Arm pit/ Shoulder topology help.

Badge · Mar 2005

ive been having some issues with this character. due to poor modeling and or rigging skills, i can quite get this characters shoulders to deform 100% correctly.

anybody have some good techniques for modeling/rigging the shoulder area in polys?

i have a screen to help demonstrate my point, any tips? [image]http://

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Slipstream · Mar 2005

Well. From a topology standpoint it looks like you might need more edge loops. It'd help if you could also post a picture of the unrigged model.
You're also weighting the vertices of the shoulder at 100%; your results would be better if you split the weight fairly evenly over the area where the bones meet.

Badge · Mar 2005

so basically more edge loops. i was afraid of that, ill lop off the arms and remodel the joint area, then retexture.

trial and error so far.

thx

JKMakowka · Mar 2005

In what pose did you originally model? Arms completely down?
If so, then lifting them 90° will cause quite a bit of deforming, no matter what.
A 45° original pose is a lot better for most purposes.

Oh and probably even more important, it doesn't look like you are using weighted vertex skinning... is that a limit of the engine you are aiming for?

Eric Chadwick · Mar 2005

Poopinmymouth has a handy image...
http://www.poopinmymouth.com/process/tips/shoulder_deform.jpg

Arm pit/ Shoulder topology help.

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