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Mrjack
10-12-2008, 03:25 PM
i dont know if its the better place to poste this?
this is a lil test i've made to test the stability of the new ik im in love with it
thnx newtek......... hopu u like it
http:///www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIBPe5LcBNY
RudySchneider
10-12-2008, 10:28 PM
Link no workie...
jameswillmott
10-12-2008, 10:28 PM
Does for me, it's a nice little test too.
RudySchneider
10-12-2008, 10:43 PM
Ah,I see --- one too many forward slashes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIBPe5LcBNY
WilliamVaughan
10-12-2008, 10:59 PM
awesome!...would love to study that rig! Looks fun to animate!
Mrjack
10-13-2008, 06:02 AM
Ooooops sorry for the error
Im happy u like it ;)
here is the scene and object
WilliamVaughan
10-13-2008, 06:35 AM
awesome....this is a fun one!
Mrjack
10-14-2008, 01:28 PM
Wow thnx happy u like it
here is another quick walk cycle test
anny C&C are welcom :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmb2Fz8tFRE
geothefaust
10-14-2008, 01:30 PM
Looks REALLY good!! Awesome job there. I'll be studying your rig, thank you for sharing. :)
Castius
10-14-2008, 01:34 PM
I love it! Great weight and character. The cartoon render with it is a great match.

I'm hoping we get to see a lot more great animation out of LW. With some of the new CA tools they have introduced. This is a great example of what is to come.
lardbros
10-14-2008, 01:49 PM
Whoah... you're clearly a talented animator! Would love to see more. How long did it take to rig this guy?

How long did it take to animate him too? ... and any chance of a tutorial video showing us all how you managed it all?

I love the sense of character even though it's a load of boxes... brilliant stuff!
adamredwoods
10-14-2008, 02:00 PM
I love it! Great weight and character.

+1. Good to show weight in animation.

I've been very happy with the new rigging in Lightwave, save for one problem: when fixing bone problems, one would normally turn off IK... and any POLE and TARGET options. But you can't. Just the IK.

Once that gets resolved, I don't see any reason for Lightwave to be deficient in Character Animation anymore.
WilliamVaughan
10-14-2008, 02:20 PM
Not only is it a cool rig to work with...you really know how to animate!

Very cool work!
ghostlight
10-14-2008, 02:25 PM
Great motion and weight! What's the cartoon shader you used?
Mike Borjon
10-14-2008, 03:51 PM
Pretty nice work man, I'd also like to see your rigging for this character if wouldn't mind sharing it.
Mike Borjon
10-14-2008, 04:04 PM
Oops! Didn't see in an earlier post.
hrgiger
10-14-2008, 10:31 PM
Yeah, this is a cool little rig. Very fun to play around with.
Mrjack
10-15-2008, 12:22 PM
wow thnx everybody im realy happy u like it and a big thnx for all ur positive comments :D
this is a simple test only with few boxs and pole item use and there is no toon shader only edges render ;)
i have an idea of how to do a complicated rig similar to the XSI or MAYA with constraints to switch between two ik chains....... il post it soon, im realy busy thoes days but promisse il do it soon


Here is the walk cycle scene :)
Ztreem
10-15-2008, 12:59 PM
Nice animation, simple but effective. Thanks for sharing the rig.
WilliamVaughan
10-16-2008, 12:35 AM
wow thnx everybody im realy happy u like it and a big thnx for all ur positive comments :D
this is a simple test only with few boxs and pole item use and there is no toon shader only edges render ;)
i have an idea of how to do a complicated rig similar to the XSI or MAYA with constraints to switch between two ik chains....... il post it soon, im realy busy thoes days but promisse il do it soon


Here is the walk cycle scene :)


look forward to it... The source files you have contributed so far are priceless.. big thanx!
prometheus
10-16-2008, 01:59 AM
Wonderful and thanks for sharing, It makes me wanna get deeper in how to rig things.
This kind of stuff should be in Lightwave contents, maybe with a little refinement to make a more complete spider body aswell.
This would be sweet with some fiberfx on it too.

Generally I hate bugs, but Im also fascinated of them aswell, amazing creatures and especially spiders and it shows that you like them too:)
Great stuff and Thanks:thumbsup:

Michael
Chuck
10-16-2008, 11:27 AM
Fun little rig! Thanks for sharing MrJack! I've suggested to the content team that they get in touch with you to ask about adding the rig and model and the sample scenes you used to create the videos to the v9 content update they are working on.
Mrjack
10-18-2008, 01:55 PM
Wooooooooow thnx everybody :D
it' a big honor thnx alot

actualy im working on new cartoony rig il post it soon :D
Have a nice day everybody
and thnx alot
The Dommo
10-19-2008, 03:58 PM
Fun stuff!

I've downloaded your rig file (thanks btw) but I don't understand how your legs are using the Pole items :S The bones in the legs don't have any pole selected in the motion options at all...

What am I missing? (this is new to me in LW)

Thanks,
Dominic
The Dommo
10-20-2008, 06:13 PM
doesn't anybody know? cos I don't.... :(
WilliamVaughan
10-20-2008, 06:25 PM
it's the bones before the legs that the legs are parented to
The Dommo
10-21-2008, 06:41 AM
Ah ok thanks, I'll take a look again tonight!

Has the IK 'algorithm' been updated then? The first post sounds like something's changed in terms of the actual IK - I don't know enough about it to know either way?

Before downloading the sample scene I was expecting this to use the new jints and poles stuff, my impression from the first post that this is something that coudln't previously be done in LW.... Again, as I've not really used LW bones yet I don't know what has changed to make this possible if it wasn't before, especially as it uses z-axis bones and not with poles.... if you follow.

I am intrigued! :)