Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping
In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.
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If any one can help Im worried I'll have to abandon ship and begin something new.... I really want to get this!!!!!
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Bind the skeleton with a smooth bind, then start to move one side (sat the left) of the skeleton so you can see the dodgey areas. Select the dodgey verts either using standard selections or using the paint selection tools.
Then go to skin->edit smooth skin->Smooth skin weights, you should then see the verts go to where you should expect, if they dont quite get there smooth the skin weights again. To go back to the initial pose just select go to bind pose, then repeat with other joints.
When you get to the neck, I usualy select all the verts in the head then go to the componanat editor and then just add a value of 1 to the joint I want to control the head, this gives a bit of a strange look but just go the smooth skin weights again on te dodgey verts and it should be fine.
This works really well for the shoulder, spine and hip areas, but its not too good for the elbows, you'll have to paint them.
Once one side is sorted, mirror the weights over.
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Just hope it works for you!
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I don't have the smooth skin weights under this menu option.....
skin->edit smooth skin->Smooth skin weights,
Are there any other routes to find this action?
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Ive just had a check to make sure that its not somewhere else, yup its there (maya 2008 i'm on, and the version that it was introduced)
You could check out the help files, but it should be there.
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Sorry.
The only thing that you could do is the old fashioned painting weights round that area, adding weight to the spine joints (low amounts .1 or so untill they get better.)
Painting weights is a right pain, if you stick with it and just try to add you'll get there.
if you get stuck PM or mail me and i'll have a look.
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You will get used to it and find shortcuts and your own workflow, its a bit of a shame that you've got 8.5 as the smooth weights option makes it a lot easier.
Well have fun!
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I think painting weights is possible the most confusing/frustrating things in maya.
If you wanted you can set keys so that hes in his start pose for frame 1 and then say at frame 25 hes in a position (say one leg bent) then you can scrub the time line an paint, once your happy just delete the keys to return him back to his origianl position.
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