Character rigging
by James Stanley · in Artist Corner · 04/15/2006 (10:23 pm) · 7 replies
I'm new to modeling characters and I just found a problem. I brought up models in the demo verison of showtools and the skeleton is not attached to the model. I was wondering how do you put the skeleton in a model? Is it done with a 3rd party program or is there a way in showtools!!! If possible send me some links. Thanks in advance...
#2
04/15/2006 (11:50 pm)
Not really, the bones show up on the screen of showtools but they are not inside the model! would I have to go back to the software I created it in or can I do it in showtools?
#3
04/16/2006 (12:06 am)
Not really, the bones show up on the screen of showtools but they are not inside the model! would I have to go back to the software I created it in or can I do it in showtools? 
#4
04/16/2006 (12:10 am)
Show tool is for SHOWing models. Yep, you need to fix this in the source art and export to DTS again.
#5
04/16/2006 (12:19 am)
Not really, the bones show up on the screen of showtools but they are not inside the model! would I have to go back to the software I created it in or can I do it in showtools? 
#6
04/16/2006 (3:30 am)
It's possible your mesh is not weight mapped and as a result the bones are reset to the default position. Every poly needs a weight. 
#7
Sounds more likely that the pivot points are borked and not aligned; between the bounds object & mesh+rig, or moreso likely, between the mesh and the rig-before they were 'skinned' or weighted.
LeapingSkeletonSyndrome...lol.
04/16/2006 (7:46 am)
I have witnessed a rig leaping out of the mesh in ShowToolPro too... Sounds more likely that the pivot points are borked and not aligned; between the bounds object & mesh+rig, or moreso likely, between the mesh and the rig-before they were 'skinned' or weighted.
LeapingSkeletonSyndrome...lol.
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