Introduction to Rigging in XSI
Establish a solid foundation and learn flexible rigging methods, various rigging and character setup tools, and the essentials of building animator-friendly controls in XSI. Software required: XSI 6.0 and up.
What you'll learn
Establish a solid foundation and learn flexible rigging methods, various rigging and character setup tools, and the essentials of building animator-friendly controls in XSI. Contains nearly seven hours of project-based training for aspiring artists. Popular highlights include: XSI Rigging Tools Overview; Organizing Scenes; Working with the Schematic; Parenting Objects; Using Groups; 2D and 3D Bone Chain System; IK Capabilities; FK Capabilities; Chain Properties; Repositioning Bones; Choosing Workable Rotation Orders; Position Constraints; Orientation Constraints; Direction Constraints; Pose Constraints; Controlling SRT Parameters; Chain Up Vector Operators; Mesh Deformation Overview; Envelopes; Enveloping Techniques; Resetting Envelopes; Understanding Operator Stack; Editing Envelopes; Weight Paint Panel; Redistributing Weights; Weight Editor; Blending Envelope Weights; Mirroring Envelopes; Working with Shapes; Modeling Shapes with Tweak Component Tool; Secondary Shape Modeling for Corrective Shapes; Setting up Driven Key Relationships; Working with Character Key Sets; Organizing Animation Data. Software required: XSI 6.0 and up.
Table of contents
- Creating Custom Toolbars and Working with Softimage Layers 14m
- Parenting Objects in Softimage 12m
- Object Hierarchies in Softimage's Explorer and Schematic 9m
- Drawing and Editing Bones in Softimage 11m
- Attaching Objects to Bones Using Parenting in Softimage 10m
- Creating Pseudo Roots in Bone Chains 5m
- Safely Repositioning Bones in Softimage 10m
- Working with Chain Bone Properties 11m
- Display Settings for Roots and Effectors 5m
- Understanding Softimage's Kinematic Chain 14m
- IK/FK Blending Bone Chains 7m
- Delving into Softimage's Kinematic Joint Properties 16m
- Creating a Wire Shell for a Control Object 9m
- Connecting Geometry to Control Objects 12m
- Cleaning up SRT Parameters with Neutral Pose 6m
- Utilizing Softimage's Position Constraint to Control an Object's Translate Parameters 10m
- Manipulating an Object's Rotation with the Orientation Constraint 9m
- Controlling an Object's Rotation with Another Object's Position Using Softimage's Direction Constraint 9m
- Constraining an Object's SRT Parameters with Softimage's Pose Constraint 7m
- Working with Chain up Vector 8m
- Utilizing Duplicate Symmetry 8m
- Efficiently Renaming Objects in Softimage 5m
- Automatically Invoking SRT Manipulators on Objects 10m
- Working with Models 9m
- Creating an Envelope to Drive Geometry with a Bone Chain 9m
- Envelope Attributes - Automatic Envelope Assignment 8m
- Returning Enveloped Meshes to Their Reference Pose 3m
- Alternative Solution for Returning Envelopes to Their Reference Pose 9m
- Modifying Envelope Weights 13m
- Utilizing the Weight Editor 7m
- Locally Reassigning Influence Weights to Vertices 7m
- Blending Influence Weights 8m
- Mirroring Weights in Softimage 10m
- Exporting Weights 7m
- Adding and Removing Envelope Deformers 7m
- Creating Shapes in Softimage 13m
- Alternative Way for Creating Shapes 12m
- Driven Key Relationships via Simple Expressions 7m
- Driven Key Relationships with the Parameter Connection Editor 9m
- Using Deform Keys to Correct Deformations 10m
- Understanding Clusters 9m
- Working with Cage Deformers 6m
- Working with 3D Chains 5m
- Cleaning up Object Parameters for Animation 8m
- Using Character Key Sets to Organize Animation Data 8m
About the author
Delano works avidly as an animation author at Pluralsight. Starting his career at animation studios like Shilo, Delano has developed a strong passion for his talents. His animation and rigging background help him teach and create some of the most-watched training on Pluralsight. A few of his favorite projects that he has contributed to include: Character Interaction in Maya and in Softimage, Rigging the Human Face in Maya, Rigging Sea Creatures in Maya, and Rigging and Animating Transforming... more