Character Types

In Cartoon Animator, there are several kinds of characters:

  • G3 Template Bone Character - Human, Animals, Spine, Wings, and G3 Free Bone Character (CrazyTalk Animator v3 or above).
  • G3 360 Template Bone Character - Human, Animals, Spine, Wings, and G3 360 Free Bone Character (Cartoon Animator v4 or above).
  • G3 Bone Hand Character (Cartoon Animator v4.2 or above).
  • G2 Character (CrazyTalk Animator v2 or above).
  • G1 Character (CrazyTalk Animator v1 or above).

( Watch Tutorial - Intro to CTA Character Types )

ClosedCharacter Thumbnails and Paths

The thumbnails and paths of the embedded characters are as described in the table below:

Assets

Thumbnail / Location (default)

Description

G3 Template Bone Characters


  • G3 Human - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Human\2_G3 Human

  • G3 Animals - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Animals\G3 Animals

  • G3 Spine - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Spine\G3 Spine

  • G3 Wings - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Wings\G3 Wings
  • The thumbnail of the template bone human character is marked with (front) or (side, 45 or 90 degrees to the right), which implies the direction of the human character.
  • The name of this template bone human character is suffixed with F (front), S (45 degrees to the right), or S2 (90 degrees to the right).
  • The thumbnail of the template bone character can also be marked with various entities such as dogs, worms, or simply the look of the bones.

G3 360 Template Bone Characters


  • G3 360 Human - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Human\1_G3 360 Human

  • G3 360 Animals - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Animals\G3 360 Animals

  • G3 360 Spine - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Spine\G3 360 Spine

  • G3 360 Wings - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Wings\G3 360 Wings
  • The thumbnail of the template bone human character is marked with (front) or (side, 45 or 90 degrees to the right), which implies the direction of the human character.
  • The name of this template bone human character is suffixed with F (front), S (45 degrees to the right), or S2 (90 degrees to the right).
  • The head can rotate up to 360 degrees.

G3 Free Bone Characters


  • Image Free Bone - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Free Bone\1.Image Free Bone

  • Vector Free Bone - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Free Bone\2.Vector Free Bone
  • The bone structure of this kind can be constructed freely. There are no specific rules for them.
  • The source images for this kind of bones are unlimited and can be anything.

G3 360 Free Bone Characters


  • G3 360 Free Bone - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Free Bone\3.G3 360 Free Bone
  • The bone structure of this kind can be constructed freely, without specific rules.
  • The head can rotate up to 360 degrees.

G3 Bone Hand Characters


  • G3 Bone Hand - C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Reallusion Templates\Cartoon Animator\Actor\Human\3_G3 Bone Hand
  • The thumbnail of the template bone character is marked with (front) or (side, 45 or 90 degrees to the right), which implies the direction of the character.
  • The name of this template bone character is suffixed with F (front), S (45 degrees to the right), or S2 (90 degrees to the right).
  • The additional Bone Hand structure can create special bone hand animation.
 
ClosedComparison Table

The comparison of the G1, G2 and G3 characters are as shown in the table below:

 

G1 Characters

G2 Characters

G3 Characters

G3 360 Characters

Angles

Flat, only divided into Front and Side categories.

Full angle with 10 perspectives.

Flat, only divided into Front and Side categories.

Flat, only divided into Front, Side and Side 2 categories.

Head Angles

Rotatable with visual flaws.

Full angle with 10 perspectives.

Rotatable with visual flaws.

Perfect 360 degrees.

2D Motion Compatibility

Fully supported.

Fully supported.

Fully supported.

Fully supported.

3D Motion Compatibility

Supported with visual flaws.

Fully supported.

Fully supported.

Fully supported.

Body Parts Replacement

Only with G1 characters.

Only with G2 characters.

Only with G3 and G3 360 characters.

Only with G3 and G3 360 characters.

Image-based

Fully supported.

Fully supported.

Fully Supported.

Fully Supported.

Vector-based

Fully supported.

Fully supported.

Fully Supported.

Fully Supported.

Render Style Ability

Not supported.

Fully supported (except the upgraded Eddie and Cherry).

Not fully supported.

Not fully supported.
 

Refer to the following sections for more information: