3dsmax 2012 biped/CAT bug hulk rage & frustration.

Ravanna

I have been using a modified UDK biped rig since January '12, and each time it takes 3-4 times longer than it should to rig/pose, due to what i consider bugs/glitches.

original file from here:
http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/rsrc/Three/UDKCustomCharacters/UT3_Male.max


Main example:



I modified the skeleton to fit my character in figure mode.
When figure mode is turned off, you can test the animation and clean some verts up:



Sadly, after 3-4 hours, the figure mode stops working. This is permanent, when i reopen the project, figure mode is still broken:



This is one of many bugs, others include skin information refusing to save, refusing to mirror, crashes, and others that i cannot even describe.

I have installed max2012 3 different times, and on 2 different computers.

So, is this old news, is the biped system generally rubbish on max, is it the original 3dsmax file from the UDN/UDK to blame, or is my IQ considerably lower than I thought?

Help me ObiwanKenobi.

monster

The Skin and Figure Mode issues were fixed in a product update. Here is the latest update for 2012.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=20740665&linkID=9241178

Mark Dygert

Before they fixed it, it was a wise move to copy the figure pose (I call it bind pose) using the copy/paste feature in the biped menu. You can also save the .fig file while in figure mode also. Then load it back in if it fails to go back to normal.

I also select all of the biped pieces, hold alt, right click, and choose set skin pose. That way you have a lot of options to get it back into the figure/bind pose if you need to. I use the assume skin pose to reset sections of the skeleton when animating, pretty handy.

As messed up as this was, it isn't anywhere near as messed up as CAT was and still is...