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CHARACTER RIGGING

MAX

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Quick Navigation

Base Setup

Intro
Rotations & Layers
Spine Bones
Leg Bones
Linking Bones
Roll Bones
Hand & Fingers
Wrapping up

Skinning

Foot 
Knee
Spine Controls
Linking / Constraining
Spine Rigging
Arms
Clavicle
IK / FK
Roll Bones
Hands
Wrapping Up
Facial Rigging
BASE SETUP
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CHAPTER 1

 

Basic concept : Character Rigging

CHAPTER 2

 

Basic concept : Rotations & Layers

CHAPTER 3

Creating a Skeleton : Spine Bones

CHAPTER 4

 

Creating a Skeleton : Leg Bones

First Pass
Foot
Weighting Script
Skin Mirror Tools
Hips
Torso
Shoulders
Arms
Hands
Fingers
Skin Wrap Modifier
Skin Utilities
Head

Biped Rigging

CHAPTER 5

Creating a Skeleton : Linking Bone Chains

CHAPTER 6

 

Creating a Skeleton : Linking Bone Chains

CHAPTER 7

Creating a Skeleton : Roll Bones

CHAPTER 8

Creating a Skeleton : Hands and Fingers

CHAPTER 9

Creating a Skeleton : Wrapping up

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SKINNING

CHAPTER 1

Skinning a Character : First Pass

CHAPTER 2

Skinning a Character : Foot

CHAPTER 3

Creating a Skeleton : Quick Weighting Script

CHAPTER 4

Skinning a Character : Skin Mirror Tools

CHAPTER 5

Skinning a Character : Hips

CHAPTER 6

Skinning a Character : Torso

CHAPTER 7

Skinning a Character : Shoulders

CHAPTER 8

Skinning a Character : Arms

CHAPTER 9

Skinning a Character : Hands

CHAPTER 10

Skinning a Character : Fingers

CHAPTER 11

Skinning a Character : Skin Wrap Modifier

CHAPTER 12

Skinning a Character : Skin Utilities

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CHAPTER 13

Skinning a Character : Head

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BIPED RIGGING

CHAPTER 1

 

Foot Helpers and IK Chains

CHAPTER 5

 

Knee Swivel

CHAPTER 9

 

Arms FK Rigging

CHAPTER 13

 

IK/FK "Snapping"

CHAPTER 2

 

Foot Hierarchical Links

CHAPTER 6

 

Spine Controls

CHAPTER 10

Arms IK Rigging

CHAPTER 14

Roll Bones

CHAPTER 3

 

Custom Foot Attributes

CHAPTER 7

 

Linking vs. Constraining

CHAPTER 11

 

Clavicle Rigging

CHAPTER 15

 

Hands

CHAPTER 4

 

Foot Reactions

CHAPTER 8

 

Spine Rigging

CHAPTER 12

 

IK FK Blending for Arms

CHAPTER 16

Preparing Character Rig for the Animator

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CHAPTER 17

Facial Rigging

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