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Rigging a Tentacle
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TheOnlyAaron 188 posts11 Nov 2006Hey everyone, i've been pretty impressed wtih all of the tutorials and stuff going on here latley. I wanted to contribute to it so I asked Tyson what he thought would be good and he suggested making a video tutorial on how to do some of the rigging tricks and methods i picked up or discovered latley.
This tutorial goes over how to make a stretchy tentacle in 3D Studio Max. It also covers a new rigging technique I learned over at Siggraph this year from the people working on Open Season.
This tutorial covers a tentacle process start to finish, but some of these techniques are the same ones i use for spines, arms and legs. Understanding some of these i cover can be used in many situations so take a look.
Below is a 30 meg zip folder that has the max file, the video, and a script that i used to make it with. The compression is pretty strong so i'll be adding another less compressed one tomorow sometime.
I also have been thinking of doing a facial rigging tutorial with strength emphasised on creating a GUI for your character. Let me know what you think or would like me to cover, i'll probably do that next weekend. Enjoy!
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11 Nov 2006Fantastic tutorial dude...the end result is amazing! Especially when you curl the tentacle in the viewport...works great!
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12 Nov 2006wow, dude, great tutorial! quite complex! but the movements it's able to get are just awesome!
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TheOnlyAaron 188 posts12 Nov 2006Thanks for the plug T!
I've added a larger version that you can actually see some of the stuff now! Look above for the link. -
12 Nov 2006
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13 Nov 2006here is a test anim with yours just to get familiar with it... could you add somthing to the tut for me, or just let me know.
http://www.richardadenot.com/stuff/tentatest.mov
how can i reset the tentacle with it's original rotation, position and every thing, or do i have to move it all manualy?
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TheOnlyAaron 188 posts13 Nov 2006It is really easy, if you zero-ed out your controlers, just down at the bottom of max you can manually type in their rotations and such. swithch to gimball, and change all of your rotations to zero and it will go back to its default rotations.
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13 Nov 2006Fantastic tut Aaron - I've only had a chance for a quick skim through of it though, would like to see how this translates over to Maya
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mahmoudnahmad 1,159 posts13 Nov 2006every one is becoming a hero in here i think i should too GREAT WORK MAN thanks for your contribution and totally apperciated -
sasank 1 posts13 May 2008This tutorial is really great............ I was searching for rigging tutorial and found this
can you plz tell me how to make rig setups like this http://www.luimanimations.com/blog/?p=3
thank you
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14 May 2008uumm t. i think the "plug" diddnt work..
thank you very much
edit:oops thats a old thread
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