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Renzsu

01-04-2005, 08:38 PM

Hi all, I'm using 3dsmax 7 and I'm working on this high poly character that will wear clothes as well. The thing is, to make modeling easier I would prefer to work in the typical modeling pose, and then rig/skin and pose the model in the final pose for the render. I have a question about this though, since I have no experience at all with rigging/skinning:

- I don't intend to model the full body or even sweater (since there will be a jacket over that as well), so should I attach all these bits and pieces of mesh together, use a multi-sub material to texture and then rig/skin the model like this? Or could I leave the various parts of the character as seperate meshes and just group things together (I don't plan to stitch various parts of this model together into a closed mesh)?

- Should I skin/rig the original model or is it always wise to use a copy of this model and keep the original hidden or in a seperate file (just wondering what is usually done).

- Is there somewhere a good tutorial on skinning/rigging in 3dsmax or will the reference manual be good enough? I'm still in the proces of modeling her so I haven't really digged in this subject matter yet (you can also tell me to just stfu & rtfm ;) )
edit: obviously I tried to look with my nose and I missed this tutorial sticky thread: http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=49073

Renzsu

01-06-2005, 07:09 AM

Nobody? My questions aren't that advanced are they?

laber

01-06-2005, 09:13 AM

First, since you dont model the body underneath the cloth i would say attach them together. if you would model the hole body and simulate the cloth later you would for sure leave them as two meshes. but its possible to control 2 meshes with one bone, check this http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=198213

Second, mh, backups are always good. i have often 30 up files for the modellig pass :) but i would advice you to have a seperated file with the model - just in case everything crashes while the rigphase and your file is destroyed

Renzsu

01-06-2005, 09:56 AM

Thanks :) All I wanted to know!

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