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Exploring Craft Director Studio's Animation Tools in Maya

by Delano Athias

In this Maya tutorial, we will do an overview of the Animation Tools in Craft Director Studio, integrated into the Subscription Advantage Pack. Software Required: Maya 2011 SAP and up

What you'll learn

In this Maya tutorial, we will do an overview of the Animation Tools in Craft Director Studio, integrated into the Subscription Advantage Pack. Throughout the tutorial, we will cover everything from setting up your Preferences for Craft, to connecting your vehicles to the Craft control rig, how to constrain your vehicles to drive along a modeled surface. We will also explore tools and settings for achieving desirable performances from your vehicles, and even take a look at a few of the amazing camera rigs built into craft. Software Required: Maya 2011 SAP and up

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

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