Comments on: More work on Helmet No.1 http://www.douthwright.com/3d/more-work-on-helmet-no1/ 2D Flash Animator/3D Maya Generalist Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:08:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: mark http://www.douthwright.com/3d/more-work-on-helmet-no1/comment-page-1/#comment-5 mark Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:11:23 +0000 http://www.douthwright.com/?p=9#comment-5 Thanks Mike. Here's what I was planning to do: Parenting the visor group (containing the visor and the grip knob - not shown) to the helmet For rigging the opening/closing of the visor, I am going to offset the local rotation axis for the visor group so that it rotates along the outer surface of the helmet along the X axis. I'll lock-off the Y and Z and limit X's angle of rotation to line up with the length of the slot in the visor cover. For animation controls, I'll make a slider manipulator that is positioned above or beside the helmet. I'll probably use joints for the chin strap and maybe even the ear-pieces to give them the ability to flex a bit. I'll put something together for a basic rig and post here for all to see (and comment - hopefully). Thanks Mike.
Here’s what I was planning to do:
Parenting the visor group (containing the visor and the grip knob – not shown) to the helmet
For rigging the opening/closing of the visor, I am going to offset the local rotation axis for the visor group so that it rotates along the outer surface of the helmet along the X axis. I’ll lock-off the Y and Z and limit X’s angle of rotation to line up with the length of the slot in the visor cover.
For animation controls, I’ll make a slider manipulator that is positioned above or beside the helmet.
I’ll probably use joints for the chin strap and maybe even the ear-pieces to give them the ability to flex a bit.
I’ll put something together for a basic rig and post here for all to see (and comment – hopefully).

]]> By: mike http://www.douthwright.com/3d/more-work-on-helmet-no1/comment-page-1/#comment-4 mike Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:56:29 +0000 http://www.douthwright.com/?p=9#comment-4 Nice stuff. I guess the visor will be rigged to a bone rigged in the center of the helmet. Nice new Wordpress blog too! Nice stuff. I guess the visor will be rigged to a bone
rigged in the center of the helmet.

Nice new WordPress blog too!

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