Animation Distillation

Transfer animation rigs and motion sequences from template 3D assets to newly generated 3D objects, enabling automatic animation of generative 3D content. Animation distillation transfers existing animation data (skeletal rigs, blend shapes, skinning weights) to novel 3D geometries. Given a source 3D asset with an animation rig, and a target 3D object in a similar pose, the model learns to predict skinning weights and rig parameters for the target object. This enables generated 3D assets to be automatically animated using existing animation libraries, bypassing the expensive manual rigging process.