CGTalk - Instance Animation?

MasonDoran

07-15-2003, 02:16 PM

even possible?

I would have 20 characters....all of similar geometry and rig.....they all need a walk cycle, a run cycle....etc etc etc.

Ideally, i would animate 1 character, export the animations as clip and link all of the characters to the animation.

Now if i go back and make changes to the walk cycle, all characters would use the same animation....thereby they would update automatically just as an instance.

misterdi

07-16-2003, 04:18 AM

Have you try to use reference?

You should be able to have one scene referenced a couple of times. So when you change the animation in the master scene it will change on the reference too.

Best regards,

Doogie

07-16-2003, 04:30 AM

Maya: Secrets of the Pros (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0782140556/qid=1058326600/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9667978-7922334?v=glance&s=books) has a whole section on doing crowds. It talks about ways to make each one unique.

I read quite a bit while in to bookstore and its got a few MEL scirpts to help out. I plan on buy'n it when i get some money.

I'd try using clips to animate them too

MasonDoran

07-17-2003, 09:42 AM

how does referencing work in terms of instancing animations?

what i did with it was just referance the entire file.....and copy paste the animations.....

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