Dynamics 365 Guides; Microsoft recommends the FBX format. Be sure to include all animation frames if applicable when exporting.
Assemble and import into Dynamics 365 Guides:
Launch Dynamics 365 Guides and create or open an existing guide. In the guide editor, import your 3D model with animations via Dynamics 365 Guides' "3D Models" tab, positioning and scaling it accordingly within the guide to fit its context.
When finished, add interactivity:
Use Dynamics 365 Guides' interface to add interactive steps, labels and annotations to your 3D model. Trigger and action rules enable you to control when animations play based on user interaction triggers and actions are setup as triggers or actions to play out animations when needed.
Testing and Review:
Test Your Guide Make sure the 3D Model Animations Work, Align with Instruction Content, Review, Refine, Publish & Share Once your guide and its 3D Model Animations meet these criteria, publish and share it via Dynamics 365 Guides.
Share the guide with your target audience so they can access it through mixed reality devices such as HoloLens.
Create 3D model animations for Dynamics 365 Guides can be a challenging process that requires expertise in 3D modeling, animation, and familiarity with the platform. Depending on the complexity of your project, professional 3D modelers and animators may be needed in order to ensure high-quality results.
