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Question for animation specialists. I wanted to use internal static animation/pose avatar_surf.bvh from here http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Internal_Animations but due to the use of the AVsitter I need to upload it to SL. But an error appears when uploading "Unknown joint neckDummy". In the bvh hierarchy file, I see two joints with names JOINT neckDummy and JOINT figureHair that probably cause the error. I tried to remove them but the animation is distorted. Any ideas on how to fix this? I would like to use this particular animation/pose. I post bvh here in the hope it helps. HIERARCHY ROOT hip { OFFSET 0.00 0.00 0.00 CHANNELS 6 Xposition Yposition Zposition Xrotation Zrotation Yrotation JOINT abdomen { OFFSET 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 CHANNELS 3 Xrotation Zrotation Yrotation JOINT chest { OFFSET 0.000000 5.018152 -1.882228 CHANNELS 3 Xrotation Zrotation Yrotation JOINT neckDummy { OFFSET 0.000000 8.316447 0.784897 CHANNELS 3 Xrotation Yrotation Zrotation JOINT neck { OFFSET 0.000000 2.280413 -0.392801 CHANNELS 3 Xrotation Zrotation Yrotation JOINT head { OFFSET 0.000000 3.496879 0.529469 CHANNELS 3 Xrotation Zrotation Yrotation JOINT figureHair { OFFSET 0.000000 4.699570 0.720622 CHANNELS 3 Zrotation Yrotation Xrotation End Site { OFFSET 0.000000 -6.419331 0.000000 } } } } } JOINT lCollar { OFFSET 0.599237 8.316447 0.784897 CHANNELS 3 Yrotation Zrotation Xrotation JOINT lShldr { OFFSET 6.421198 0.010146 -0.332128 CHANNELS 3 Zrotation Yrotation Xrotation JOINT lForeArm { OFFSET 10.552783 0.025574 0.125508 CHANNELS 3 Yrotation Zrotation Xrotation JOINT lHand { OFFSET 11.035963 0.319619 0.041520 CHANNELS 3 Zrotation Yrotation Xrotation End Site { OFFSET 10.353753 0.000000 0.000000 } } } } } JOINT rCollar { OFFSET -0.599237 8.316447 0.784897 CHANNELS 3 Yrotation Zrotation Xrotation JOINT rShldr { OFFSET -6.421198 0.010146 -0.332128 CHANNELS 3 Zrotation Yrotation Xrotation JOINT rForeArm { OFFSET -10.552783 0.025574 0.125508 CHANNELS 3 Yrotation Zrotation Xrotation JOINT rHand { OFFSET -11.035963 0.319619 0.041520 CHANNELS 3 Zrotation Yrotation Xrotation End Site { OFFSET -10.353753 0.000000 0.000000 } } } } } } } JOINT lThigh { OFFSET 4.500466 -6.400484 -1.832696 CHANNELS 3 Xrotation Zrotation Yrotation JOINT lShin { OFFSET -1.359117 -18.918689 1.179887 CHANNELS 3 Xrotation Zrotation Yrotation JOINT lFoot { OFFSET -0.652380 -17.215186 -0.312137 CHANNELS 3 Xrotation Yrotation Zrotation End Site { OFFSET 0.000000 0.000000 10.353752 } } } } JOINT rThigh { OFFSET -4.500466 -6.400484 -1.832696 CHANNELS 3 Xrotation Zrotation Yrotation JOINT rShin { OFFSET 1.359117 -18.918689 1.179887 CHANNELS 3 Xrotation Zrotation Yrotation JOINT rFoot { OFFSET 0.652380 -17.215186 -0.312137 CHANNELS 3 Xrotation Yrotation Zrotation End Site { OFFSET 0.000000 0.000000 10.353752 } } } } } MOTION Frames: 1 Frame Time: 0.033333 4.239725 34.856594 1.300791 4.989834 0.625088 -43.068520 65.000000 0.000000 0.000000 8.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -25.000000 1.000000 41.000000 -27.000000 -20.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 2.021920 -5.690310 -0.063351 -9.100700 -40.021229 15.991600 -23.515602 7.696260 -42.852264 -5.030510 -0.173112 0.175734 -2.021920 5.690310 -0.063351 26.100700 21.021229 15.991600 33.515602 9.303740 -10.852264 -15.969490 15.173111 18.175735 -48.890175 -2.465950 -29.012543 58.472328 -2.408427 -36.881523 -18.543835 23.632442 -2.116663 -27.555395 -12.397776 -7.503807 67.718994 3.836573 8.126284 -41.822742 -9.347204 3.200089

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