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larryvm
04-16-2003, 06:27 PM
this is my first plugin i wrote, i began with the maya api 2 weeks ago and this is the result.

plugin (http://www.hbfsolutions.com/larry/fvmusculo_b1.2.zip)

sample 1 of how work (http://www.hbfsolutions.com/larry/skeleton_front.avi)
sample 2 of how work (http://www.hbfsolutions.com/larry/skeleton_side.avi)
sample 3 of how work (http://www.hbfsolutions.com/larry/skeleton_back.avi)

and how it work with my model

sample 1 (http://www.hbfsolutions.com/larry/kiman_setup.avi)
sample 2 (http://www.hbfsolutions.com/larry/kiman_setup_side.avi)

sorry because de docs are in spanish so i will write the way to work here

put the plugin in the plugins folder, the script in one of the path were maya can find

made a nurbs shape for the muscle with spans 8x3, the better is made a nurbs cylinder 8x3

freeze transformation

and type musculo <insertOBJ> <endOBJ> <muscle>

were
<insertOBJ> is the joint,shape or locator you want to control de begin of the muscle (the near of the u=0 and v=0)
<endOBJ> is the joint,shape or locator you want to control deend of the muscle
<muscle> the name of the nurbs

it`s not perfect, but works well, i hope that you test, say if you saw a bug, and a feedback for it.


Fernando "Larry" Vizoso

larryvm@hotmail.com
http://www.hbfsolutions.com/larry
ambient-whisper
04-21-2003, 07:08 AM
im guessing you should post this in the general maya area.. or even the character setup section. since its not really a mel related question, but advertizing a plugin ( which i think has a ton of potential )
SheepFactory
04-21-2003, 07:47 AM
Hey laryym , looking great man , i'll definitely test it out tomorrow.


Ali
Threedeemer
04-21-2003, 02:34 PM
Yeah this is looking really cool. :beer:
larryvm
04-21-2003, 04:36 PM
only one thing i forget, must do a freeze transform to the shape before run the script
nemirc
04-21-2003, 06:21 PM
I will definetly test this one.
I've been trying to make muscle systems myself for quite some time :drool:
AWAKE
04-22-2003, 05:39 AM
I'm getting an error when I try to load it...


Error: The specified module could not be found.
(musculo) //


I'm on win2k with maya 4.5
larryvm
04-22-2003, 12:58 PM
ok, i`m trying to solve , but i´m not at home these days, so must wait 2 or 3 days, but i´m trying someone can compile it well

if someone can load the plugin, please post it
ROPA
04-22-2003, 01:50 PM
cant find module ...

M 4.5 Windows 2k
Spiner
04-23-2003, 04:32 AM
Hmm, I use SDK and wrap deformers for a basic muscle system. however that can be tedious so I weclome anything that gets the job done faster(and better).
larryvm
04-23-2003, 01:35 PM
here is the new beta, i test it with two friend and seem work fine

beta 1.2 (http://www.hbfsolutions.com/larry/fvmusculo_b1.2.zip)

the doc is now at english, for other info send me a mail
Crazzy Legs
05-09-2003, 07:57 AM
how are the muscles deformed (inside of maya)?
jason-slab
05-09-2003, 10:05 AM
loaded up your "skeleton.mb" seems to be working just fine:thumbsup:, interesting stuff. i'll have a better look at it later

|jason
larryvm
05-09-2003, 11:22 AM
the deformation is just a deformer i write, it catch the transform matrix of the two joint, locator or shapes and the transform matrix of it in the creation time , the create a new transform matrix for the center of every line of cv in the v direction and the cv are the new center + a lineal interpolation betwen the cv transform by the actual position of the 2 joints.
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