Perhaps the most significant addition in version 5.5 was the MotionPlus format. This powerful new file type allowed users to save all of their animation data — body motion, facial expressions, accessory animations, spring effects, constraint keys, and even visible state and sound effects — into a single, reusable file.
: Simplifies how characters interact with physical props, ensuring hands lock precisely onto handles or weapons without sliding frame-by-frame. Custom Face Generation and Lip-Sync Automation
This feature also enabled the baking of constraint data, adding realistic toe‑to‑ground foot contact, hand reach, retargeted motion, head look‑at, and path constraint animations. For Machinima creators and short‑film makers, MotionPlus became an indispensable time‑saver. Reallusion iClone 5.5 Pro with
: Basic character creation and modification tools, which have since evolved into the standalone Character Creator Visual Effects
While iClone’s real‑time renderer was impressive, true photo‑realism often remained the domain of offline ray‑tracing renderers. Reallusion addressed this gap by partnering with Glare Technologies to offer the iClone Indigo Render Plug‑in. This plugin bridged the worlds of real‑time animation and offline rendering, allowing iClone 5.5 Pro users to leverage Indigo’s physically accurate, GPU‑accelerated ray‑tracing capabilities. Perhaps the most significant addition in version 5
Just tried Reallusion iClone 5.5 Pro and it’s a game-changer for anyone who wants pro-looking 3D animation without the years of pipeline pain. If you’ve been stuck between clunky, time-sucking traditional tools and the need for fast, expressive results, this version delivers in ways that actually matter.
Reallusion iClone 5.5 Pro with Kinect Motion Capture Custom Face Generation and Lip-Sync Automation This feature
The inclusion of the NVIDIA PhysX engine allows objects in the scene to interact realistically.
Perhaps the most talked-about feature of the iClone 5 series was its early adoption of consumer-grade motion capture. iClone 5.5 Pro was optimized to work with the .
Previously, users couldn’t set translate bones for attached accessories or props. Version 5.5 finally removed this limitation, allowing animators to freely animate props and accessories with translate effects, creating squash‑and‑stretch results that added a new dimension of expressiveness to characters.