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Discuss All aspects of 3D animation, Animation principles and methods, how to prepare a 3D model for animation, where to find character animation references and how to use particle animation for special effects. Talk about Animating shaders, lights and cameras.
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xsi5 : Flipping a pose
In Character-Studio I can select parts of a Biped (or all of it) and copy-paste

0 1384 September 15, 2006
ferroka
xsi5 : Intermediate shapes in xsi
Hello all, I would like to know if you can create intermediate target for

0 1221 September 15, 2006
PiX
xsi5 : Replacing weight values
Can I transfer the weight values on one deformer to a new one, basically

0 1229 September 15, 2006
CGrat
xsi5 : Can't Delete Chains
Hello. I'm pretty new to XSI. I tried copying a chain of bones and ended up

0 1362 September 14, 2006
Katie Chiesa
XSI 5 : weird hand spinning when splining
okay, another weird splinning question. when i spline my hand bone (or go to

0 1341 September 14, 2006
CC
XSI 5 : Mixers in models
Correct me if im worng, but in older versions of XSI weren't we able to just

0 1408 September 14, 2006
Kiffy20
XSI 5 : duplicating and rigging hair from curves
Hi everybody, Please help me! I have hair for my model created using guide

0 1197 September 14, 2006
Pusher
xsi5 : unexpected error in SAVE DEFORM KEY
Hey guys, just curious if any one else has had difficulty with this little

0 1383 September 14, 2006
Viggo Hoskins
xsi5 : key multiple objects script problems
This is driving me crazy. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't, but I

0 1193 September 14, 2006
Viggo Hoskins
xsi5 : Reusing facial morphs
Is it possible to start with a generic head that has a set of blinks/phonemes

0 1242 September 13, 2006
AmberPrince
xsi5 : Change the PType of Sketched Particles
Hi guys, Long time Maya user trying to make the transition to XSI here. Loving

0 1373 September 13, 2006
TanusiaTC
xsi5 : Find parameter being controlled by custom parameter?
I'm trying to figure out how a slider in a custom parameter set is causing some

0 1358 September 12, 2006
FireWall
XSI 5 : timeline scrubbing
whenever I scrub the timeline XSI tries to play the complete animation when

0 1281 September 12, 2006
drop007
XSI 5 : cloth simulation problem
i am trying to get a scarf to fly in and wrap around someones neck... i have

0 1368 September 12, 2006
Skubbyl
xsi 5: IK to FK
Is there a way to transfer the IK animation into FK.. and then tweak the

1 1698 September 02, 2006
Andyba
xsi : Elbow snapping
I'm trying to animate the hand of a character with IK. And the hand should

1 1660 September 01, 2006
Andyba
xsi 5: Bicep not moving in the IK mode.
My bicep bone in the standard skeleton is not affected by the IK effector when

3 2064 August 18, 2006
Sid Conner
Xsi 5: Reset Actor is not working
Reset Actor is not working in xsi.. :( What is wrong? I have worked several

2 1938 August 12, 2006
cord474
Xsi 5: Showing motion trajectory in xsi
Is there something like trajectories in 3ds Max in XSI? I'm animating something

7 3734 August 11, 2006
QuickWeld
MAYA : moving a single particle
hi does anyone have any ideas on how to move eg particleShape1.id to eg 10 in
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33 11917 July 23, 2006
Bugdishe
xsi5: how to transfer exact camera position
How to transfer exact camera position from one xsi scene to

1 1714 July 17, 2006
Andyba
3ds max: Whats the easiest way to bone a human?
Whats the easiest way to bone a human? Ehm... that might not have come out just

20 5576 July 14, 2006
AmberPrince
XSI 5: animating an array of objects
Hi, I have an array of objects that I'll use the same animation for all each

6 2441 July 12, 2006
Ted Town
3ds max: convert bones animation into vertex animation ?
I wanna export an model animation (with bones) for a game .. and i wanna

3 3170 July 11, 2006
Max3D
3ds max: shortcut for moving up one slot in the stack?
Hm whats the default shortcut for moving up one slot in the

2 2205 July 11, 2006
Theamxyz
3ds max: biped question
Can someone here help me with some biped animation? :D just a simple question

2 1918 July 11, 2006
FireWall
XSI 5: blend shapes question
Hi all, So suppose i create a base head, then create some expressions on that

1 1947 July 11, 2006
Carlos Fillion
3ds max: rigging problem
I have problem.. i connected my arms to a bone at the neck But when i move the

3 2588 June 23, 2006
Rod Sigler
maya: Rigging workflow
Hey guys If I rig my lowpoly version of my model I should be able to Bind that

9 4861 June 09, 2006
Kiffy20
Maya rigging?
So I finished my first model.. now its at its lowest poly level How do I

8 2808 June 09, 2006
UVlas
blender: particle interaction
How do i get static particles to interact with deflection

0 1672 June 08, 2006
abax
3ds max: CS help needed
I need a little help with character studio. I have a motion of a karate but i

1 1588 June 08, 2006
Max3D
maya: removing groupings?
How do I remove

1 1861 June 08, 2006
Murat
xsi5: move rotate scale?
Guys can someone please tell me How to move rotate scale in xsi I mean

1 1672 June 08, 2006
Theamxyz
Maya : Particles follow a path
Can i make particles follow a path without using surface

0 3319 June 07, 2006
Vagon
3ds max: Rigging a hose
I have a character with a tank on his back and a hose that leads from the tank

5 4585 June 06, 2006
Reid6754
3ds max: Sparks burn over the surface
Where i could locate a tutorial for Pflow's object simulation with particles?

0 2154 June 05, 2006
Shawn Lancing
3ds max: modeling for animation
Guys, can I model an object and then later on animate it or is there a special

16 4454 June 04, 2006
Carl Cates
Maya: kite and string animation
Whats the best way to do a kite &

9 3867 June 04, 2006
Murat
3ds max: transfering animation from max8 to max7
Hi! Can anyone tell me how i can export an animation from max8, and allow some

1 1374 June 02, 2006
Max3D
3ds Max: Recreating a brush
Hey There! Anyone knows much about max's native hair/fur rendering? ( aka shave

2 1870 June 01, 2006
Max3D
3ds Max: Transfer animation
Hey there! Anyone knows how i can duplicate frames of animation from a high

1 2548 June 01, 2006
sperll
3ds Max: What is a dependency loop?
What is a dependency

2 2840 June 01, 2006
Frank Tinoco
3dsmax : cracks between the bricks
I'm making a house of lego bricks, and the cracks between the bricks are not

9 3100 May 31, 2006
kinoman
3ds max: Reactor/physics question
I've got a reactor/physics question, i'm setting up a rope with a ball attached

3 2586 May 31, 2006
Frank Tinoco
3ds max: Animating smoke
Hi. Is anyone here decent with particle effects? I'm trying to make slow

3 1976 May 31, 2006
sperll
3ds Max: Lip syncing without plugins?
How do you go about lipsyncing without

1 1465 May 30, 2006
sperll
3dsmax : going through a tube
What would be a good way to simulate something going through a tube where the

7 2368 May 27, 2006
Andyba
MAYA : making an object dissapear
how do i make an object dissapear after a certain frame do I just translate it

1 1546 May 27, 2006
Andyba
3dsmax : Smooth camera motion
I can never get a god damned smooth camera motion with splines always

1 2294 May 27, 2006
Andyba
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