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Introduction to Maya Animation: Walk Cycle A comprehensive guide to learning walk cycle animation in Maya
Create convincing walk cycles and easily learn time-saving
animation techniques in Maya. Contains over 2.5 hours of project-based
training. Perfect for beginner to intermediate users.
Popular highlights include:
Walk Cycle Diagram
Layering Body Mechanics
Follow Through and Weight
MEL Scripting for Animators
Transforming Male Walk into Female Walk
Translating Walk Cycle Forward
Keying in Channel Box
Graph Editor
Insert Key Tool
Breaking Tangents to Create the Illusion of Weight
Editing Tangents for Seamless Cycling
Cycling with Pre and Post Infinity
* Project files provided with this training kit require Maya 7 to be opened. If
you do not have Maya 7, you can create your own character rig with the help of
our "Character Setup in Maya" training kit.
"Introduction to Maya
Animation: Walk Cycle" provides over 2.5 hours of lessons designed to increase
your productivity with time-saving animation tips and techniques. Highlights
from popular topics include: an intuitive walk cycle diagram, layering body
mechanics, adding follow through and weight, MEL scripting for animators,
transforming male walk cycles into female walk cycles, translating walk cycle
forward, keying in channel box, working in graph editor, insert key tool,
breaking tangents to create the illusion of weight, editing tangents for
seamless cycling, cycling with pre and post-infinity, and several additional
lessons developed to teach you walk cycle animation in Maya.
Lesson Outline:
1.
Introduction and project overview
0:52
2.
Setting up the workspace, Introduction
to MEL
12:45
3.
Using the MEL script and loading it as
a shortcut key
5:33
4.
Analyzing the walk cycle, and setting
our first pose
12:33
5.
Setting the Down pose and breaking
tangents
8:20
6.
Building the Passing pose and
modifying the feet
8:49
7.
Modifying the hips to create the Peak
pose
12:48
8.
Adjusting the heal pivot to create a
sense of muscles
5:34
9.
Moving the feet in X to balance the
body
4:45
10.
Adding side-to-side movement to the
feet to simulate the ankle
4:00
11.
Animating the upper body and adding
follow through
9:14
12.
Shifting the hips to balance the body
over the foot
2:56
13.
Animating the hip sway to give the
mid-body some weight
6:15
14.
Rotating the chest control to add a
sense of locomotion
4:16
15.
Shoulder twisting will be used to help
the body move the arms
5:34
16.
Adjusting and animating the upper arms
4:57
17.
Animating the lower arms and adding
follow through
8:21
18.
Animating the wrists to add weight to
the arms
5:27
19.
Adjusting the scapula to get some
rotation in the shoulder
4:16
20.
Rotating the shoulders in X to create
forward movement
8:17
21.
Adding final tweaks to fix any
interpenetration
3:38
22.
Bonus Lesson: Adding forward
translation to the character so it moves forward
3:15
23.
Bonus Lesson: Converting the male walk
cycle into a female walk cycle
13:14
Total Run Time:
2:35:54
Item #:
MAB-034
Software Requirement:
Maya 4.0 and higher (project files require Maya 7)*
Run Time:
2 hrs. 36 min., 1 disc
Format:
CD-ROM
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