Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping
In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.
# 16 18-11-2008 , 12:51 PM
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glad your having fun with it.
Yup its ok to animate directly on joints after bind.
If you want to make selection realllly easy:
-Create a selection curve e.g. a box and name it (X is allways the axis that faces down a joint chain to make sure its the same for the control curve)

-copy the name of the shape node e.g.
kirby_r_arm_crvShape

-select the joint you want it to be a controller for and type: parent -r -s kirby_r_arm_crvShape; -r stands for relative and -s stands for shape node.

Other way i like to do is a hierarchichal control rig, but thats only really really needed if lots of influences are being swapped around.


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# 17 18-11-2008 , 07:41 PM
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Judging by how much of that i understood i definitely need that book...

# 18 18-11-2008 , 08:07 PM
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Kirby ninja update: (what do you think i should do next?)

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# 19 18-11-2008 , 08:45 PM
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Cool!
You should do the alien kirby... it could be interesting
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# 20 18-11-2008 , 09:04 PM
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Link kirby (he never has a shield but i might make one to make it more interesting)
not sure about alien, that would need a lot of work, if im gonna remake it all i want to make metanight

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# 21 18-11-2008 , 09:13 PM
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# 22 18-11-2008 , 11:41 PM
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started on kirby chef
EDIT: just realised i forgot to smooth the hat for this render

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# 23 19-11-2008 , 12:09 AM
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chef update:
now i just need to make the cooking pot

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# 24 19-11-2008 , 12:40 AM
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Ive finished the pot
this will be the last update till late sunday/monday because im going away...

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# 25 20-11-2008 , 06:04 PM
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ha ha - nice job elephantic - these are looking cool. user added image

# 26 20-11-2008 , 06:23 PM
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Ive finished with kirby chef now
which sould i do next......

UPDATE: might do solid snake (MGS) but i dont like the super smash brothers brawl version

(just posting this link for me for ref https://www.k1bond007.com/wp-content/...SolidSnake.jpg)

(@ BennyK, I might have a pop at alien kirby later (ive never actually seen the alien movies or alien V predator)

MORE UPDATE: Thanks arran (sorry i missed your post somehow)
Ive decided im gonna make snake, then a couple of star wars kirbys and then i might have a pop at alien AND predator

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# 27 20-11-2008 , 06:39 PM
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I wanted all the kirbys in one place and wanted to see of they all have the same style so i made this:

(EDIT: my internet connection is dodgy (or SM has a problem) it only uploaded half the image again...)

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# 28 20-11-2008 , 06:44 PM
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I wanted all the kirbys in one place and wanted to see of they all have the same style so i made this: (now ive uploaded half of it twice user added image feel free to delete this post any moderators....)

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# 29 20-11-2008 , 06:48 PM
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Try again.

(yay, i think it worked this time)

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# 30 20-11-2008 , 09:38 PM
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that is awesome

you goign to paint him/her in snake's colours? (kirby is genderless right? that's why it can dress as both male and female right?)




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