Introduction to Skinning

by a.cangelosi

In this new tutorial for 3ds max, we’ll start to talk about Skinning. This tutorial will be the start of a new line talking about character modeling, rigging, animation and skinning, so we’ll take a look at basic features using Skin modifier and Physique modifier. We’ll see how to setup a rough arm skeleton and how to add it using skinning to deform a cylinder, then we’ll talk about envelopes and muscles using bulge editors, and the skin deformers to avoid and solve problems.

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7 Responses to “Introduction to Skinning”
  1. Karim 3d
    Posts: 4

    oh my god it`s great tutorials

    thank you

    can you create Series for plugin bones pro

    and we wait advanced full body rigging and skinning to

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     Dec 20, 2010 at 7:21 pm
    • a.cangelosi
      Posts: 918

      Hi Kemo, thanks for your comment !
      Sure, we’ll prepare more tutorials about rigging and skinning !

      And we’ll try to add Bones Pro too !

      Thanks again

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       Dec 21, 2010 at 1:57 am
  2. MIHAI
    Posts: 7

    Verry,verry usefull.Thank you!
    It’s the most complet site for Max ever.
    Can you make a tutorial with CAT?

    Merry Cristmas Alessandro!

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     Dec 24, 2010 at 12:59 pm
  3. a.cangelosi
    Posts: 918

    Hi Mihai,

    thanks for your words. Sure, we’ll release some CAT tutorials really soon !

    Stay tuned !

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     Jan 13, 2011 at 12:15 pm
  4. Manuel Boria
    Posts: 1

    Cool Tutorial man !

    I’ve always had problems understanding the tools for rigging/skinning, and not just in Max. I got a question though. Is this whole lattice deformation thing okay to use for Games Characters skinning? I know that in animation for games you got all kinds of limitations that you don’t have in animation for, say, production, mostly due to Real Time and all.

    I’ve watched quite a few tuts about rigging and skinning for games, and they don’t usually mention the lattice deformations. They generally stick to the bone tools and adjust the influence on the vertices without necessarily editing the envelopes themselves, so that’s why I was wondering whether the lattice deformers are okay to use for Real Time purposes.

    Thanks again Italian neighbour (I’m French ^^)

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     Mar 16, 2011 at 8:55 am
  5. Khassif
    Posts: 1

    Wow great tutorial!!!!
    A.Cangelosi: thanks you a lot for this tutorial, we need some stuff of rendring (sss, or render pass…)

    thanks again :)

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     Oct 2, 2011 at 9:27 am
    • a.cangelosi
      Posts: 918

      Hi, thanks for the comment. We have some intro tutorials about a lot of rendering topics as SSS or render passes, but you can be sure that soon we’ll release more advanced tutorials about it ! Stay tuned.

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       Oct 3, 2011 at 6:09 am

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