rigging a Chinese dragon? 2004-04-16 - By Robert Moodie
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-- -- Original Message -- --
From: "Brad Abrahams" <info@(protected)>
To: <XSI@(protected)>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: rigging a Chinese dragon?
> Hi Carl,
>
> There doesn't seem to be anything in that directory, I also get connection
> errors trying to access it. Are you experiencing anyhtign like this?
>
> Brad
>
> -- -- Original Message -- --
> From: "Carl Callewaert" <carl@(protected)>
> To: <XSI@(protected)>
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 3:47 PM
> Subject: RE: rigging a Chinese dragon?
>
>
> > ftp://ftp.measurand.com/ftp_anon/ShapeAnimator/xsi/
> >
> > it is something like this you are looking for?
> >
> > carl
> >
> > -- --Original Message-- --
> > From: Brad Abrahams
> > To: XSI@(protected)
> > Sent: 4/16/2004 2:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: rigging a Chinese dragon?
> >
> > Hi Jamie,
> >
> > Thanks for the response, I will check the page out now. How did you get
> > them
> > working in conjunction with bones? Did you still have control over ik
> > and
> > joint rotation?
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > -- -- Original Message -- --
> > From: "Jamie" <edesignersinc@(protected)>
> > To: <XSI@(protected)>
> > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: rigging a Chinese dragon?
> >
> >
> > > Take a look at the plugins on this guys site...
> > >
> > > http://perso.club-internet.fr/christophe.mallard/CmTools/Home.htm
> > >
> > > They are not well enough advertised in my opinion, he has tutorial
> > vids
> > and
> > > allsorts, they are
> > > like quick stretch for bone chains, I used it recently on the legs of
> > a
> > bug
> > > I was animating, took a little
> > > tweaking, but it did exactly what it said on the tin...
> > >
> > > Failing that, using soft constraints for the chest and pelvis depth of
> > the
> > > spine will give you a soft flowie
> > > movement, or even constraining nulls to a softbodied cylinder,
> > plotting
> > the
> > > motion and using these to constrain the bones to...
> > >
> > > But the string Op is a good bet...
> > >
> > > Hope this helps...
> > >
> > > Jamie McDonnell
> > > Character Design / Rigging / Animation
> > > www.jm3d.co.uk
> > >
> > >
> > > -- -- Original Message -- --
> > > From: "Graham D Clark" <mail@(protected)>
> > > To: <XSI@(protected)>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 5:59 PM
> > > Subject: RE: rigging a Chinese dragon?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Another option might be "Shape Rigging", ie the bones transforms
> > plotted
> > > > to shape points clusters, then remove the animation, and obj to
> > cluster
> > > > constrain the bones to the point clusters on the shape. Then you can
> > use
> > > > multiple operators (like wave) on the shape for another layer of
> > > > animation on top of the orginal animation.
> > > > -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --
> > > > http://www.grahamdclark.com
> > > > 2nd hand TD
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -- --Original Message-- --
> > > > > From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> > > > > [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of Brad Abrahams
> > > > > Sent: April 15, 2004 4:02 PM
> > > > > To: XSI@(protected)
> > > > > Subject: Re: rigging a Chinese dragon?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Adrian,
> > > > >
> > > > > I will give the spines a go, although, do you have any
> > > > > suggestions on how to
> > > > > had some sort of dynamic element to the chains? be it fake or
> > > > > not (cloth,
> > > > > soft constraints, etc.).
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks very much,
> > > > > Brad
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -- -- Original Message -- --
> > > > > From: "adrian" <adrian@(protected)>
> > > > > To: <XSI@(protected)>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 11:31 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: rigging a Chinese dragon?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > chained isner spines?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > worked for the snakes we did last year
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Brad Abrahams wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hey everyone,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I will be creating a rig that will roughly follow the shape
> > and
> > > > > > > structure of a Chinese dragon (as seen in parades and kites),
> > and
> > > > > > > which will move like one as well. I was wondering if
> > > > > anyone had any
> > > > > > > initial suggestions. The limbs do not have to be overly
> > > > > articulated,
> > > > > > > nor does will the rig be very complex. I would like it to
> > > > > have some
> > > > > > > sort of soft constraints/simulation for the flowing
> > > > > motion of the body
> > > > > > > limbs tail and hairs.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'd appreciate any input,
> > > > > > > Brad Abrahams
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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