Jump to content

Autodesk Character Rigging Question

babadoctor
By babadoctor
in Photography and Videography
 Share
Go to solution Solved by nickl,

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to do this like I thought there would be. From looking at the rigging tutorial series by Autodesk on their YT channel, it seems that you will have to mirror the geometry, and then mirror the joints. See the video here, for more information. The part that would be useful to you would be from 5 min onward, as the first 5 minutes are just explaining why other methods are insufficient...

 

Sorry for the false hope...

Posted

If you have a symmetrical character, can you rig one half of the persons body, then have the other half be a dupe of the already created half?

 

Would this work?

OFF TOPIC: I suggest every poll from now on to have "**CK EA" option instead of "Other"

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/535539-autodesk-character-rigging-question/
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

If you have a symmetrical character, can you rig one half of the persons body, then have the other half be a dupe of the already created half?

 

Would this work?

 

Yes, you can, but I'm not sure how to... I'll see what I can do... You use Maya, right?

So thanks for reading guys, if this post sucked, I'm not sure what you can do, but if you liked it, go 'head and hit that like button, or maybe add me as a friend. Otherwise, go subscribe to LinusTechTips on YouTube, follow them on Twitch, follow @LinusTech on Twitter, and support them by using their affiliate code on Amazon, buying a cool T-shirt, or supporting them directly on this community forum.

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Solution

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to do this like I thought there would be. From looking at the rigging tutorial series by Autodesk on their YT channel, it seems that you will have to mirror the geometry, and then mirror the joints. See the video here, for more information. The part that would be useful to you would be from 5 min onward, as the first 5 minutes are just explaining why other methods are insufficient...

 

Sorry for the false hope...

So thanks for reading guys, if this post sucked, I'm not sure what you can do, but if you liked it, go 'head and hit that like button, or maybe add me as a friend. Otherwise, go subscribe to LinusTechTips on YouTube, follow them on Twitch, follow @LinusTech on Twitter, and support them by using their affiliate code on Amazon, buying a cool T-shirt, or supporting them directly on this community forum.

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to do this like I thought there would be. From looking at the rigging tutorial series by Autodesk on their YT channel, it seems that you will have to mirror the geometry, and then mirror the joints. See the video here, for more information. The part that would be useful to you would be from 5 min onward, as the first 5 minutes are just explaining why other methods are insufficient...

 

Sorry for the false hope...

Thats okay!

Thanks for helping! :)

OFF TOPIC: I suggest every poll from now on to have "**CK EA" option instead of "Other"

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to do this like I thought there would be. From looking at the rigging tutorial series by Autodesk on their YT channel, it seems that you will have to mirror the geometry, and then mirror the joints. See the video here, for more information. The part that would be useful to you would be from 5 min onward, as the first 5 minutes are just explaining why other methods are insufficient...

 

Sorry for the false hope...

Wow... that is really stupid...

Who the hell coded it so its mirrored?

you can't just dupe it?

 

that really doesn't sit right

maybe there is a plugin that allows duplication w/o error...?

like instead of dupe by mirror it copies and pastes it into the other leg, and fixes it being with any relation to the other leg...

OFF TOPIC: I suggest every poll from now on to have "**CK EA" option instead of "Other"

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't know about a plugin for something like that, you might want to look around...

Earlier in the video, they talk about the disadvantages of duping the side and mirroring it. They show that if you dupe it, then the spaces are inverted and stuff like that, so movement messes up...

So thanks for reading guys, if this post sucked, I'm not sure what you can do, but if you liked it, go 'head and hit that like button, or maybe add me as a friend. Otherwise, go subscribe to LinusTechTips on YouTube, follow them on Twitch, follow @LinusTech on Twitter, and support them by using their affiliate code on Amazon, buying a cool T-shirt, or supporting them directly on this community forum.

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

I don't know about a plugin for something like that, you might want to look around...

Earlier in the video, they talk about the disadvantages of duping the side and mirroring it. They show that if you dupe it, then the spaces are inverted and stuff like that, so movement messes up...

but whats the difference between recreating it exactly and mirroring it??

OFF TOPIC: I suggest every poll from now on to have "**CK EA" option instead of "Other"

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't really know... sorry...

So thanks for reading guys, if this post sucked, I'm not sure what you can do, but if you liked it, go 'head and hit that like button, or maybe add me as a friend. Otherwise, go subscribe to LinusTechTips on YouTube, follow them on Twitch, follow @LinusTech on Twitter, and support them by using their affiliate code on Amazon, buying a cool T-shirt, or supporting them directly on this community forum.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Photography and Videography

×