Help Rigging Arm for my Drone Model [HLP]

#1

Hello Guys,

So I’m working on a short film and I’ve been modelling the UFO type object and now am looking for some assistance rigging the ‘Arm/tenticle’ for him. The model is going to be used in my short film and is quite important and without rigging it just wont work so I am seeking either help on rigging it or looking for somebody with extensive rigging knowledge to possibly help out with the project who can rig it for me which would be a great help.

As this is my first short film I cannot offer any payment but would give credit in the film.

Here’s some images to help illustrate what I need.

So basically, the arm is a flexible mechanical arm (similar to that in war of the worlds) that waves around like a worm in an organic fashion but the scanner at the end needs to be able to move independently so I can animate it as I wish.

The Scanner needs to be attatched at the end and also fixed to the body of the object so just the arm moves.

I have absolutley no knowledge of rigging but this is crucial for my films success and I didn’t know where else to go apart from CGSociety.

I’d be so appreciative of any help and hope I will stay in contact with whoever can help me out as I’m always looking to become friends with like minded people into CG.

Thanks

Luke

#2

Howdy,

Have you thought of piggybacking a spline IK on top of a regular 2 bone limb iK?

Adios,
Cactus Dan

#3

Hey,

Thank you for replying, but I have no idea what you mean.

Luke

#4

Howdy,

Well, what I described is what is typically use to rig a bendy arm:
http://www.cactus3d.com/BendyArm.mov

You could add more controllers to the spline IK to give it more possible bends.

Adios,
Cactus Dan

#5

Thank you but I could really use someone to rig this for me, could you possibly help?

#6

Howdy,

Well, I use Cinema 4D and my CD Character rigging plugins, so that wouldn’t help you in 3DS Max. :sad:

But, I’m sure there are some example rigs with bendy arms done in 3DS Max floating around that you could download to see how it’s set up.

Adios,
Cactus Dan

#7

This would be a good place to start - there’s even a script available on his site to build the bendy setup for you - http://joleanes.com/tutorials/bendyLimbs/bendy.php

#8

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