CGTalk - skinning advice

WijbaL

01-19-2004, 01:34 PM

hey peepz,

i need some little advice.
im rigging and skinning a character but i wanna know whats the best way.

is it better to put a mesh smooth modifier before a skin modifier or is it better to put a mesh smooth after a skin modifier

what are the the advantages of animating, posing, editing the envelopes etc

im using 3d max

thx

skellybobbly

01-19-2004, 03:11 PM

Hi,

Skin it then meshsmooth.
It'll take a LOT less time to weight up the mesh and be easier to animate in the viewport (faster display).

Cheers

Jon

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