Introduction to Rigging in Maya 2008
Establish a solid foundation and learn flexible rigging methods, various rigging and character setup tools, and the essentials of building animator-friendly controls in Maya. Software required: Maya 8 and up (Maya 2008 required to open project files).
What you'll learn
Establish a solid foundation and learn flexible rigging methods, various rigging and character setup tools, and the essentials of building animator-friendly controls in Maya. Popular highlights include: Overview of Rigging Tools; Overview of Skinning Tools; Methods for Parenting Objects; Parent Constraints; Joint Display Settings; Joint Attributes; Adjusting Joint Orientation; Inserting Joints; Nondestructive Joint Removal; Changing Root Joints; Disconnecting Joints; Mirroring Joints; Using IK Solvers; Using Spring Solver; Spline IK Solver; Creating User-friendly Controls; Organizing Scenes with Groups; Adding Custom Attributes; Utilizing Maya's Hypergraph; Connection Editor; Point Constraint Tool; Orient Constraints; Aim Constraint Tool; Set Driven Key Relationships; Smooth Bind Tool; Modifying Smooth Skin Deformations; Avoiding Double Transformation; Mirroring Influence Data; Setting up Proxy Cages; Jiggle Deformers; Creating Flexors; Cluster Deformers; Copying and Pasting Flexors; Bind Pose Node; Wrap Deformer Tool. Software required: Maya 8 and up (Maya 2008 required to open project files).
Table of contents
- Parenting Objects in Maya 12m
- Understanding Joints in Maya 12m
- Exploring Maya's Joint Display Settings 10m
- Delving into Maya's Joint Attributes 11m
- Using the Insert Joint Tool 6m
- Connecting Joints Effectively in Maya Using the Connect Joint Tool 4m
- Changing a Skeleton's Root Joint at the Click of a Button 3m
- Removing Joints Without Destroying a Skeleton 3m
- Using the Disconnect Joint Tool 3m
- Mirroring Joint Chains for Efficiency 8m
- Various Ways of Modifying a Joint's Orientation in Maya 10m
- Understanding Maya's IK Solver System 9m
- Analyzing Maya's IK Handle Attributes / Working with the Rotate Plane Solver 10m
- Utilizing the Single Chain IK Solver 4m
- Working with Maya's Spring IK Solver 8m
- The Benefits of IK / FK Blending in Maya 4m
- Rigging a Joint Chain with Maya's Spline IK Solver 10m
- Manipulating a Spline IK Joint Chain 10m
- Creating and Setting up Animator Friendly Control Objects 9m
- The Significance of Groups in Maya 8m
- Controlling an Object's Position Attributes with Maya's Point Constraint Tool 9m
- Manipulating an Object's Rotation with the Orient Constraint Tool 8m
- Utilizing Maya's Parent Constraint Tool 7m
- Using Maya's Pole Vector Constraint to Simulate Knee and Elbow Movement 5m
- Controlling Rotation with Another Object's Position Using Maya's Aim Constraint Tool 6m
- Creating Custom Attributes and Using Maya's Hypergraph and Connection Editor to Link Attributes 12m
- Setting up and Modifying Driven Key Relationships 10m
- Deforming Meshes with Maya's Lattice Deformer 13m
- Binding Joints to Objects 9m
- Understanding What Double Transformations Are and Ways to Avoid Them 3m
- Editing Smooth Skin Influences with the Paint Weights Tool and Component Editor 13m
- Mirroring Vertex Influences for Efficiency 6m
- Learning the Significance of Influence Objects 11m
- Rigid Binding Meshes to Joints 7m
- Smoothing Rigid Bind Deformations Using Flexors 7m
- Editing and Copying Flexors 6m
- Modifying Rigid Bound Meshes While Preserving Vertex Influences 4m
- Working with Maya's Bind Pose Node 6m
- Using Maya's Powerful Blend Shape Deformer to Morph Objects 13m
- Discussing an Object's Deformation Order / Removing Blend Shapes 8m
- Adding Blend Shapes in Maya 6m
- Painting Blend Shape Weights 7m
- Exploring Maya's Cluster Deformer 12m
- Automating Follow-through Effects Using Maya's Jiggle Deformer 12m
- Bonus: Setting up Proximity Meshes for Bound Objects 10m
- Bonus: Using the Jiggle Deformer Tool on Characters 7m
- Bonus: Driving an Object's Shape with Another Object Using Maya's Wrap Deformer Tool 3m
About the author
Delano works avidly as an animation author at Pluralsight. Starting his career at animation studios like Shilo, Delano has developed a strong passion for his talents. His animation and rigging background help him teach and create some of the most-watched training on Pluralsight. A few of his favorite projects that he has contributed to include: Character Interaction in Maya and in Softimage, Rigging the Human Face in Maya, Rigging Sea Creatures in Maya, and Rigging and Animating Transforming... more