Replacing Characters

In Cartoon Animator, you can always replace characters with another one by drag and dropping the desired one onto the existing one. However, there are some regulations for replacing characters.

ClosedReplacing an Existing Character

If you wish to replace an existing character, including the G1, G2, G3 or free bone characters, without removing the animations that you already set, then just follow the steps below:

  1. In the Stage Mode, apply a motion to the character.
  2. Select the character that will be replaced.
  3. Change the Content Manager to Actor >> Character template or custom library.
  4. Drag the desired template from the library and drop it onto the selected character.
    ClosedNote:
    • Make sure that the original character and the new character have an identical bone structure. Cross generation replacement is not allowed.
    • If the target Free Bone character does not contain an identical bone structure as the template, then the replacement will fail and both characters will display on the stage.
    • You may create a character with the advanced method. For more information please refer to the Changing Parts of a Character section.
  5. The original character will now be replaced with the new one. All original animations will be kept.
 
ClosedCharacter Replacement Regulations

The replacing regulations are divided into two aspects; character and head / body (body parts included).

For the ease of reading, Cartoon Animator will be described as CTA in the following tables.

ClosedCharacter Replacement Table (for CTA V2)
  Replaced with
G1 Character G2 and G2+ Character
G1 Character V V
G2 and G2+ Character V V
ClosedCharacter Replacement Table (for CTA V3)
  Replaced with
G1 Character G2 and G2+ Character G3 Character
G1 Character V V X
(add new character)
G2 and G2+ Character V V X
(add new character)
G3 and Free Bone Character X
(add new character)		 X
(add new character)		 V
ClosedHead / Body Replacement Table (for CTA V2)
  Replaced with
G1 Head G2 and G2+ Head G2 Body
G1 Character V V V
G2 and G2+ Character V V V
ClosedHead / Body Replacement Table (for CTA V3)
  Replaced with
G1 Head G2 and G2+ Head G1 Body G2 Body
G1 Character V V V V
G2 and G2+ Character V V V V
G3 and Free Bone Character V
(Head added in composer first)		 V
(Head added in composer first)		 X X