mirror bones

[Anadin]

In R7 there is a mirror function for geometry - it is a little bit wierd to use - you have to click in quadrants of the screen and then drag up or down to choose the plane of mirroring or you can use a Symmetry object.


Drop your geometry into the symmetry object, fiddle with welding etc. and then you can choose function - current to object to make it one object.

You can only mirror bones in R8, it is in plugins-moccha-mirror bone

[jeb]

thanx anadin.

there is no mirror! wow i though i just missed something in the manual.

so im curious... how you people do to get symetric skeletons. you rebuild each side?

is that moccha plug for r7?

[That Adrian Guy]

JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEB!!!!!


:bounce: WELCOME TO the C4D forum!!! :bounce:


I hate to admit it... but w/ all of my models.. I have to manually do all bones on both sides. It's really really time consuming.. but hey... you take the bad with the good I guess... Bummer, huh!

Overall though... I love v7. You do realize if you choose to use it as well, we can work on a collaboration! You know I've been wanting to for a while!:thumbsup:


Anyway... I guess that's the unfortunate answer to your question

**edit**
Oh yeah... when I mirror... I just use a "symmetry object" and when I like the result, I use the button that converts primitives to meshes... I don't know what it's called. but it looks like two vases. I can explain better when I get off of work. The only problem is that it doesn't work for bones

[jeb]

well, i was afraid that that was the answer.

thanx adrian.

isnt there any plus in that may work like it.

or any one has a skeleton template to share. only to learn how its done. and all the IK thing.

[LucentDreams]

for XL7 there is no function for mirroring bones, the one in Mocca is fantastic, can't believe I lived with out it, but if your going to stick with XL 7 then there are two options I know of. the first is a plugin called Golem created by Donovan Kieth. I haven't used the bone mirror in that suite cause I don't have it, but never heard huge complaints about the bnoe mirroring, another option is the old -1 scaling option, simply type "-1" in the scaling of the coordinates manager on the bone heirarchy. :)

[That Adrian Guy]

I can make you a tutorial on weighted vertice boning in C4D tonight.

Can you send me the mesh to your latest model? You know.. that evil one =)

I can rig it up for you... and being how I now know how to bone shoulders... it shouldn't be a problem!

I'll just make a step by step tut about how to do it

***edit***

Kaiskai! I gotta try that -1 trick! if it works... that would be way too sweet!

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