back to rigging Jed then. Ive been trying to remember how to rig the spine the way Sultan showed us last year, but I cant remember at all- nor can I find the lecture notes on moodle. Basically it was an Ik/Fk switching spine. I tried this tutorial, http://www.jawa9000.com/Technical/FK_IK_Spine/FK_IK_spine.htm but its rubbish.
going to get on with the arms and legs until i find some better info.
Thursday 11 March 2010
Wednesday 10 March 2010
Splay Demo
Finished rigging Splay today, so heres a demo demonstrating where the controls are:
The legs are fully stretchable; either move the feet controls or the hip control.
The cylinders used to bend the legs are accessed through an attribute on the foot controls. (you can also view the leg length through an attribute here.) Phil, I've tested it to make sure it can do those leg deformations you needed, and with the control cylinders you ought to be able to achieve it from any angle. They look pretty damn smooth too. Up close the left leg seems to deform a bit smoother, but really from most distances and angles it makes no visual difference.
The extra controls for deforming the head are accessed through the main head controller.
The eyes are selectable- you can animate them directly, and you'll probably need to to account for any unusual head deformations should you chose to go crazy!
The file is uploaded to rapidshare- heres the URL:
http://rapidshare.com/files/361592863/splay_rigged.mb.html
Give it a go, play with the splay, and let me know what you think. If anything needs to be adjusted I'll sort it out before friday.
The legs are fully stretchable; either move the feet controls or the hip control.
The cylinders used to bend the legs are accessed through an attribute on the foot controls. (you can also view the leg length through an attribute here.) Phil, I've tested it to make sure it can do those leg deformations you needed, and with the control cylinders you ought to be able to achieve it from any angle. They look pretty damn smooth too. Up close the left leg seems to deform a bit smoother, but really from most distances and angles it makes no visual difference.
The extra controls for deforming the head are accessed through the main head controller.
The eyes are selectable- you can animate them directly, and you'll probably need to to account for any unusual head deformations should you chose to go crazy!
The file is uploaded to rapidshare- heres the URL:
http://rapidshare.com/files/361592863/splay_rigged.mb.html
Give it a go, play with the splay, and let me know what you think. If anything needs to be adjusted I'll sort it out before friday.
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