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When animating, i have to animate the stage and the character at the same time or i import the cameras? when the stage is interacting with the charactacter which is the workflow? Thanks! ...

Hello, Im new in the 3d animation world. I have the following problem: I have a dog that can move (animation 1) and jump (animation 2). During his walk, i want to make him jump. How can i make ...

(Solved) Lol Extended timeline to 9k. Worked. :3 Hello. First of all I am really new to this. So my idea is to transport FBX file which contains skeleton and animation binded to it to 3dsmax. But ...

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Hi, I'm building a budget for developing a 3D fighting game (yes, like street fighter, tekken,...). I would like to know what would be your price for animating the characters. All animations are fast ...

Hello, I'm creating a custom biped in 3d max. Creating the biped itself is more or less easy, it is composed by simple forms, but what I don´t know to do is how to link the parts, and what tools use ...

I created a group for w.i.t.c.h. fans who have some skills that are good for creating the 3rd season. Some joined, but at the video department, people is joining so slow, meaning that is hard to find ...

3D for transformation of Litchi Bay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxhknh9U96o&feature=youtu.be ...

Hey guys, I've been working on this for a couple of days and I'd really love to hear what you guys think of it. I can already pick it apart already but there might be somethings I could have misse ...

how do i lipsynth in maya? must i have a plugin or something? ...

Is the Gnomon school good for students who just graduated from high school. Is it good for people who don't have experience with 3D animation? Can I have reviews on anyone who's been here? ...

Hey guys, This's my first forum for the animation field i've created. Right now i'm doing my animation course and i'm about finish it and i'm working on my showreel. Hope i'll do good. Would u gu ...

I want to become a 3d animator when I am older. I have 3 years until I graduate from high school but where do I go on from that. Will colleges accept me if I never had any 3d animation experience. Th ...

Hi, I Have just started learning Animation, this is my second animation in MAYA. Please watch it and give your reviews. As i am new in this forum and i am not allowed to post my video. You can watch ...

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Hey guys, this is a little something I worked on with the spare time I had in class. My classmates says that the weight looks good but if you guys can tear it apart and maybe even drop some advice, t ...

Hi there, I've hit a wall in my project. For my final year project at university, I am making the control room from Stargate Atlantis. I want to create the stargate activation effect using partcle ...

Hey... I can dimly remember once seeing a documentary about how they made the animals talk in Dr. Dolittle. Searched for it online, without any result so far... There's also a Non-Smoking Cam ...

Hello I hope this is the right place to post this, I'm trying to gain support for a movie project that I am under taking with the people in my town. To acquire this support I have made a kickstart ...

Hey guys.... I've always been fascinated by 3D animation and recently considered doing one of the 3D animation courses from home. Can you give me some pro's and con's of this. What is getting work li ...

Hy, I new to 3d animation. I new some help of someone who have experience and can guide me. I would like to make an animation with a 3 years old child models that i will build.I need the models to ...

Not a lot of studios use max right now. If you want ot get into modeling, learn yourself some Maya, zbrush or mudbox. For animation, Maya again and XSI ...

There are a ton of tutorials on the internet that can help you out. What software is it? ...

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I USED 3DS MAX and import autoCAD , is it possible to use autoCAD directly ...

**I hope this is the right section to post** Hello, I am trying to get back into 3d animation, I used lightwave for a few years in high school and became very good with the program. I am now m ...

hi I am new to motion capture . I bought ikinema for maya 2012 but I dont have a vicon-blade etc I have a kinect., So my question is can I use ipisoft or brekel then import the motion capture into Ik ...

This guy has taken characters from an MMO - FFXI and set them against photo backgrounds so they appear to be in real life.
The movements etc are from the game so how does he extract them from t ...

I am currently working with an archive of 3D models, but I am struggling to determine which program they originate from. The file signature when viewed in a hex editor begins with FACE® - is anybody ...

Hey everyone, How do you attach two IK chains to one model? I have a costum human model which is already enveloped. I tried using position and orientation constraints to lock both hands with IK Li ...

Made this Medical breakthrough video for work- Computer animation is in 3D. It’s pretty cool and only 30 seconds long New to forum- can't post links go to youtube /watch?v=dLokzCA6cNs Enj ...

Hi everyone, and thank you for the help in advance. I'm looking for software that lets me work with 3D models and has physics, so I can set up simple scenarios. For example, if I have two shapes co ...

So I'm fairly new to 3D and needed some advice. But first a little background on who I am what I wish to do (if you prefer to skip forward to the actual question, which I've bolded below, I won't be ...

Okay, so I'm putting together my own short movie. The main (and almost only) character is a simple robot.
Basically, what I've done is, I've created a minimally detailed model robot, rigged him ...

Hi, everyone I'm Vivian from Limkokwing University, majoring in Animation. I'm doing my dissertation for my final project regarding "Research on how professionals and 3D artists use lights in an ...

Hi. I was wondering which software would be the best choice for character animation (the sculpting would be done probably by ZBrush). Unfortunately I am beginner in 3d area. The idea is to crea ...

So what makes a 3D animation demo reel successful? Here are a few tips to keep in mind as you 're compiling your animation art to present to potential employers:
1. Include only your best work ...

Hi! I am making a skeleton for a car to get it into a game and I have trouble with linking bones. First, the game only supports a speedometer, and I wanted to make an imitated rotationsmeter by ...

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I messed around with photoshop and make a 3d object, and its very easy to manipulate... but I want to take that 3d object and import into something where I can record my movements with that 3d object ...

:?: excuse me guys :?: i wonder that which plugin is most faster and best for hair generating in 3ds max???!!! :D ...

There are many sites to upload our beautiful 3d artwork such as this one, but where can I find sites to upload our beautiful 3d animations? For myself the goal is to make 3d renderings come alive by ...

if i click vertex alt the points will turn to color yellow. i can move the vertex. please help me thx! ...

i want to save my turntable as AVI format. please help me what to do, i need to know it Badly give me steps to do and the settings to render, i use maya 2011 autodesk. thank you guys and Godbless. : ...

I have a 4-Node-(32 Core)-RENDER FARM for sale. I had an animation studio that I am closing and I would like to sell our farm. These are amazingly fast reliable units. It used to take over an hour ...

Digital art, and specifically the art of 3D, is still in its infancy compared with traditional forms of art. The landscape is constantly changing, and as a 3D artist, you have to change him. Maybe, s ...

Pixar has some of the world's best animated movies!!! Who's with me????? .....someone..someone?? U there with the glasses!!! ...

I love animation.. did u guys watch megamind?? It was a awesome movie ...