Arm/Shoulder deformation

#1

Hi

I having troubles with my arm deformation for my characters.

  • Any tips on getting it look better?
  • Is it just a matter of good skinning?

#2

Hi…!
Give the Skin Infl to the chest for the area under armpit.
Rgds,

#3

Pushing the weights to the spine joint the clavicle comes from is a good solution but also put some of the wight to the clavicle too. The reason for this is because if you want the underarm to move with the should even a little, the movement would be from the collarbone since anytime the shoulder moves the collar should too. The results will be different if the clavicle gets some weight vs the spine joint getting all of it. Decide which works best for you.

#4

Thanks FarleyC and shinyprem!
I attached more weight to the clavicle and chest of the armpit.
But I also needed to do a solution with a animated joint in the armpit that move only when her arm is raised for all the fat under her arm to deform right.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/518342/arms_jessie-iPhone.m4v

Thank guys!

#5

Use a seperate influence for the fat under her arm. Get her arm deforming correctly without the fat first, then you can try a jiggle deformer, influence object or some additional bones for the fat, and drive the amount of deformation on the fat from the movement of the arm rotations if that’s what you want.

#6

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