Matthias Kappenberg wrote:
Great Flash tutorial :-)
Isn't it just! I've just finished my version of it, which I attach. I
didn't want the distortions so I didn't do the lattice mapping of the
whole eye (yet). I've added a "brushing" mapped to UV to make the
eyelid wrinkles bunch a bit when the lids are opened.
Now I don't know which version to use on my cute little animals :-)
One problem I have with using Yra's method is that although the whole
eye/lid combination can be copied ok, they cannot be scaled. As soon as
you scale them then try to control the lids with the nurbs curves the
whole thing goes wild. What have I done now! They are easy to map,
however, so the easy solution is to unmap, scale, remap.
And of course I've used your augapfel. Are you the original author of
this? It's so cool it should be acknowledged in a comment in the shader.
And thanks to Beg for the link - I missed the post on the forum for some
reason.
Will summarize and start an eye animation section on the wiki... later.
Thanks to all
George
Here's my poor completed file and video:
http://www.matthias-kappenberg.de/index.php?id=148
Matthias
----- Original Message -----
From: "Beg-inner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: Copying an object and it's choreographs
Hi George again..
Here is a simple prj where using Lattice Mapping, of the lids to Nurbs
Curves..(same weight for all points...)
Use the Min/Max sliders to control the Eyelids..(Set pose chors for them,
and then just animate those Pose chors in keyframer chors..)
Works nicely..
btw.. dunno if yra provided a prj file with his cool eye..
but maybe he has, or will do so..
Take Care
Best Regards
Stefan Gustafsson ( Beg-inner )
A Proud Owner and User of Real3D and Realsoft3D..
Hi George...
=) well here is a 3rd way.. that yra showed in a nice flash anim tut.. (a
type of workflow that I have also used from time to time)
Here is the thread on the forum..
http://www.3ddart.org/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=5328&highlight=#5328
and here is a direct link to the flash tut..
http://www.henergy.kiev.ua/poviki/poviki.html (5.5 mb)
btw.. I missed your part of low in this post... just saw it..
Will read it tomorrow.. and if still needed, I will explain it then.. in
another post !
Good luck !
Take Care
Best Regards
Stefan Gustafsson ( Beg-inner )
A Proud Owner and User of Real3D and Realsoft3D..
Wow two great solutions in one night. I almost feel bad that I spent the
night drinking.
Beg-inner wrote:
I Just fastly deleted the Lattice Mappings (which had some odd extra
bindings..shown in the 'Map' Tab), and Bound the SDS eyelids to the
bones using the 'Bind Nrst' Tool instead..
(I set some of the SDS points to lower Weight)
(I always use this workflow, when working with Skeletons, much easier..)
(I use Lattice Mapping for many other things, but mostly not when using
skeletons ..)
btw..(I am just curious, what workflows others have..)
Any special reason that you used Lattice Mapping and two skeletons per
eyelid ?
(and why not the Bind Tools ?)
I used lattice because I didn't think of changing the weights of certain
points. I used two skeletons to get a better rotation around the eye - I
thought with one the bottom of the eyelid would go through the eye.
I don't follow exacly what you've done - there is a point chor for the
sds eyelid as well as a chor. for the skeleton - yes? (What is the icon
with 4 arrows pointing away from the centre?) And is there any way to
find out what weight you've given to a particular point binding?
I'll look again tomorrow at your solution and Matthias's and decide how
to proceed.
Merci infiniment,
George
Take Care
Best Regards
Stefan Gustafsson ( Beg-inner )
A Proud Owner and User of Real3D and Realsoft3D..
Didn't add the file...
George Jenner wrote:
Hi Matthias
Thanks for trying. I've found the choreorgraphs copy ok but the
bone-bindings to the eyelids have gone missing - or sometimes gone
crazy. It sounds like a problem I've had before when I didn't
immediately write all my mistakes in the wiki, so I've forgotten it.
