Posted by on Jul 10, 2010 in Visual Effects | 2 comments
A nice text tutorial on rigging mechanical joints, from 3D ValleyThis is an old, no, really an ancient tutorial. Dates back to 2004, yet it still is useful. I think nowadays everybody loves video tutorials, yet I find myself more an more uncomfortable hearing people speak and watching mice pointers move all around when all I need to know could be summarized in three sentences and maybe a...
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Posted by on Mar 4, 2010 in 3D Rendering, Featured | 0 comments
A Gundam model rigged with bonesI always liked this tutorial from Escalight, as it’s very easy to follow yet it delivers. The author decided to use bones instead of a joint hierarchy, and this is fine. I find using bones makes things easier for mechanical models as well, because sometimes you need soft mechanics, such as tubes and rubber joints, and this avoids any confusion when rigging...
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