Skeleton + Skin Binding Issue

# 1 01-03-2007 , 05:59 AM

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Hello

After I have binded my skeleton to my skin and try to move a bone around but I find that more then the skin attached to that bone is moving. For example, I tried to move the left leg bone forward, but I find that part of the right leg is moving forward as well. I have linked a few screenshots as well as my Maya 6.5 source file.

https://www.sfu.ca/~jca41/stuph/mayaProblemA.jpg
https://www.sfu.ca/~jca41/stuph/mayaProblemA.jpg
https://www.sfu.ca/~jca41/stuph/legoH.mb

-Jon

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# 2 01-03-2007 , 11:04 PM

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Skeleton problems

I had the same problem when I tryed to create a moving person. I still haven't had much luck. Theres some option, although I can't remember where sorry, that makes it so that you can select which faces you want the skeleton join to move. Hopefully someone more experienced than us can help us how.

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# 3 02-03-2007 , 12:23 AM

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If only skinning a model was as easy as that, but its not I am afraid.

You have to paint the Weights onto the geometry. I suggest getting Mike McKinleys Character rigging tutorial from here it expalins painting weights and rigging from start to finish..

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