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Maya 2016 Delta Mush causes Geometry to rip like stretched bubble gum

Hello fellow Maya Users, So I was able to rig a simple human body in Maya and add controls and when I animate with a delta Mush deformer in place,...

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by Auravinci

25-02-2017|12:34 AM

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BlendShape Issue

Hey, guys! I'm trying to add a blend shape for a downloaded rig, but I get some points moving when they are not supposed to. I've checked the...

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by LastWolf

09-01-2017|05:02 PM

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What type of wave controller is this?

What type of wave controller is this? I need to make a character spine. This type of wave rig controller is much better than the FK rig....

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:32 AM

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Maya rigging problem, probably due to skinning?

Hello, I've got a problem with a simple character rig in Maya, it's a problem I've had before but can never find a solution to. I'm not too skilled...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:28 AM

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Model not aligning with the Skeleton

Hello everyone, I'm currently having an issue where I'm importing a model but the Mesh does not go into position with the skeleton rig, if you move...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:24 AM

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newb: Why is rotating joints weird like this???

Ok so im going through the Maya 4.5 Savvy Book and i am on the skeleton/joints section. Im going through one of the tutorial and it was telling me to...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:10 AM

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problem in move joint after skin

i skined my character and then i found one of my joint dose not have a good rotation so i used “move skin joint tool” and correct the axis but then...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:04 AM

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Rigging question.

Hello everyone, Can verts be sculpted and moved around when a mesh is skinned and weighted? In the same way it can be done in 3dMax, I apologise...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:00 AM

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creating whole animation in one big scene file

Hello, i have a 1.45 minute long animation, with just one character dancing around a room. There are many shot changes in the final video, but i...

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by Gen

01-12-2016|11:41 AM

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FACE mocap retargeting

Hi,can you give me some advise ,how i can apply 3d face mocap points to rig controls? how faceware or cubicmoution doing that with 2d capture, i mean...

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by resister

18-11-2016|08:49 PM

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Motion path jumps first to last

Hey I know it is probably some simple setting I've missed but I can't find it. I have an object on a motion path curve and it stays at frame 1...

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by CAPSLOCKSMITH

16-11-2016|10:11 PM

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graph editor modifiers

hello. i have just read an article about modifiers in graph editor in blender. is there no such thing in maya?

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by mickhah

11-11-2016|09:32 AM

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Maya overwriting keys

I am animating a simple ball with a locator in Maya. If I set a keyframe at frame one and then go forward and keyframe it again in a different...

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by stwert

03-11-2016|12:49 AM

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HumanIK skeleton definition reuse pipeline

I have MOCAP animation files in .fbx format for game. There are about 100 separate .fbx animation recorded using same rig. In HumanIK I created...

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by sushb001

18-10-2016|12:13 PM

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Skin Weights Spotty?

Hi! I am working in Maya and for some reason my skin weights are acting funny. I did them the other day and they were fine. I went to tweak them...

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by nobalister

12-10-2016|02:57 PM

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FBX will not export more than one blendshape

Hey, I have a character with different blend shape emotions, however only one and specific will export to fbx format. Others will be visible in...

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by lauris47

14-09-2016|05:41 PM

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Muscle/bone pointing not along the skeleton joint

Hey, as title states, I have that problem. It is not up axis problem, but something else. I have skin attached and tried to disconnect it. Also...

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by ChromaticSwamp

13-09-2016|10:07 AM

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Rigging Problem - Mirror Skin Weights

Okay so I'm new to rigging but I'm faced with a problem - I can't get Maya to mirror my skin weights correctly. Thing is, I weighted the skin on the...

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by Ysvetti

12-09-2016|01:59 PM

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animating along a motion path

So im trying to figure out this motion path animation and animating joints along the path. Now i know about just animating the offset of the curve...

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by j0DiG0

05-09-2016|12:50 PM

Replies: 12

Light/Shadow that follows object

Hello there! I hope this is in the right forum. I have an animated object which moves from a side to another. I created two spot lights and...

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by Gen

20-08-2016|08:52 PM

Replies: 1

How to join tangents in graph editor(Maya)

Hi, I was searching for such problems solution, but I couldn't find any. So, I thought if you pro CG bros could help me. I cannot joint 1 tangent to...

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by Faker513

14-08-2016|04:04 PM

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Animated Textures for AR?

Hello, I am playing around with some AR stuff, its pretty easy to export things from maya and test them out in AR.. but Does anyone know how to...

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by sonnyangell1982

11-08-2016|04:28 PM

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Trying to animate like videogames

Is there some way to make a character move as if it were in a video game? For example, when a character is at 45 degrees in front of a wall, and...

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by arkmnpszy

26-07-2016|05:55 PM

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Rubber Hose Legs and Arms

I am interested in creating a character animation that has a "rubber hose" style. Example:...

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by dudebot67

04-07-2016|02:26 PM

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How to reflect the number of objects together with animation mirror

I animate the helicopter chassis, which is made up of multiple objects. Then I want to copy the mirror this chassis with animations. For this we have...

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by Laguna90

24-06-2016|02:43 PM

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