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full body ik oddities

-Using Maya 2008- I'm new to character animation and am experiencing some distortion in the character's hands when I start keyframing different...

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by marlonjohn

31-10-2008|09:24 PM

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Rig problem

I have finally rigged this guy and am having some trouble with the head area as the body is coming out of the helmet. Does anyone have any advice as...

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by shadowspy

31-10-2008|05:19 PM

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Lipsynch

Hey! I am having an issue with Maya. This issue is doing my character lipsynch. I can't get my the blend function to work right ... in case i have...

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by tweetytunes

25-10-2008|02:33 AM

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facial rigging question

Hi there, I found this on the web at Softimage site (now acquired by Autodesk...) Does anyone know how this could be achieved in Maya? The XSI...

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by vladimirjp

23-10-2008|04:47 PM

Replies: 2

Referenced Character Rig Problems

Hi, Here's the problem: Made a rig with a main character set with three character subsets. Everything works fine until I reference it into another...

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by UncleMito

22-10-2008|01:52 PM

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Scale constraint problem

I have a set of vines that I need to get a scale constraint onto. When I select the control curve and the 1st joint I am able to attach a scale...

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by leonlabyk

22-10-2008|04:16 AM

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help me

Hello to everyone!!! I m new in your company and really I need your help. Also I m new in Maya 2008. That i would like to ask you guys is, how can i...

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by j0rdan

21-10-2008|07:06 AM

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need help in getting a playblast to render shaded

Hi, I have trouble in getting a playblast to render in shaded. The camera view I 've picked to playblast is in shaded mode but it still renders a...

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by UncleMito

20-10-2008|11:52 PM

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How to limit objects movement?

Hello there! I would be glad if someone could help me with this problem. I am trying to set up a facial rig for a little dragon I made, but it...

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by Sepo

19-10-2008|01:07 PM

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Sliding Behavior - Similar to Geometry-Constrain

Hi ! my first post here. i started working in CG in 1988 using engineering tools (solid modelling) & finite element modelling software. then...

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by wwSwimming

05-10-2008|04:23 AM

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how to rig and animate a jelly fish

does anybody know how the rigging and animation is done for a jelly fish?? :beer:

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by hi2all

17-09-2008|12:52 PM

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simple joint tool question

is there an easy way to place a joint where you want it? I have a vehicle Im trying to rig. I have to place two joints connected to each other. If I...

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by sspikedudley

07-09-2008|09:07 AM

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i need a full tutorial on animation

i need the full tutorials on animation.plz help

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by BennyK

30-08-2008|01:08 AM

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MB - updating timeline ..

usually when a new file is created and some takes are imported the timeline does update itself whenever another take is selected from the dropdown...

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by Falott

27-08-2008|08:25 PM

Replies: 3

Mirroring joints after smooth bind

Hi, I spent ages putting together a skeleton for a left arm+hand, and then weighting it etc. So in an effort to save time i thought i could just...

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by Falott

26-08-2008|09:04 PM

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plotting in motionBuilder

weird thing happening. facts: because the mocapHips differ so much from myRigHips in size (my hips are about twice as long on x-axis than the...

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by Falott

26-08-2008|05:21 AM

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joint orientation?

Hey, i have a problem and i've tried using the built in joint orient (in 8.5) and some old scripts for when maya had no built in option but neithers...

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by Falott

17-08-2008|12:43 AM

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motion builder

Ok I am using motion builder a fair bit now but am still troubled by a couple of things. I am sure I saw a tutorial that showed how you can make the...

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by Falott

17-08-2008|12:29 AM

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odd scaling?

Hi, I'm getting an odd problem and i'm guessing i'm being dumb or its just one of those idiosyncracies you get with maya cos i can't see anything out...

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by sixleaf

13-08-2008|08:59 AM

Replies: 3

Griffin and the Ball (WIP)

Hi guys, Just start taking those first baby steps into that vast complicated world known as animation. As with any complicated thing it really helps...

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by BennyK

10-08-2008|05:29 PM

Replies: 5

Blend Shapes for Head

How should I do to unite the head with Blend Shapes applied with the rest of the body? I'm not getting success with the Merge Vertices command.

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by afmadeira

06-08-2008|03:00 AM

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joint parent problem

for some odd reason my joints are in a transform node in the outliner that I cannot remove them from. Does anyone know how I can fix this since I...

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by Falott

06-08-2008|01:19 AM

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Spring Compression Animation ...

What is the correct procedure for animating a spring compressing. I've tried the squash deformer but my geometry doesn't want to cooperate. The...

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by NeoStrider

04-08-2008|02:36 PM

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Facial rigging tuts???

Hi, could anyone recommend a tut on how to rig a face for lip sync that utilises blendshapes, bones and clusters etc (not just straight blendshape...

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by Jim

04-08-2008|05:37 AM

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Extrude Animation ...

Is there a way to animate a extrusion. I'm trying to show oil flowing through various engine parts (tubes). I obviously need to contain this to the...

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by Ajmooch

31-07-2008|04:10 AM

Replies: 2