# Fixing SkeletonUtils retarget() and retargetClip() functions

**URL:** <https://discourse.threejs.org/t/fixing-skeletonutils-retarget-and-retargetclip-functions/65149>\
**Category:** Discussion\
**Tags:** skeleton, animation\
**Created:** [May 6, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/fixing-skeletonutils-retarget-and-retargetclip-functions/65149 "2024-05-06T20:09:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/fixing-skeletonutils-retarget-and-retargetclip-functions/65149/2 "2024-05-06T23:37:16Z")

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This thread points to the old example that used to exist, showing how to retarget BVH (and! It was based on BVH, so I think that’s a clue, because any time I tried to apply BVH to a GLTF model it was similarly messed up):

> [@Retargeting animation to Mixamo rig](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/retargeting-animation-to-mixamo-rig/6172):
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> I have a character that I had rigged by Mixamo, and I have a few animations in BVH-files from the Carnegie Mocap Library. I want to transfer the animation clips to this character. I could not find any information anywhere how to do this in ThreeJS. I did have a look at the SEA3D / BVH retargeting example, but that one seems to use the BVH skeleton instead of the rig the character already has. And I don’t want to end up with a lot of skeletons… Anyone some hints how to get started?

And what I mean by “messed up” is this happens:

> [@Dynamically load bvh animation for another model with the same skeleton not work](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/dynamically-load-bvh-animation-for-another-model-with-the-same-skeleton-not-work/51203):
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> hi all, i have encounter a problem when i load a bvh animation and set the animationClip for a gltf model, the bvh animation is exported from blender, and the gltf model is also exported from blender , they are export from the same object. the image below shows the result or the steps which i did is like this: load a model with animation into blender export the model using glb format export bvh gltfloader load the gltf model into threejs and create mixer bvhloader load t…

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