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character made from boxes for animations
A while back I saw a post someone had made of a dwarf character they'd made using only boxes. It looked really cool, and the boxes didn't deform at all. I need to make some mechanical characters for a class, and I figured that I could use that concept to make them quickly. However, I can't google it without getting box… -
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Correct. It is CAT. I believe the dwarf rig you are talking about is by Daniel Marsh, aka polycount's very own @dannyannymation. IF he didn't make it, he at least animated it. I first saw this anim on polycount. Maybe he can give more insight. Also, when researching how to do it in a non-CAT way, try looking for Proxy Rig… -
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thanks so much! -
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Slipsius that's most definitely what I was thinking of, and those rigs are super cool. Lots of good info. -
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rmunday, I bet you're right on the money. -
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To be honest you could use any kind of rig you can find online if you turn the provided mesh off and parent or constrain boxes to the skeleton :) -
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Hey Danny, thanks for letting me know! I just went with rigid binding some parts in Maya to get a similar effect. -
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Hey Snickerwicket! The dwarf rig I made that you liked is indeed created in 3DS Max using the CAT system plus a few extra little meshes thrown in. Its a great way to quickly throw an idea together and start working without having to worry about a model. -
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Also there is a chance it was made using 3DS max's CAT rigging solutions, which is nothing more than a collection of boxes -
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You can make a box character a number of ways. You can group the boxes and constrain that group to a joint (such as an arm or spine joint), or you could smooth bind a box mesh directly to a single joint. I'd recommend constraining, as it would likely make the rig faster, and since you constrained the group, you can swap…
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