Digital humans the art of the digital double
Ever wanted to know how digital doubles are created in the movie industry? This course will give you an insight into how it's done.
# 1 25-06-2003 , 01:05 PM
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Dummy helper

The locator, is that a dummy helper, something I can use to link items to it, but itself does not do anything ?..

I am looking for a dummy helper


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# 2 25-06-2003 , 03:22 PM
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Yes, a locator is used often for that purpose. Sometimes I draw a symbol with curves or use text as dummies. It's easier to associate them to what they do if there are many of them...


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# 3 25-06-2003 , 04:14 PM
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# 5 25-06-2003 , 06:52 PM
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excellent script Danny !.. tnx


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# 6 25-06-2003 , 08:08 PM
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You can also make any object you want into a non-rendering dummy by turning off all of it's render stats.

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