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GamerGirl22
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Posted: 2nd May 2012 01:13
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Hey all!

Basically I need help in developing a moving 3d character of myself with buildings in the background but I am completely lost on how to do this! All I know is that I am using autodesk 3ds max...So if any one can help me on this it would be much appreciated
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Travis Gatlin
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Posted: 2nd May 2012 06:11
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You may want to start on the basics. You can't make an accurate 3D model of yourself from just starting off. I've been doing it for 3 years now and can't do that too well. Not saying that it will take you that long but it's very well possible. Character modeling is very difficult and takes a LOT of good practice. The buildings may be a bit easier though, depending on the quality of them that you want. Like cartoony or realistic.

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rolfy
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Posted: 2nd May 2012 07:18
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You might be better to use an existing 3d character model and re-texturing the face with your own. There are a couple of threads I am sure around these forums on this and if you open an existing texture you will find that its nowhere near as difficult to do as modeling/rigging and animating from scratch.

Awesome! Its one of those threads.
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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 2nd May 2012 10:50
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I have written up a little resource on character modelling that also provides 2 links at the bottom that ought to help.

http://seppukuarts.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/3d-modelling-character-modelling-methods/

And there's actually the 'Joan of Arc' Tutorial, which is a really good character tutorial that should also help (and is written in 3DS Max).

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/joanofarc/joanmenu.php

UV Mapping tutorial 3DS Max:
http://waylon-art.com/uvw_tutorial/uvwtut_01.html


Rigging tutorial 3DS Max:

http://www.polygonblog.com/character-rigging/


Hope these help.

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Pincho Paxton
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The links are interesting. Surprised to see that rigging Max is almost identical to rigging Anim8or. Now I know that I might be able to use Max instead of Anim8or.

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 2nd May 2012 20:48 Edited at: 2nd May 2012 20:49
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It's probably been 6 years since I last touched anim8or, but I assume you mean the 'auto rigging' it has? (By auto-rig I mean it calculates an area of points to rig as opposed to have you designate them manually) Other 3D apps do share that kind of feature, I use Carrara and it does the same thing, though you don't get a bounding capsule like you do with anim8or but you're able to jump in and correct any errors cause by the auto-rigging (if any) with a lot of ease. I believe Cinema 4D may have something similar too.

I've never actually used 3DS Max myself though. I stick to stuff I can actually afford the full versions of.

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How is Anim8or these days? I mean, in terms of exporting? When I last used it, it couldn't export animated models.

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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 2nd May 2012 22:31
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It can't export animated models, just single frames of each animation.

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WLGfx
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Posted: 2nd May 2012 22:55
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Oooh a rigging tut in max... One thing I've never been able to do... Nice one man...

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GamerGirl22
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Thanks guys. im not too bad at making the actual model, its just the mapping and texturing , and the actual animation is where i am totally failing!...im kinda new to this so its a lot for me to kinda take in!
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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 4th May 2012 14:20
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If you've got the 3D model done you could just try and follow the 3DS Max rigging/animation tutorial - looking at the method used it seems fairly simple as far as animation goes. You could use that in your game until you've gotten better at UV Mapping and texturing.

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GamerGirl22
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Posted: 8th May 2012 17:13
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@Seppuku Arts, Okay I am seriously struggling to grasp the concept of this, would it be possible for me to send you the model I have created and if you could just look over it and see if what I have done is right?
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