[ 3DS MAX ]- NEED HELP - mechanical object rigging

emir

Hello, i'm new to rigging in 3ds max. I need to rig this mechanical object, i never did this before. can someone show me how to do it the proper way? 

update:
I've done some linking and hierarchies with dummy objects as shown in this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqt-H1MC0Uw, everything is okay if its moving on single axis, but when i rotate the base, everything's messed up. fyi: i did wire parameter connection in X and Y axis (position) for the bottom parts (piston tube to follow the rotating base), maybe this is wrong?. i'm sorry for my stupid question guys. you don't have to do the rig for me, i'm just trying to find out the proper way to do this kind of rig in max. so, i appreciate any feedback. thank you guys.

emir

here is the file if needed.

musashidan

There are shitloads of Max mech rigging tuts on youtube. Here's a few to get you going. Expecting someone to rig the entire thing for you is a waste of time if you're trying to learn. Learning the basics of rigging and working through it yourself is far more beneficial. Then maybe post back when you have something and are truly stuck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t82pNz7hLqw

Eric Chadwick

If you want to upload, try a zip file.

emir

musashidan said:

There are shitloads of Max mech rigging tuts on youtube. Here's a few to get you going. Expecting someone to rig the entire thing for you is a waste of time if you're trying to learn. Learning the basics of rigging and working through it yourself is far more beneficial. Then maybe post back when you have something and are truly stuck.

Hello Danny, thank you very much for the video link. yes, i'm looking for things to learn here as i'm planning to be focused more on hard surface modelling and rigging from now. i'm sorry if my questions are too basic. i hope they'll be a better ones next time they popping out of my mind.

emir

Eric Chadwick said:

If you want to upload, try a zip file.

thanks Eric, it works!