I honestly can't think of a program where building a rig is easy. (depends on complexity) There are quite a few auto rigging tools out there, is there a reason you need to build a rig from scratch? Maya has Human IK and quick rig already built in.
Hi! I need to rig in Maya a metallic bracelet for a watch I have modeled and I can't find any tutorial that covers all I need. I know It mustn't be a very difficult rigging, but I lack the skills. I just want the 3-link structure to naturally move and be able to open and close the clasp. Does anyone know about a tutorial…
Im trying to rig a character with the Quick rig option in Maya LT. It works well but doesn't come with a hand with fingers so I created one. I have two issues, the first is that I cant mirror the joints I made, it tells me I have too many arguments, not sure what that is. Secondly I want to add these bones to my rig so…
i'd like to get some decent / basic knowledge of rigging and weight painting with softimage's XSI 4.2; just a simple 'this is how you build a rig, attach it to a model, and paint the weights for bones'..a web site link will work fine, but if any of you guys are particularily comfortable with this and wouldn't mind pulling…
Okay I'm using transpose master then T pose mesh with z sphere clicked on. My female mdoel is taken ddown to her lowest subdivision of 200,000 ploys, then I make the z sphere rig. Aftward and click bindmesh in the rigging tab. Then when I click Move and a sphere, in order to check how my rig is working with the model, when…
Hi Polycount! I have been on the hunt for a good rigging tutorial that covers the creation of a bipedal character, along with stretchy limbs/torso/etc, and also covers the creation process for facial rigging/blendshapes in the same one. I am planning to rig a cartoony style character, hence the need for some squash and…
I've been working on this set behind the scenes while lurking on the site. Currently I'm having an issue where when I import my FBX from maya to ingame, I have various polygons missing. I like to have the asset in-game when textuing so I can compare all the masks as I do the diffuse. I'm not very good at rigging, but there…
Hello, My company is looking for a 3D Character Rigger and Animation artist to rig our models for use in our Unity3D game. You will be working off of 3D models that are already completed. There will be pieces of rigid armor, cloth, and weapons as well that we will need to be rigged. Some characters will also need to have…
Hi, I am looking to rig a character I have just made in Zbrush, so that it is functional within a game engine like Unity. I'm kind of rusty and I am not sure whether or not I have the right pipeline. I think an approach I've used before is something like, 1) mirror and cut, then decimate to (x < 10k) triangles. 2) import…
Hey Polycount, Is it possible to transfer (or just bake) animation that is on the bones of a character onto its control rig in Maya 2012? Here's the scenario: I'm animating some game characters that have animation for walk cycles already on their bones. I got rid of the animation and rigged them. Now I'm looking for a way…