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Hiding pieces on a rigged and animated mesh for interchangeability
Ok, so the project has shifted to 2D. I need to break up and animate several character meshes so their clothing and skin tones can be interchangeable on a sprite sheet. On a side note this is the first time Ive ever had to rig a character, so Im sure I am missing something Im using 3ds max 2011 the models have already been… -
Re: Hiding pieces on a rigged and animated mesh for interchangeability
Thanks guys! I figured out a work around... doing it the long way of course. Ive added an editPoly on top of the stack and deleted what I dont want to be rendered. When im done I delete the modifier then do another piece of clothing. Back and fourth, back and fourth. This is for the prototype, so things should go smoother… -
Re: Hiding pieces on a rigged and animated mesh for interchangeability
^ what he said. Separate meshes and using the layers will help significantly. Just have to skin weight every separate object on its own, which isn't too bad. -
Re: Hiding pieces on a rigged and animated mesh for interchangeability
So you need to take off just a piece of her clothing? You probably should have made the removable clothing separate objects so you can just hide and unhide as you see fit. If you have a skin modifier on the mesh adding anything on top of the stack will mess with your skin modifier.
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