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[mrxzof]

Hello, you must use reverse foot lock. You have a tuto at rigging101.com (http://rigging101.com/).
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[methodz]

i think what you sent me is a riggin tutorial for maya and i'm using 3ds max 8. i'm sure its the same process but my foot isnt to similar tow hat you have posted here but i really appriciate the help.. hopefully i'll get it figured out in time i only have 2 weeks left

HELP IF ANYBODY KNOWS HOW TO STOP bone flipping in 3ds max i'm having trouble with the feet flipping over when i rotate my hips.. !! video below.. sorry again for the bad quality..

Example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDHYjRpUEBw)

[mrxzof]

Hey, look at this video tutorial : http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=E-6Ztub-XmA
and say me if it works

[labbejason]

Hey Chris,

If you can post your post your MAX file on here, I can take a look at it. I don't think you need to completely change to a reverse foot lock just to fix this, I've built plenty of stable legs that don't use it.

[PEN]

I'm with J, post your rig without a mesh and I'm sure that we can find you a solution easy.

[methodz]

wow thanks guys i didnt expect so many responces so fast.. heres the rig guys.. i really appriciate it!! lemme know if you figure this out i'm!!.. THX AGAIN!

Valentines Day Rig (http://files.filefront.com/Rig+01rar/;9435988;/fileinfo.html)

[labbejason]

Chris,
I took a look at your rig, and noticed some mistakes, so I quickly redid it. The major issue I saw right away was the fact that you scaled your objects. This is a big no-no in rigging because it screws up the math of your objects' matrix.

Just to visualize why scaling is bad, I'll give you an example that Paul gave me. Open up MAX, and make two boxes. Scale one box up in the z axis. Now link the other box to the scaled one. Rotate the box that wasn't scaled. Notice all that skewing it's doing? Imagine if you scaled all your objects in your rig, how much problems it could cause. This is why it is generally a bad idea to scale at an object level.

There are a few ways to get around this. You can scale your object in a sub-object level. Scaling up verts is no different than moving them, so you aren't messing up the matrix. You could also apply an x-form modifier, scale through that, then collapse it down the stack. If for some reason you did have some scaled objects, under the utilities pannel, there's a reset x-form button you can use. In this case, using reset x-form wouldn't work very good since you have a full rig with objects depended on each other.

As for the foot, in the Hi-Solver, under the motion pannel, there's two options for its parent space. Choosing IK-Goal for the ball of the foot's ik will make it stop following the initial bone.

Hope some of this sheds some light on rigging.

Here's the file with the updated rig:

http://www.jasonlabbe3d.com/files/temp/valentineRigTemp.max (ftp://jasonlabbe3d.com/files/temp/valentineRigTemp.max)

[deatheater4ever]

Wow .... this is some really good info Jason . Thanks for all that scaling knowledge. So is it applicable to Maya too .... ie ; not scaling your object model ?? Can we group it to itself and then scale the group so the the scaling transforms affect the group and not the model ??

[methodz]

hey thx alot!! jason wow.. really helpful.. now my only problem is when i try to change tot he goal my foot jumps out of position i tried fiddling with some of the settings but nothing really fixes the problem.. i even tried are rigging it because of what you said about skewing.. also i cant download the rig you fixed i wanted to look at it but will not let gain access to the ftp even on annonymous.

[methodz]

oops net lagged out sorry!

[labbejason]

Here, try this one out.
http://files.filefront.com/valentineRigTempmax/;9443434;/fileinfo.html

You could also change the swivel angle back to its original position if it snaps while chaging the ik goal's parent space.

Gaurav, yes the same concept should apply to all the other 3d packages. Scaling a group would still change the value of the objects' matrix.

[methodz]

hey guys i just wanted to say thx again to everybody that helped especially you jason thx alot man you really helped me get threw this one i'm hopin i'll get it all finished in time i'll try to post when its done. also i wanted to show my story boards so you guys know what i'm workin on.. i should have my animation posted in time for valentines day... it will be amature but anybody is welcome to use it.. it will be credited to my girl friend but with a few minutes of post work your more than welcome to use it as you need. thx again guys
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v731/sykmethodz/storyboards1-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v731/sykmethodz/storyboards3-4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v731/sykmethodz/storyboards5-6.jpg

[labbejason]

No problem Chris. That what we're here for :)

[methodz]

ok ok haha here is my animation in completion minus the credits(much quicker for upload haha) you guys are welcome to use it if you like... but i'm sure you can do better haha.. this is my first animation ever! haha so please be honest.. thanks again jason you where a huge help!! i'll be doing more soon hopefully THANKS TO EVERYBODY THAT HELPED!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NyEVpJNelLw

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