Need a simple definition

Trish

What is rigging? am I part right in thinking this is how you make a character move? part 2 of this question If I want more movement can I create it in addition to whats already been done?? Thanks in advance ...Trish P.S. Is there a tutorial link somewhere?? Is this only for animation?

Chohole

Rigging is what turns a static lump of polygons into a posable figure

Trish

Has anyone here got a simple tutorial that I could look at????

Chohole

bullit35744 said:

Has anyone here got a simple tutorial that I could look at????

Sorry Trish, I was a bit unkind.

There is one, I just need to remember what it is called and where it hangs out.

I have to admit it all might as well be written in goobledygook as far as I am concerned. I buy ready rigged figures, like the DAZ 3D ones and save myself the aggro.

Rigging is the process of taking a new figure that you have modelled and adding the stuff that makes it work as a poseable figure.

Heck I can't even model much more that a straight box, and I think even that would probably have sides out of true, so would never even think of trying to make a complete figure and then get it to pose. I leave that to those who know and just use their figures like Michael and Vicky and so forth.

edited to add, I found this, will it do for a start

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/userguide/creating_content/rigging/tutorials/basic_rigging_preparation/start

And here is the 2nd part of the tut.

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/userguide/creating_content/rigging/tutorials/adding_bones_for_rigging/start

Trish

I was just asking because of what fran said....I don't think I could rig...but I was thinking along the lines of a toon figure...Trish p.s. thanks for the links...from what I read so far its like really above my head...LOL