Probably best place to start is right here - toss out questions such as 'what is the best way in Softimage to do sliding' or something like that and get some response from the people such as Raff on it - it might be also interesting to get into a 'I would do it this way in Maya' = 'How I would do the same thing in Soft' - to me rigging is more about little tricks one learns over the years how a Software lets you do something cool that may not be mainstream thinking.
my R0.02 S. Sandy Sutherland<mailto:[email protected]> | Technical Supervisor [http://triggerfish.co.za/en/wp-content/uploads/udf_foundry/images/logo.png] <http://triggerfish.co.za/en> [http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v2/ym/x/lFV-lsMcC_0.png] <http://www.facebook.com/triggerfishanimation> [https://si0.twimg.com/a/1349296073/images/resources/twitter-bird-white-on-blue.png] <http://www.twitter.com/triggerfishza> ________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Nick Angus [[email protected]] Sent: 21 January 2013 06:58 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Rigging resources Thanks for the quick reply Raf, suspicion confimed! I had a good look myself and the selection was woeful at best… N From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raffaele Fragapane Sent: Monday, 21 January 2013 2:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Rigging resources Our experience when training new staff that had no previous experience in Soft is that you should get a paddle as soon as possible, because you're up the proverbial creek. Maybe Dave G. has something more insightful to contribute, but personally I can't say I have, to date, seen a single piece of literature or video that wasn't mostly a waste of time for someone already competent and transitioning over. Adam Sale had some stuff out that was well received (which I haven't personally seen), but unless he did something again recently it might be getting quite long in the tooth. On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Nick Angus <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I have successfully convinced an excellent Maya rigger to take a look at rigging in Softimage. I am trying to point her to some good resources to learn such skills… Not being an animator/rigger myself I was hoping some of you good folk might have some suggestions. Cheers, Nick -- Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it and let them flee like the dogs they are!
