Baseline Lower Body (20)

Front view of the Baseline Lower Body (20) markerset.
Back view of the Baseline Lower Body (20) markerset.

Baseline Lower Body (20) Placements

Waist Markers

Note that the waist markers are the key markers in modeling the pelvis bone, which is the major segment governing the other subsequent skeleton segments. For best results, avoid placing the waist markers in a rectangle shape. When tracking multiple actors with similar proportions, introduce an offset to one of the WaistBack marker, or the WaistCMarker (included only with the 13 additional markerset), to create an asymmetrical arrangements.

Label

Related Segment

Description

WaistLFront

Pelvis

Placed the marker on the protruding bone located on the front of the pelvis (left/right anterior iliac spine bone). The prominence can be palpated from left and right side of the waist.

WaistRFront

Pelvis

WaistLBack

Pelvis

Place the WaistLBack and WaistRBack markers above left/right hip; about 10 cm above the hip joint.

WaistRBack

Pelvis

Leg Markers

Label

Related Segment

Description

LThighFront

Upper Leg

Place the marker on the front side of the thigh, along the midline. For best results, slightly offset the height of the left and right markers to introduce the asymmetry.

RThighFront

Upper Leg

LKneeOut

Upper Leg

Place the marker on the outter prominence of the knee joint; on the lateral epicondyle of the femur. Palpate the knee for the protruding bone from the upper leg, and place it right on the axis. Ask the actor to flex and extend the knee few times to confirm that the markers are placed along the axis and maintain stationary throughout the range of motion cycles.

RKneeOut

Upper Leg

LShin

Lower Leg

Place the marker on the shin bone; on the midline of the lower leg. For best results, slightly offset the height of the left and right markers to introduce the asymmetry.

RShin

Lower Leg

Foot Markers

Label

Related Segment

Description

LAnkleOut

Lower Leg/Foot

Place the marker on the protruding bone outside of the ankle joint; on the lateral end of the malleolus bone.

RAnkleOut

Lower Leg/Foot

LToeOut

Foot

Place the marker just before the little toe joint; on the distal end of the fifth metatarsal bone.

RToeOut

Foot

LToeIn

Foot

Place the marker just before the big toe joint; on the distal end of the first metatarsal bone.

RToeIn

Foot

Hinged Toe Markers

Hinged toe markersets create toe segments in the skeleton. Two additional markers are added to each foot, one on the toe-tip and another on the heel. The hinged toe markers are included in all baseline markersets except for Baseline (37) and Upper Body markersets.

Label

Related Segment

Description

LHeel

Foot

Place at the center of the heel.

RHeel

Foot

LToeTip

Toe

Place the marker on the tip of the second toe; next to the big toe.

RToeTip

Toe

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