Although it may seem like a lot of work due simultaneously, this Creature Rig (CR) assignment is something you'd be doing anyway for your Final Integrated Assignment (FIA).
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This assignment will account for 20% of your final grade. Hand-in will be due as part of the checkpoint of the Animation Final (AF) assignment in Week 13 (Mon April 8 @ 11:59pm)
Creature Rig (CR) Modules 11-13. Using a proxy (low-res) version of your creature model being created in Modeling - Advanced, you will use the Setup Machine 3 to rig a pantomime version of your character rig. (body control only). The low-res rig you create now will be swapped out later for a high resolution version when you make the final render of your project. This proxy version will allow you to move forward with the rough animation of your Final Integrated Assignment (FIA). Only the rig is important here - the entirety of your project will be evaluated later. Notice: although this will be evaluated as part of your Animation Final (AF) progress check in week 13 (due Monday April 8 @ 11:59p) you need to hand in a Maya file of your rig to the Creature Rig (CR) folder.
Hand in will be as follows:
- a Maya 2018 ascii file
- contained in a .zip archive
- please include texture maps (if available)
Items should be named: <Lastname>_<Firstname>_<CR>.zip
(eg. Latour_David_CR.zip)
What I'll be grading on this assignment:
- Did you submit a work-in-progress version by Monday April 8 @ 11:59p?
- Have you based your rig on the creature you're sculpting in the Modelling - Advanced class?
- Does the rig move and deform correctly?
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Finish fitting (save WIP file = fit)
Autorig (Save WIP file = autorig)
Add custom joint and control (jaw) (Save WIP file = rig)
Create ROM anim (Save WIP file = skin)
Adjust skin weights (Save WOP file = rig_v0?)
rig_v01 - no skin adjustments, just the starting state.
Cntrl+Shift+LMB = Make a shelf button from a menu in maya
Cntrl+Alt+C = With source vertex selected: Copy skin weights
Cntrl+Alt+V = With target vertex selected: Paste skin weights
Flood to remove unwanted bones
Prune small values for same
Maya Docs on Painting Skin Weights - by Autodesk
Basic Skin weight painting tutorial - by Team Kaliber
Some tips for painting skin weights in Maya - by Vasily Shotarov
Hammer skin weights
Skin>Add Influence
Skin > Edit Smooth Skin > Copy Skin Weights >
For the very advanced user: an additional toolset
NgSkinTools
Rig, Skin Demo.
Finish fitting (save WIP file = fit)
Autorig (Save WIP file = autorig)
Add custom joint and control (jaw) (Save WIP file = rig)
Create ROM anim (Save WIP file = skin)
Adjust skin weights (Save WOP file = rig_v0?)
rig_v01 - no skin adjustments, just the starting state.
Helpful shortcuts:
Cntrl+Alt+C = With source vertex selected: Copy skin weights
Cntrl+Alt+V = With target vertex selected: Paste skin weights
Flood to remove unwanted bones
Prune small values for same
Buttons I Make:
Skin>Paint Skin Weights
Skin>Hammer Skin Weights
Select>Grow
Skin>Mirror Skin Weights.
Resources:
Basic Skin weight painting tutorial - by Team Kaliber
Some tips for painting skin weights in Maya - by Vasily Shotarov
Hammer skin weights
Skin>Add Influence
Skin > Edit Smooth Skin > Copy Skin Weights >
For the very advanced user: an additional toolset
NgSkinTools
