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| CAT Overview - Part 1 : Rigging with CAT |
Software: Autodesk 3ds Max
Category: Animation, Character, General
Skill: Intermediate
Category: Animation, Character, General
Skill: Intermediate
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1Introduction to CAT 2Creating the pelvis and the legs 3Spine and neck 4Arms and save preset rig 5Exampe: human from Mudbox | ||
In this first set of videos on the CAT subject, see how to create a character rig from scratch with all the rigging tools available in CAT.
Also learn how to use the current animation rig presets and how to create your own.
Introduction to CAT |
In this first video, i cover the basics of CAT. Where it is on the interface and how to load the preset rigs that are available right after the install.
Creating the pelvis and the legs |
This set of 2 videos covers how to start a new rig from scratch by creating the pelvis and the legs.
Spine and neck |
See how the CAT spine can be used to quickly setup the spine and the neck of the character. Also see how you can add extra bones to the CAT rig to extend its functionality.
Arms and save preset rig |
Finish the rig by adding arms, hands and fingers. Also learn how to save the rig so that it becomes a new CAT preset that you can load for any other project in the future.
Exampe: human from Mudbox |
To show you the full process of creating a skeleton with CAT for a character, i exported the Mudbox human primitive and brought it to 3ds Max. In this video, you'll see how i created the skeleton for this human.
A second part to this tutorial will follow before the end of January 2009. I will then cover how to animate with the CAT tools.
