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Character Setup in XSI

Learn the essentials to character setup and a time-saving approach to rigging and enveloping characters with XSI. Software required: XSI 7 and up.

What you'll learn

Learn the essentials to character setup and a time-saving approach to rigging and enveloping characters with XSI. Contains over seven hours of project-based training for artists new to XSI. Popular highlights include: Rigging Workflow in XSI; Scripted Operators; Expressions; Constraints; Animator-friendly Control Objects; Enveloping; Deformation Preservation Techniques; Mirroring Weights; Creating Custom Spines; Flexible Spine Controls; Custom Toolbars; Corrective Shapes; Create Chain from Curve; Organized Scene Hierarchies; Custom Parameters; Transform Groups; Reverse Foot Controls; Effectors; Parameter Connection Editor; Models; Weight Editor; Symmetry Mapping; Parenting; Broken Hierarchies; Mirroring Rigs. Software required: XSI 7 and up.

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