Character Rigging in Discreet 3ds max 6

by Lynda.com, Inc.

Product Features

• Author: George Maestri
• movie-based tutorial designed to help new and existing 3ds max users understand 3ds max's character rigging and skin deformation tools
• comes with a complete set of exercise files allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace
• Includes a fully rigged human character with over 30 facial expressions
• Topics include: building skeletons, setting up Inverse Kinematics (IK), facial animation, skin deformation, creating and wiring sliders, skeletons for animals, replacement animation

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00029LDFK
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 18, 2004
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,350 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Character Rigging in 3ds max 6 with George Maestri is a movie-based tutorial designed to help new and existing 3ds max users understand 3ds max's character rigging and skin deformation tools. The training takes the user through building skeletons, setting up Inverse Kinematics (IK), facial animation, skin deformation, and creating and wiring sliders -- stepping the user through rigging an entire human character for animation. The training also covers skeletons for animals as well as replacement animation. Character Rigging in 3ds max 6 comes with a complete set of exercise files, including a fully rigged human character with over 30 facial expressions, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace. George Maestri is an animation director and producer based in Los Angeles. He has written a number of books on 3D character animation including ‘[Digital] Character Animation,’ published by New Riders. His credits include work for such studios as Nickelodeon, Disney, Warner Brothers and Comedy Central. Topics include:
• Skeletons
• Creating Bones
• Fitting Bones to a Mesh
• Inverse Kinematics
• Facial Animation
• Facial Poses for Animation
• Skin & Mesh Deformation
• Adjusting Legs & Feet Using Envelopes & Weights
• Joint Angle Gizmo
• Creating Cartoon Eyes
• Creating a Four-Legged Skeleton