Digital Tutors - rigging next gen characters in xsi

Run Time: 6h 50m Release Date: September 18, 2008Author: Delano AthiasRequired Software: XSI 6.0 or higher (XSI 7.0 required to open project files)

Learn a production workflow to rigging and enveloping, create custom

tools, and time-saving methods for creating game-ready characters rigs.

Contains over 6 hours of project-based training for artists learning

character rigging for next-generation games. Popular highlights include:

Rigging Techniques for Games; Scripting Custom Tools; Groups and

Transform Groups; Mirroring Rigs; Mirroring Weights; Models;

Exporting Weights; Automating Follow-through; Creating Custom Spine

Rigs; Character Key Sets; Intuitive Forearm Rigs; Custom Toolbars;

Building Animator-friendly Controls; Animating Pivots; Enveloping

Techniques; Polygon Cluster Visibility; Scene Organization; Working

Creatively with Expressions.