Brendan Kelly

Character Tech Artist, Rigging Animator, Interactive Story Enthusiast

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@RealRamteen Thanks for the kind words. As far as I know, the PV constraint’s major output is to the pole vector attribute on the IK handle. For a node setup, the trick would be figuring out if that vector is an aim target or an aim direction, and whether it should be in world or local space

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@KielFiggins Unreal splits it into two parts: the skeleton (more or less just the bone hierarchy), and the skeletal mesh. Any number of differently proportioned skeletal meshes can use the same skeleton. The only thing that must match 100% are the names & relationships of the bone hierarchy

[Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood]

The lesson I learn with rigging time and time again: Keep it simple. Knowing when to use a complex system with simple controls, or a simple system with simple controls. Sometimes one control + one joint gets the best results

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@ann_uzhovska I’m curious, what advantage does CR have for dynamics/cloth chains over rigid bodies in the physics asset?

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@markj3d By bloated do you mean the file size? I typically use json but nothing I would describe as truly “massive”, not much bigger than 20MB.

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@Saihtamen Cool! I wonder why they call the target mesh optional. Won’t it just… not do anything without one?

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@infinitisirrena That’s how I feel about convert mask to transparency (and back)! Trying to be patient since it’s officially still in beta. Gotta believe he’ll get to it!

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@RitaRigs “Choice” node for any kind of switch. Untyped inputs let you connect worldmatrix or vector or Euler, whatever you need (should probably stick to the same type per node though), VectorProduct to easily get any vector relative or removed from any input matrix

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@RitaRigs @duncan_rudd Adding to this is the full xyz Euler version, animBlendNodeAdditiveRotation. Set “accumulation mode” to “by Layer Cumulative” and it works like a weighted matrix mult for rotations! Make two with inverted weighting to dynamically distribute a single rot to parent & child joints

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

(Steam) launch day! Proud to be a part of the hard work that made it. 🤖

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

Orcs Must Die! 3 has arrived! You can pick it up and play on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Playstation 5 via backwards compatability, Steam, and with streaming via GeForce NOW.

Remember, it's all about one thing: Orcs. Must. Die.

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@rigstation Nice solution. IIRC you can also use a ramp node set to linear U/V and input on that channel.

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@tech_art_gent LEGSTYLE!

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@chrislesage Very cool, but why no microphone support yet? I’ve always wanted to *sing* my skin weights onto the model. The People want to know!

[Rigging Dojo @riggingdojo]

This thread @RafAnzovin @Foofinu @bclark_cgchar ;) rig speed the cause of curve-itis or something more sinister!!! They all need https://t.co/B8VWtGVgH0 We Don’t Need No Interpolation: Character Animation with Dense Animation Data #animtip

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@ronviers Glad to hear that old stuff helps folks still!

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@riggingdojo @with_undo I see a lot to love in a workflow like this, but my first stumbling block is that you can’t do simple tweaks or add new anims without needing to re-compute the whole skeleton. Dem Bones was fast the few times I used it, but what about for a huge set of anims on a complex mesh?

[Magdalena @Intervain]

FACS Rigging & Texture Blending | Digital Humans https://t.co/j9xbFuSgs3

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

Bookmarked! Orbicularis oculi is one of my top underrated muscles.

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

My first post on orbicularis oculi for #melFACSmonday is LIVE. https://t.co/fY1B2E5jHI

Basically just sacrificed my vanity to provide high-detail GIFs & close-ups of my wrinkles and pores. 😬😬 In the name of art, science, and education!

#facetheFACS #FACStotheFuture

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

It’s one or the other, just depends how high the scale goes

[Brendan Kelly @clamdragon3D]

@chadvernon RBF has been on my to-learn list for a while now. This is just the resource I didn’t want to admit I needed. You rule!