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Blocky Biped Rig
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TheOnlyAaron 188 posts26 Jul 2006Hey everyone. I've put together a biped rig based off of the design by Tod Kelly < http://simplycg.net/viewtopic.php?t=734 >. I Used Tysons really awesome stretch ik script, it was really usefull. (thanks tyson!)
Anyways, I was hoping to give this rig out to the animation club i am president of, so they can use it for exercises i've also planned. I would really like if all of you could take a look at it and give me any feedback.
The controls are fairly self explanitory, but you may need to take a look at the hand and foot controlers to find some Custom Attributes that control the fingers, and foot rolling. There also is a rather simple "manual" IK / FK switch setup for the arms.
The rig is for 3DSM V8, and the zip file comes with the max rig, and a readme that goes into detail on the controls and information.
I'd appreciate anything you have to say, thanks in advance!
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26 Jul 2006very good rig so far, but here is a note to tyson, is there a way to stop the chains from always being stretchy?
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27 Jul 2006Nope! And/or...why would you want that? Ie...what would be the purpose of being able to stretch the IK end point farther than the total length of all the bones--without incurring a stretch?
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27 Jul 2006i dunno, oh well... btw that rig Kicks ass... would you mind if i animate with it and put it in an eventual reel one day (i will obviously mention that you did the rig)
PS you forgot to link the left arm controller to te body, but it doesn't really matter
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27 Jul 2006Lollerskates at that second pose......the old "please sir...I want some 'ore!"
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27 Jul 2006i think you would need to add point helpers to allow you to move the fingers on your own if you don't feel like using the controllers to move them about. that's the only major thing that is missing in my opinion
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TheOnlyAaron 188 posts27 Jul 2006Richard, Feel free to use this for whatever you want, just dont sell anything with it in there. The useage agreement is inside the zip file, with the rig.
I'd love to see whatever animations you would do, and if you use it for a rell or whatever, just add a credit. I like your posing and look forward to seeing animaion.
As for the fingers, because the bones are wired to reaction manager, you cannot select them to manually move each one. I could double up the joints and have one for the reaction manager, and one for the manual, but that could easily get messed up and dirty. Does anyone have a suggestion on what to do, or how to attack this situation?
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27 Jul 2006basicaly have you setup for the hands as they are but add a dummy for example at the base of eatch finger and link the top bone to the 1st dummy then link this dummy to your second bone then link that bone to the second dummy ect... here is a pic if you got confused:
btw the thing to allow me to curl the fingers should be similar to the way you did it... i hope all this helps.
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30 Jul 2006would you have the possibility to add a spline ik solver for the back? i thinks thats the major thing missing
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mahmoudnahmad 1,159 posts12 Aug 2006I LOVE IT I SIMPLY LOVE IT one thing though can you please fix the toe cause its not allow me to rotate it i am new to rigs and all so that would help and i would like to ask your permision to use it for my future demo reel that i doubt will be done any time soon
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