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hi everyone. im still trying to set up an arm for my character following the maya handbook. When i move the end effector and then change the ik...

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by ronviers

23-02-2008|10:21 AM

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'Download' for 'Bruno Head' re facial animation example!

Hi all, Here is the file 'Bruno Head' (Zip 'Bruno'and Rar as well inside to make smaller download size) re previous thread entitled: 'facial...

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by Jim

20-10-2002|05:38 AM

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'Growing Ribbons'?

We've all probably seen them, but I want to know how to make them. I am wondering if there's an easy way to make sort of a curvy tube that...

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by Cole_Composer

24-10-2005|03:31 PM

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'Rigid' joints?

Hi there, Currently in the process of creating a rig but the joints on the arms aren't behaving exactly how I want them. ...

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by UKTomm

08-04-2013|07:05 PM

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// Error: Handle must be valid and use rotate plane solver?

What would this message mean when trying to Pole Vector constrain a sphere to an IK handle? Stretch?

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by stretchandgrim

20-05-2009|11:30 AM

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"Melvin" character

Hi guys. I'm rigging a character, and things aren't looking good. I wonder if anybody could tell me where I could find Melvin's skeleton. I have...

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by Edmart

10-10-2003|10:24 AM

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"No valid panels in the garment"

Help please, I have a jacket paneled and ready for stitching but when it comes to stitching any of the seams together i get this error "No valid...

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by Shader

24-10-2005|03:01 PM

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"Normal" joint rotation limits?

Does anyone have "normal" joint rotation limits that they give to a human arm using IK? I have set some that I think should work but I get strange...

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by contrast

13-11-2003|11:34 PM

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"Orient Joint Options" questions

Hello everyone! I came to Hong Kong, I like 3D, but my English is not good, and now I am using Google Translate! Please forgive me! I'm having...

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by lizo123

20-03-2014|04:13 PM

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"Play forward" too fast (I am Superbeginner)

Hi, today its my first day on Maya and I have done my first Animation. I have a simple question, which is I am sure very easy for you. So sorry...

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by LucyBerlin

29-11-2015|02:56 PM

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"splitting" a bone/joint

Hi, I've built a rig for a hand, but I realized that one of my joint/bones is too long. I'd like to split it into 2 joints/bones occupying the...

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by heynewt

14-09-2005|12:14 AM

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"Those Eyyyyeeees! OH MY GOD... THOSE EYES!!!" ;)

Okay, I'm so not ready to animate this but I have a question anyway re: how to animate beady little round eyes. This is what I had in mind but I...

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by ArtBlack

03-10-2004|09:45 AM

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2 different joint types in an IK skeleton setup?

can somebody please explain the use/meaning of the 2 different joint types in an IK skeleton setup? In an IK joint chain, there are 2 ‘joints’:...

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by lori_hunter

08-03-2005|06:15 AM

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2 if statements in 1

How can I do this through nodes or an expression? This is for a rig. If "x" is equal to or greater then y and if "z" is equal to or greater then...

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by stwert

24-09-2014|04:02 PM

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2 Joint groups for same object

Ok, so i have finished my joint-setup, and im happy with it. Now i noticed there's no way that i can move this. as you can see in my images this is...

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by Skalman

13-08-2014|12:05 AM

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2D animations in maya

I'm trying to put a 2D animation in 3D enviroments, but it doesn't seem too work as i thought (actually it doesn't work at all. Do you have any...

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by stwert

29-11-2010|04:14 AM

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30fps???? play every frame???

Ok i'm in some need of help. I've created two animations so far that required some lip sync. Basically ive made the setup in maya for "play every...

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by strytus

10-02-2004|11:42 PM

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3D Animations and Animated Backgrounds

We are building out our catalog of 3D animations for news media. If you need a royalty-free 3D animation or 3D/CGI still image please our site...

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by VideoProV

12-08-2010|03:20 PM

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3ds Max Interactive VR

Autodesk 3ds Max is one of the industry’s leading visualisation platforms, and capable of producing simply stunning photorealistic imagery and...

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by Nasser2022

28-04-2022|11:05 AM

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6 leg worm animation

I modeled this guy (see attached) recently and I would like to animata a simple run cycle. Any ideas on how to animate a 6 leg character? Thanks!

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by Shadeblade

27-06-2005|01:06 AM

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A couple of more animation questions

Hi folks. Ive been continuing to slowly mock up the animation for my Hind helicopter scene. But I've hit another couple of snags. Im thinking both...

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by ben hobden

11-11-2010|11:41 AM

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A matter of direction

Hi people! My doubt is the following: I was animating my object in a way I setted 2 keys using only one axis to rotate it. From the first key...

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by said

17-04-2004|05:19 AM

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A Question about proxies

Ok i heard about this great method of animation which is through proxies. where a proxy is a low poly model of the high res object that is animated...

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