Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1
This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.
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03-06-2008
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when rigging and in the paint skin weights tool, how do you stop certain joints in the skeleton from influencing the geometry (without having to paint each one individually)
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i have a sash that i only want certain joints to influance but i dont know how to selct them individualy
(its my Indy elepahnt from my WIP (see my sig) and its that sash thing and the trunk is influencning it)
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03-06-2008
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without a picture its hard to fiture out what you want.
If I'm guessing right, then select the geo then the joint you want to bind it to then do a smooth bind.
Then select the geo and in the componant editior remove the weighting influneces on the joints you dont want, OR just make all the verts have a weighting of 1 on the joint you do want.
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03-06-2008
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cheers
i was refering to a picture in the link in my sig
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03-06-2008
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Bind the object to the skeleton (the whole skeleton) then select then base mesh (the elephant thats had all the weights painted) and then the other object, then copy skin weights (off the top of my head I cant remember where it is, think its in skin, edit smooth skin)
It takes the weights from the underlying mesh and adds them to the other mesh.
So you already got what you asked for anyway????
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04-06-2008
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aw well, at least i know now
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i figuered it out after your second post
a bit of a couincidance really cos ive been struggaling with it all week
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