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1. Animation question for 3ds max

   

   

   Topic by cocochan · Jan 2016 · Home› Technical Talk

   Hi all in the model below I am going to animate an orc in 3ds max. My question is should I attach the shoulder pad to the character (because if I add the bone would that not mess with the shoulder pad when it does an action) or not (if not what way can I animate a bother with the pad). Thank you. 

2. Re: Animation question for 3ds max

   

   Reply by Eric Chadwick · Jan 2016 · Home› Technical Talk

   Usually a separate bone is added for hard items like this. Link the pad's bone to the upper arm bone, and weight the pad 100% to the pad bone. Also exclude the pad bone from the rest of the model. Then you can animate this bone independently, as needed. If the pad is made of stiff leather, so maybe it deforms a little,…