🧭 Quick Start Guide

Here’s a step-by-step overview of how to use AutoEye Animator:

🔹 1. Basic Setup

1. Select your character and armature.

2. Choose your rig type (Rigify, Auto-Rig Pro, Faceit, Custom).

3. Set the eye master bone.

4. Define eye movement range (horizontal & vertical limits).

5. Select the eyeball mesh.

6. (Optional) Select a Pupil Shape Key for emotion-driven dilation.

7. Choose animation start and end frames.

8. Click Generate Animation under "Basic Functions".

💡 Tip: Adjust "Intensity" to control how dynamic the eye movements are. Smaller movement ranges = more exaggerated motion.

🔹 2. Blinking & Scan Mode

• Enable Scan Mode to make the eyes roll upward (e.g., when the character is thinking).

• Customize blink strength, speed, and frame offset.

• Blinking is random and natural — no extra rigging required.

🔹 3. Multi-Character Workflow

Working in a scene with multiple characters?

• Use Save Character Settings to store rig setups.

• Use Clear Settings to start with a new character.

• Previously saved settings can be instantly restored.

🔹 4. Emotion-Driven Mode (Advanced)

AutoEye Animator supports emotional gaze shifts over time. Here's how:

1. Add a pupil shape key: Set value to 1, enter Edit Mode, resize pupil, set min value to -1.

2. In the Advanced Panel, define emotional intervals (start & end frames).

3. Choose to generate single or multiple emotion sections.

4. Adjust intensity and smooth blending between sections.

✨ Example: Sad eyes blink slower with less motion. Angry eyes shift more rapidly with narrower pupils.

🔹 5. Rig Compatibility Overview

🔧 Requirements

• Blender 3.6 or later

• A rigged character with separate eye control bones (e.g. eyeball_LookAt_master)

• (Optional) Face with ARKit shape keys

• (Optional) Shape keys for pupil control