new to rigging PLEASE HELP!!

[lenin69]

I did read the above threads but I'm still confused!!

[Neuropolis]

Are you using Max?

To your first question, I don't have a lot of experience switching between low and high res characters... But if it's at all helpful, what I'll normally do after rigging a character is I'll clone the body and cut it up at each of the joints, then manually lower the poly count. I then slap an Edit Mesh modifier on the bones and add the corresponding pieces that I've cut out of the character. This way, you can hide the geometry and deal directly with your bones, save processing power, and still get accurate results.

Second question: If your characters have identical poly count and mesh flow down to the vertex, I would use Morpher/Blend Shapes. You can easily switch between one version of the character and the other after skinning.

Another, probably more precise, way would be to skin one character, save its envelopes, then load those envelopes onto the other character. I believe the method for this varies from package to package. From there, you can make whatever tweaks you need to make the second character work better with the rig, which you can't really do with blend shapes.

[lenin69]

thanks neuro. your advice is definitely helpful!!
Atleast I got a starting point now.
I use Maya.
thanks a lot.

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