Very much so on framing that quote. I think its most telling that out of all of the maya vs xsi pieces he created (7) he only posted one.
We no longer teach rigging in our animation course as it has just become too time consuming to get people new to 3D to understand it decently (our course is only a year) and quite frankly very few animation students are going to end up as riggers. (I think we have had two in 10 years). In the short time we have we would rather teach them to animate properly using a supplied rig (and getting to understand how to use controls better). In the case of getting the rare student who was interested in rigging we have always accommodated them. Rigging has become such a specialized field that its both very scary for new people , and I can only hope also very rewarding for those people who have the dedication and drive to master it. ________________________________________ From: Eric Thivierge [[email protected]] Sent: 06 January 2014 10:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: rigging in xsi vs maya Last paragraph needs to be framed and hung on the wall. :P On Monday, January 06, 2014 3:47:41 PM, Meng-Yang Lu wrote: > These days, I think rigging has gotten so sophisticated that the stuff > he's comparing only accounts for about 40 percent of the rigging > process. There's a hefty 70 percent regarding muscles, collisions, > and deformer creation that is still handled via custom tools. That > right bitches. Rigging is 110% effort. At least that's how it feels > to me these days. = <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify;"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="1" color="#999999"><span style="font-size:11px;">This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. </span></font></td> </tr> </table>
