You wouldn't use a full body solver to animate a shot however it comes in very handy for proccesing mocap data or retargeting animation, which in my experience so far is the main (if not the only) reason we've deployed Motionbuilder.
There are also certain problems that require a full body ik like solution, for example Euphoria from natural motion. In general there's definitely room for more advanced and versatile ik solvers out there, a good example of one would be ElastIK plugin for Maya. On Friday, August 24, 2012, Stefan Kubicek wrote: > I was wondering the same. I do use MB quite a bit but tend to use FBIK > really just for very rough poses and to block out a shot. > > Am I the only one who sees that video and thinks it would get pretty >> annoying to have everything move about when trying to animate a small bit >> of a rig? >> >> The back of the foot was moving just from slightly moving the other leg a >> bit forwards, and the spine is rotating on almost every limb move quite a >> bit. :/ Do animators like this? >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Renato Polimeno <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> Have you ever heard about Farley´s "enhanced IK" ? He has been developing >>> it on Maya but you could take a look: >>> >>> http://youtu.be/XxRa8E66Yac >>> >>> http://www.digitaltutors.com/**11/training.php?pid=73<http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?pid=73> >>> http://www.digitaltutors.com/**11/training.php?pid=179<http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?pid=179> >>> >>> I strongly recommend it ;) >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 8:07 AM, Muhamad Faizol Abd. Halim < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> can anyone provide a pesudo code or general approach on how to >>>> implement a fullbody IK system (much like human IK system in Maya)? Or >>>> any >>>> links or references? I got a few links from googling around but much of >>>> the >>>> links are down. >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> cheers, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> ______________________________ >>> >>> -> Renato Polimeno >>> +55 11 7539 3615 >>> site. renatopolimeno.com <http://www.renatopolimeno.com**> >>> facebook. renato.polimeno >>> <http://www.facebook.com/**renato.polimeno<http://www.facebook.com/renato.polimeno> >>> > >>> twitter. @renatopolimeno >>> <http://www.twitter.com/**renatopolimeno<http://www.twitter.com/renatopolimeno> >>> > >>> skype. renatopolimeno >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > ------------------------------**------------- > Stefan Kubicek Co-founder > ------------------------------**------------- > keyvis digital imagery > Wehrgasse 9 - Grüner Hof > 1050 Vienna Austria > Phone: +43/699/12614231 > --- www.keyvis.at [email protected] --- > -- This email and its attachments are > --confidential and for the recipient only-- > > -- Technical Director @ Digital Domain
