No, I paint only the poly mesh, then I should copy the weights into the SubD model
... for my problem, there is no more.
thanks for the reply

i have focused my problem:
when i paint Weight in my Subd model, it detaches itself from the skeleton !!! Why ?
i use Maya 6.0 with Win Hp Home S.P.2

does never has happened it to you ?
...

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hallo to all,
i'm going to follow the book MAYA Character Animation by Jae Choi, but i've some problem. I try to explain:
I've modeled my character in SubDiv, converted that in low poly res., and...

Thanks guys, i have just ordered :
Maya Character Animation, 2nd Edition by Jae-Jin Choi
and
Animator Survival Kit,
the best choise ... i hope ....
thanks for your reply

thank you eran.
I'm going to buy Character Animation by Jae-Jin Choi,
I will make you to know

Hello friends,
I'm going to buy an animation book but I don't know which to choose between :
Maya Character Animation, 2nd Edition by Jae-Jin Choi
and
Learning Maya 6 | Character Rigging by...

Thank you very much, pure_morning, awsome stuff !

I have already tried, but I have not found nothing of interesting.
thanks anyway.

nobody else knows about ?

Hello to all,
I'm trying to animate my shark model, but I have not found reference about that, like a video.
Should someone help me ?
Thanks a lot.

ciao.Flys