visual3d:tutorials:other:youtube_tutorials
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YouTube Tutorials
The YouTube Tutorial videos for Visual3D will help you navigate the software step-by-step with the latest version of the application.
Updated Visual3D Tutorials [HAS-Motion Youtube Channel]
These videos were made to provide an updated look at some of the most important Visual3D tutorials. This playlist contains the following videos and takes you through a typical processing session in Visual3D.
| Tutorial | Description | Wiki Tutorial |
| Visual3D Tutorial Video 1 - Building a 6 DOF Model: Link to Youtube Video | Learn how to construct and apply a 6 DOF model to your motion capture dataset, enabling advanced analysis of biomechanical movement. The tutorial walks you through building a 6DOF lower body model by defining the pelvis, thighs, shanks and feet segments. | Building a 6 DOF Model |
| Visual3D Tutorial Video 2 - Visualizing Data: Link to Youtube Video | Explore the tools and features available to visualize your data through animations and graphs. | Visualizing Data |
| Visual3D Tutorial Video 3 - Command Pipeline: Link to Youtube Video | Learn how to automate repetitive tasks, streamline workflows, and execute complex processes efficiently using Visual3D’s powerful pipeline commands. This tutorial covers the basics of setting up and customizing pipelines, offering step-by-step guidance to help you optimize your biomechanics analysis workflow. | Command Pipeline |
| Visual3D Tutorial Video 4 - Signal Processing: Link to Youtube Video | Discover how to apply advanced signal processing techniques to your biomechanics data, including filtering, smoothing, and analyzing time-series signals. | Signal Processing |
| Visual3D Tutorial Video 5 - Force Platforms: Link to Youtube Video | Covers the steps for setting up force platform parameters, calculating kinematic and kinetic variables, and integrating force data into your biomechanics analysis. Provides clear instructions for users to effectively utilize force platform data within Visual3D. | Force Platforms |
| Visual3D Tutorial Video 6 - Event Processing: Link to Youtube Video | Covers the steps to identify, edit, and manage events in your biomechanics data, enabling precise segmentation and analysis of key movement phases. | Event Processing |
| Visual3D Tutorial Video 7 - Model Based Computation: Link to Youtube Video | Demonstrates how to compute model based data like joint angles, velocities, and moments in Visual3D. | Model Based Computations |
| Visual3D Tutorial Video 8 - Creating a Report: Link to Youtube Video | Shows how the report building tools in Visual3D can be used to create and save a report containing the results from earlier tutorials. | Creating a Report |
Building Models in Visual3D
This playlist shows different different model definitions and how to build them in Visual3D.
| Tutorial | Description | Wiki Tutorial |
| Visual3D Tutorial Video 1 - Building a 6 DOF Model: Link to Youtube Video | Learn how to construct and apply a 6 DOF model to your motion capture dataset, enabling advanced analysis of biomechanical movement. The tutorial walks you through building a 6DOF lower body model by defining the pelvis, thighs, shanks and feet segments. | Building a 6 DOF Model |
| Visual3D Tutorial - Plug-In Gait Upper Body Model: Link to Youtube Video | Demonstrates how to implement Vicon's Plug-In Gait model definition for the upper body in Visual3D. | Plug-In Gait Full Body |
| Visual3D Tutorial - Plug-In Gait Lower Body Model: Link to Youtube Video | Demonstrates how to implement Vicon's Plug-In Gait model definition for the lower body in Visual3D. | Plug-In Gait Lower Limb |
| Visual3D Tutorial - Plug-In Gait Lower Body Modified: Link to Youtube Video | Demonstrates how to implement Vicon's Plug-In Gait model definition for the lower body in Visual3D with modifications made to account for marker placement. | Plug-In Gait Lower Limb Modified |
Getting Started with Sift
This playlist provides you with an overview of how Sift lets you analyse your motion capture data sets from start to finish.
| Tutorial | Description | Wiki Tutorial |
| Sift Tutorial 1 - Load and View Data: Link to Youtube Video | Shows how to load CMZs into Sift and visualize different signals. | Load and View Data |
| Sift Tutorial 2 - Cleaning Data: Link to Youtube Video | This tutorial will show you how to use Sift as a data cleaning, or quality assurance, tool. | Clean Your Data |
| Sift Tutorial 3 - Perform Principal Component Analysis Link to Youtube Video | Introduction to performing principal component analysis in Sift and interpreting results. | Perform Principal Component Analysis |
| Sift Tutorial 4 - Export Results: Link to Youtube Video | This tutorial will show you how to export the results of your analysis. This allows users to report specific signals, metrics, or events from a data set and to share results from analysis conducted within Sift. | Export Results |
Working with Open Data Sets
This playlist shows examples of how Visual3D and Sift can be used to process and analyze some biomechanics datasets that have been made available to the public.
| Tutorial | Description | Wiki Tutorial |
| Impact of Shooting Arm Mechanics on Free Throw Accuracy Using PCA, K-Means, and SPM: Link to Youtube Video | This video shows how Visual3D and Sift can be used to analyze the impacts of shooting arm mechanics on free throw outcomes by performing statistical analysis on MLSE's public free throw dataset. | Impact of Shooting Arm Mechanics on Free Throw Accuracy |
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Previous Visual3D Tutorials [C-Motion Youtube Channel]
Introduction to Visual3D
| Tutorial Video | Wiki Tutorial |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial- Typical Processing Session: Link to YouTube video | Typical Processing Session |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial- Workspace Overview: Link to YouTube video | Workspace Overview |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial- Visualizing Data: Link to YouTube video | Visualizing Data |
Model Building
The Model Building playlist can be found here.
| Tutorial Video | Wiki Tutorial |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial- 6 DoF Model Building: Link to YouTube video Note: This tutorial describes one of many methods to create a lower body 6 DOF model. | Building a 6 DoF Model |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial- 6 DoF Model Building - Coordinate System: Link to YouTube video | Coordinate System This page does not have a corresponding Wiki Tutorial, but more information can be found at the linked page. |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial- 6 DoF Model Building - Segment Definition: Link to YouTube video | Segment Coordinate System This page does not have a corresponding Wiki Tutorial, but more information can be found at the linked page. |
| Virtual Lab Youtube Playlist | These videos follow the Virtual Lab Wiki Tutorial |
| Functional Joint Youtube Playlist | |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial: Function Joints - Hip: Link to YouTube video | Functional Hip Tutorial |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial: Function Joints - Knee: Link to YouTube video | Functional Knee Tutorial |
Report Building
The Report Building YouTube playlist can be found here.
| Tutorial Video | Wiki Tutorial |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial: Report Building - 2D Graph: Link to YouTube video | Creating a Report |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial: Report Building - Normal Data: Link to YouTube video | Plotting Normal Data |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial: Report Building - Add an Image to Report (Manual): Link to YouTube video | Add Image to Report (Manual) |
| Visual3D Video Tutorial: Report Building - Add an Image (Pipeline): Link to YouTube video | Add Image to Report (Pipeline) |
visual3d/tutorials/other/youtube_tutorials.txt · Last modified: 2026/02/06 20:12 by wikisysop