CGTalk - rigging the knee

scazmaniac

11-17-2010, 12:53 PM

hey guys currently using maya 2011 and windows 7

im currently rigging my character and am having issues with the knee. the default position looks great but as i bend the knee its knee shape stays the same. so if i wanted to pose my character sitting down he'll have this nasty buldge. any tips on how to shrink the knee in someway?

BldRnr

11-18-2010, 01:36 PM

Sounds like you need to make some blend shapes.

You can also use a "pose space deformer plugin" by Michael Comet

It does a great job after the intial set up.

Steven Stahlburg use to have a tutorial online on how to use wrap deformers to solve some of the bending issues aroudn shoulders and knees.

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