Rigid Body Tips and Tricks in Maya
In this set of tutorials we will learn various rigid body techniques. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2014.
What you'll learn
In this set of tutorials we will learn various rigid body techniques. We'll start by learning ways to improve your rigid body workflow, while understanding how stand-in and proxy objects work, and how they can be used to solve simulations efficiently. We'll learn how to setup rigid body clones and how to connect rigid bodies to characters. We'll utilize MEL to overcome a few challenges we may stumble upon when working with rigid bodies, which include emitting at collision, working with rigid bodies that must deform, and more. By the end of this training, you will have the knowledge needed to be more creative with your rigid body simulations. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2014.
Table of contents
- Cycle Warnings with Rigid Bodies 11m
- Using Rigid Body Stand Ins 7m
- Using Proxies in Rigid Body Simulations 10m
- Making a Rigid Body Clone 12m
- Switchable Rigid Body Clones 14m
- Using Rigid Bodies as Bones 12m
- Adding Rigid Bodies to Bones 15m
- Using the Bake Simulation Index 7m
- Using Deforming Rigid Bodies 8m
- Predictive Simulations 15m
- Using Contact Data 8m
- Finishing Our Particle Emission System 13m
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