glTF exporter: fix / enhancement of animation export

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/io_scene_gltf2/blender/exp/gltf2_blender_gather_animation_channels.py b/io_scene_gltf2/blender/exp/gltf2_blender_gather_animation_channels.py
index 808c970d..33962ee0 100755
--- a/io_scene_gltf2/blender/exp/gltf2_blender_gather_animation_channels.py
+++ b/io_scene_gltf2/blender/exp/gltf2_blender_gather_animation_channels.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from io_scene_gltf2.io.com import gltf2_io_debug
 from io_scene_gltf2.blender.exp.gltf2_blender_gather_cache import cached
 from io_scene_gltf2.blender.exp import gltf2_blender_gather_animation_samplers
 from io_scene_gltf2.blender.exp import gltf2_blender_gather_animation_channel_target
+from io_scene_gltf2.blender.exp import gltf2_blender_get
 
 
 @cached
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ def __get_channel_groups(blender_action: bpy.types.Action, blender_object: bpy.t
             target = blender_object
         else:
             try:
-                target = blender_object.path_resolve(object_path)
-            except ValueError:
+                target = gltf2_blender_get.get_object_from_datapath(blender_object, object_path)
+            except ValueError as e:
                 # if the object is a mesh and the action target path can not be resolved, we know that this is a morph
                 # animation.
                 if blender_object.type == "MESH":
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ def __get_channel_groups(blender_action: bpy.types.Action, blender_object: bpy.t
                     # shape_key = blender_object.data.shape_keys.path_resolve(object_path)
                     target = blender_object.data.shape_keys
                 else:
-                    gltf2_io_debug.print_console("WARNING", "Can not export animations with target {}".format(object_path))
+                    gltf2_io_debug.print_console("WARNING", "Animation target {} not found".format(object_path))
                     continue
 
         # group channels by target object and affected property of the target