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# 4 20-01-2003 , 04:50 PM
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Use spline Ik for the swimming motion and blendshapes for the mouth opening and fin movements. If you want to get a bit more creative you can make the tips of the sharks fins a softbody to get a sway action.

I've attached a small playblast of a fish test using spline IK so you can see what kind of movement a spline Ik can give you.

https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...?threadid=2676


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