Maya - wave principle & set driven key

Learnt about the wave principle and using the set driven key function for animation recently. Thought I'll put it up in the blog for your viewing pleasure.

In the first set of videos you'll see that the animation of one set of blocks look sort of wavy and more flexible. That's because of the use of offsets in the animation on each one of those blocks.

With Offset



Without Offset



This is from part of my "I got hit" assignment. We learnt about using set-driven keys to control many joints easily. This was for the hands & fingers. I actually made improvements to the model but that's in a different project file. These playblast videos are from the project file I used to practice how to use the set-driven key function. One of the good things about preparing the project so that I can playblast it for the blog was that I discovered several problems with the model and the rigging. Looks like I'll have to make further changes to my already improved model in my other file.

Anyways, here, take a look at two different animations using the set-driven key method.

Animation 1



Animation 2



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Maya - Walk Cycle

Made my first walk-cycle today. Here's playblast video of it.

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Front View



Side View

Maya - The Sack & the Ball Shot 2 - Final

Okay, here it is. Finally finished Shot 2. Had massive problems with it. I think I must have rigged it wrong or something. Anyway, I learnt a lot about IK animation, amongst other things, from this assignment. Coo1. =)

Anywayz, here is the Playblast version and the final rendered version. I think the lighting is kinda strange in the final version. That's another thing I really do have to work on in the future.

Okay, am pooped. Suppose to do another ball bouncing in a room thing for today but don't think I can finish it. Good thing it is only extra credit stuff so hopefully they'll be okay with me handing it in one lesson late.

Here you go...

Playblast version:


Final render:


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Maya - The Ball and the Sack Shot 2 - continued

Okay, I think I got the sack moving more or less correctly but the ball will still need some work.

Still got the second half of Shot 2 to work on then I'll animate this ball and the other one. The ball animation is relatively simple compared to the sack.

Here you go...



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Maya - The Ball & the Sack Shot 2

I'm suppose to try and animate Shot 2 of the storyboard all by myself... yikes. You saw Shot 1 below. I had step by step animation instructions on that so that wasn't too hard to do... but man, Shot 2... it took me forever just to get to this point. I had a hell of a time trying to rotate the sack to face the right direction and that wasn't even the beginning of Shot 2, just prep for it. =)

Ah well... all things considered... I'm still having fun with it but I'll really need to get going if I'm to try and do the other animation I'm suppose to do by tomorrow.

So anyway, here's a look at how Shot 2's coming along. =)

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Maya - The Sack & the Ball - 2

There were some problems with Shot 1 and I corrected them. Should look much better now.

Here's the link should you want to download it. Download me.

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Maya - The Sack & the Ball - to be continued

Here's a glimpse of what I was suppose to have been working real hard at work on for the last week or so.... sadly, I was in zen mode and have been really procrastinating on it.

Anyway, here is a playblast version of shot 1 of the sack and the ball animation.

IMO, it's quite horrid and my modelling skills still need serious work. =( But... I have to hand this in soon so I'll stick with this for now.

Oh... and here is the link to download it if you would like to view it at a higher resolution. Download me.

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