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To La Bomb

03-10-2008 02:35 PM

Character Skeleton (about orienting joints)

I have a questioning about orienting the joints so it will be easier to animate my character. Do I need to have the x all facing the child joints with y in back? Or do I have all X facing down, Y in back, Z in front? This is my first time rigging a character. Any help would be great.

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LauriePriest

03-10-2008 06:17 PM

personally i have x down the chain and z positioned for my main axis of rotation for a limb. Use a script like template skleton LE or just look on high end 3d

To La Bomb

03-10-2008 06:51 PM

Where can i find the script template skleton LE? I don't know what that is.

gster123

04-10-2008 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by LauriePriest
look on high end 3d

Maybe?

RockyMills_01

04-10-2008 07:22 AM

Honestly I am a noob at orienting rotational axis, but following from what I have read, When creating an IK chain it is best to have the x following the child. When creating FK chain it is best to have Y following the chain. The other axis will follow the world axis.

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