Proper Rigging(3DS Max 8)

Zephir62

As you can see, I'm having a lot of deform problems. He looks fine standing up, walking around, etc. but with more extreme positions and twisting/rotating of bones that's where I'm having some serious problems. I'm having trouble finding any tutorials online on how to solve this kind of problem so I was hoping you guys could point me out to a useful tutorial or write something up to help me if you have the time. I'm using 3DS Max 8.

Archanex

do some research on skin morphs. The help file would be a great place to start

Zephir62

Is that the only real solution in Max? Maybe I just haven't understood the full capability of the modifier yet, but modifying the individual verticies for each animation sounds like a temporary solution to a longterm problem...

Archanex

that's true, you need to have a good solid skinning first. A good skin can only be built from a good model. perhaps the biggest problem is your mesh topology?

Zephir62

Seems so - looks like I'm back to the drawing board. Thanks for your help