biped rigging 3ds max tutorial part 2

[Gravesyte]

I l;ove your tutorial so far but how did you get to see your hand biped so easly Im using 3ds max 2010 32 bit in the viewport orthographic wireframe i'd like the view to be like yours

[theslayer29179]

hey please reply! i have a small error, i don't know if its supposed to be like it or not but when i rotate the leg, the foot stays in the position it is, e.g. the character is standing upwards feet flat, if i rotate the leg the foot stays facing down while the leg moves? is this meant to be like it or? thanks for a great vid either way!

[conniekmlee]

great tutorial. Explainly everthing very clearly. Thank you!

[Anddosdd]

go in to here , great explanation bro

[DKARLG]

Thank you so much for the nice Tutorial.

[ilovehaloreach10]

I got lost in this part... when I try to move the limbs after initializing the biped the model part just moves and detaches.

[TheStickfigureCO]

@ilovehaloreach10 I have the same problem, can someone please reply?

[Shakree1]

@TheStickfigureCO The reason the biped moves without the mesh is cause you still have Figure Mode turned on. Once you take that off it should move the mesh with it.

Hope that helps you all!

[Stupiiakzi]

@TheStickfigureCO didnt select the right one, had the same. make a back up and try different ones

[Quikie93]

how did you get it so you could select the whole biped? I can only select parts when i want to assign to physique..

[henfromhell]

Mate all I can say it Thank you so much! Very clear tutorial on something you need a lot of patience with! Check out the video on my page and you can see what I will be using this for!

[staboymalibu94]

thumbs up to that comment. not to forget to save the scene periodly, not to and up like me.

[staboymalibu94]

noooooooo. I put all the fingers in and it was pretty good and the application closed for some of a problem. It took me 30 minutes to fit the object in the body

[StaturorytrOy]

what is the best way to do this for solid bipeds? i have a star wars battle droid that i'm trying to rig, but i can't keep everything from looking life like. for instance, the hands will bend when they should rotate around a fulcrum.

[TheSerpent1990]

does anyone know ho to create more arm links on a biped, i cant seem to be able to replicate the joints of the Horse i made because of a lack of arm links.

[53595359]

I get an error when I am attaching the biped as node. Then 3ds max crashes. How can I fix that problem?

[irvintiu]

uhm did you separate each part of the body?

[wapeddell]

can someone help when I select and highlight vertex under Physique modifier some turn blue instead of red and Im unable to move the leg because some vertexes are not being selected

[p4tooo]

how mutch he said "OK" ?? who counted it :P

[Rock1nPsycho]

after initialize my character's foot came off help?

[kag35ninety6]

for some reason my body parts arent optional when selecting the attach to node button, and looking for the object under the lisit.

[sacredpossession]

No matter how much i try to adjust the radial scale, it always effects the other leg by dragging the textures with it as well, am i missing something here, also, my legs were made close

[kag35ninety6]

@sacredpossession i have the exact same issue. he says to "lock assignments" through the vertices,but the for some reason on mine the vertices wont select...or i cant tell if they are.

[sacredpossession]

After I hit lock assignments, it still interferes with the other leg, does anyone know if i am doing anything wrong

[Apterygiformes]

I have been through this tutorial so many times but i can still not get it right. I am doing this with a basic block character but when I initialize the biped model with the block model, nothing happens :(

[xelioth]

@Apterygiformes I'm having precisely the same problem. have you managed a solution?

[Brown198500]

mate im completely confused now....you say at 1.28...if your mesh is just one object then thats fair enough...well thats what i have....you dont say what to do to it? Tutorial has been great so far but im lost at how to do anything after this?

[Shaneharro2]

Thanks for this tutorial, I'm still not that good at it but it's put me on the right track :)

[ConwayNorton]

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[0fVolfAndMan]

what do you do for enveloping a mesh that is one solid piece

[SimulesCompany]

Thanks !

And now... How about the face ? The Eyes ? The Mounth ? The Jaw ? ...

[SimulesCompany]

*the mouth

[thebbeenn]

Hey man thanks for the tut!

Now, I'm rigging a character but I can't add the eyeballs to the biped node. Whenever I pick the character and the hat I can add it to the biped. Whenever I include the eyeballs into the Physique selection, the little "link to node" button gets unclicked and nothing is added to the biped. What do I do?? The eyes are complex and need to have their components grouped... unless there is another way.

PLEASE help!!

[thebbeenn]

@thebbeenn

Oh, I forgot - I was reading below, that nothing in the Physique selection can be grouped. So I assume that's the problem with the eyeballs, 'cause they are two groups?

[subdefectives]

I just want to say man, this tutorial has really helped. You have managed to help me far more with my animation course than my lecturer. I'm a terrible animator and I'm here to pick up on modeling skills so I probably won't get the best grade lol, but I just wanted to express my thanks.

[Apebamsen1991]

How did you get the officer on your select by name list? After i have push the attach to node button, and pick by name. Then I can only pick Bip parts. And if i do that then my character becomes transparent, and nothing works after that :/ do you know what's wrong ?

[TheShootHappy]

@Apebamsen1991 in part one he renamed something to officer, could that help?

[Apebamsen1991]

@TheShootHappy Yes it does :) thank you

[TheShootHappy]

@Apebamsen1991 no problem, mate

[Skletchify]

sorry for double comment but it will move but the biped isn't inside the figure when i move it and when i only move the feet then the whole thing moves



[Skletchify]

i have tried this and it is fustrating cause i have done exactly as this shows and i have rigged it. i have attached them to note and trying to mode it but the actual model of the figure i want to animate is moving faster than the biped. also those verticies are not following even if i do this with envelopes :S please help. and btw it is a cod4 model so it it in body glasses and bag there are only 5-6 items there but i think it still should be possible

[Georgespartan01]

I have a problem :S After edit the envelopes my characters looks bad, when I move the shoe all the leg look like elastic girl. :S im so pissed please help

[RevolutionVoltage]

i started this rigging but it doesn't works... i dont know what is the problem.. .:S

[cadwithoutend]

Thanks for being so proactively helpful with everyone!

[pyrowipe]

Why is this up here?

Why are people using Physique? 

[fatsomker1001]

My mesh isnt broken up into seperate body parts so how will i complete this step

[TheShootHappy]

@fatsomker1001 i think all you need to do is skip the "make multiple mesh into one mesh" step...

[Tygenja]

thanks very much, you taught me what i did not know (:

[TypicalRararian757]

If you want to fix the Physique problem when you can't select the man, you have to make sure your mesh is NOT grouped and that no biped parts are selected.

[siraulotalagaako]

but yes videofxuniverse is correct too. add modifier physique, click on attach to node, pick bip01. now, u have to click on + sign and click envelopes. and then u work from there.

[siraulotalagaako]

this is correct! but it seems that most of the problem these guys get is the physique and the biped. everything is correct but, the part when u click on the characters mesh. do not click on biped. instead of going to modifier and physique. go to modifier and skin. and go to add bones, select the rest of ur biped. and the only part left is fixing the envelopes. and everyone should be on the same page.

[diegodaly]

dang couldnt get it to work, you applied Physique to the biped skeleton and then linked it to a group of the model?? :S

[merkonerko2]

whenever i attach the body to the biped i can an error which closes max. please help

[ultraphoennix]

dude when i press the node thingy and then select the part of my mesh it doen't show mesh it shows only biped plz help

[amgaaaaad]

I NEED MASSSIVEE HELP PLEASEE!!!!

can u please tell me how u made the body parts link together .... coz u can't make more than one parent for an object by linking .... do u just put them together and start rigging ?? ... or did u make the body parts move together and then rig it .... pleaaaaaaaaaase help

[BigRocheyD]

Thankyou, very helpful and clear :)

[rupluttaja]

when i move hand only anly my 3d model hand moves slower that bipeds and my 3d model hand doesnt stay solid, it just transform to 1 peace of ****

[Mixamo3DAnimation]

great rigging tutorial. Very useful demonstration of the toe deformation problem fix! Cheers!

[Diquan360]

My biped wont apply i click physique and pick the right name and click initialize and i move a part of it and it still moves like it wasnt applied at all

[vrigash]

@Diquan360 same problem i have too

[Diquan360]

@vrigash I figured my problem out i was trying to move the mesh and not the biped you have to make sure that the biped is selected

[vrigash]

I have my model put so everything fits with my figure and my biped.

I just cant get my object in the, Select by name menu, what am i doing wrong.

Plus i have only made my figure in one single object, not multible lke yours.

Everything just goes wrong about 2:27

[PengwinPwnge]

If anyone has the same problem as cardboardboxs, the solution is to ungroup all your meshes

[Wasp2100]

I have the same problem as cardboardboxs, when I click the little man it won't turn on, but I only have the mesh selected. HELP!!!

[domg1994]

when I initialize to the node, the biped doesnt move with the mesh,

help please

[Xyfi1]

2 Questions, this can bu used on a regular poly aswell i guess? And second, the biped does not have to be inside the body exactly if you are using a model without lims for instance? Will the biped be shown in the final render or do i have to hide it first? Thanks in advance.

[Xyfi1]

great tut, just what i needed. Too bad it's not hd.

[xavierx93]

what i wanna know is how do u select the Biped inside the Character?

[KubebaBand]

Which program you created the model?

[bbriemarie]

HELP ME PLEASE, when i apply physique my mesh model dissapears, what am i doing wrong???? Anyone please its last minute, im running out of time

[MultiJacob123]

can I download your rigged model?

[MultiJacob123]

I just have one objects does it still works?

[MysteryEzekude]

Wow! I'm currently learning how to rig character models myself! This tutorial is very direct, blunt and easy to understand. I'll be sure to check this tutorial every now and again!

By the way, before applying the Physique Modifier, I'm considering combining all body parts of my character model as a Pro Boolean and then applying the Physique Modifier. Is this a good idea?

[PLAlfa]

i have got obj mesh i have the meash chosen and i click on "attach to node" and it turs for a moment yellow,butbut it lasst like for 1 second.. ..so it turns out that it ist active at all,,,, what do i do wrong?

[Rubje23]

why doenst my mesh align with the biped after using the physique?

[moodymic9]

I'm glad you tackled the problems with staying geometry after initial rigging. This was really frustrating to me. Finally somebody went into that.

[wownelfcritter2000]

Can you pleeeaaaseee tell me when did you name it officer, was it in the first part?

[toastingbread]

ye.

[Tedyhot]

yes in first part

what is a little ball in groin.

[WiseWithinX298]

your good

[DavidsDumbAnimations]

it worked ya i put one in my dinosaur this is a grate tutorial

[YassnG]

This is a great tutorial. Helps a lot. But wouldn't it be easier to just make your character from the Biped? Never tryed but it sounds easier. Not saying this is hard or anything. Just a little confusing at first.

[Sum306Gurl]

Great tutotial!... but! :( i run into an error and 3ds max shuts down on me right after i do the physique thing and click initialize :( it sux n not allowing me to go any further.... are u familiar with this error? do u have any pointers on what i shoud do im using 3ds max 8

[DaDarkDragon91]

you could use the skin modifier. it is similar but i think physique is more advance.

[arabaggins]

I had that problem the first time. After that it worked out fine

[80Moonchild08]

Aha i will try that out, =) thanks

[80Moonchild08]

its not working for me, mine is split up in many forms, when i move anything the part of the mest that i am trying to move, it just moved and leaves the bare bipad behind, ( like i wanna move her hand, the hand just moves but the bipads hand stays still) any advice to what i've done wrong i tryied the same as in teh vid like 6 time?

[spitfire15065]

I believe you move the biped,not the mesh itself,try clicking the bipeds hand and moving it.

[TDO615]

man thansk for the tutorial this is the best ive found rigging bumblebee is so hard T.T

[davetubed]

awsome realllllllyyyyyyyy awsome i need to be ur disciple .......ooooops wat a mentor ??? i salute u

[olaysketchup]

3:11

[FSPilotsUK]

i got a max script error and it shutdown the program now what?

[firman76imation]

HELLO - THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL

a question for you, do you alway have to T-pose with the arms straight across - horizontaly?

i always have trouble when i move the arms an shoulders down after i add the biped to mesh. could i bring them down a little - does that help in any way. It seems such a unnatural possition to stand in or model a character - - also the default biped has its arms pointed down ..why not a t-pose?

also i like how your characters legs are parted slighty outward? thanks again

[tigertrolley]

i've been battling for days trying to figure out why some verts were being left behind when I moved a part of the biped, you've helped loads dave, ta!

[INSAINIACAD]

I made my character out of a box. So, I click on box out of the list and add physique mod. When I go back to the list and click biped 1 (because I never renamed it)and initialize. When i click on a part it is highlighted along with the whole character and the whole character plus the part moves, say the biped foot moves with the whole character. Help?????????

[WUCKO91]

cool tnx

:)

[polanika]

urots

[ljbxx]

thx i appreciate it

[eguitarstar]

Thank you for producing these tutorials. I have seen many on YouTube your tutorial was the one that provided an answer to my question.

[ghanaallstarsCOM]

Help I imported Obj file which have multiple parts. I have follow all your steps. when I get to the part when you get some off the vectors stack when you move the biped. I have the Part of the mesh move instead of moving with the Biped. is it because of the file type or what is the deal.

[DaveGregson]

Arrrgghhhh..When i click on my foot the whole piece moves. The foot doesn't hightlight on its own..Any ideas anyone?

[armenac92]

ohh this is so logng process:P

[luckystrike1]

not as long as UV Unwrapping!

[AddieStarr]

Cheers mate!

[videoeff]

when I click atach to node and pick intalize, some strange error occures. I tried it at two versions of this product. can you help me please?

[videofxuniverse]

you have selected a biped object in your list of objects to add as a node. check again and make sure that no bip files are added this includes bip1 or whatever you have renamed your biped to

[Zoratako]

thank you very much for doing this

I've been working on an assignment that was killing me with this and you solved my problems

I am much obliged

[hockey3838]

ohh well thanks for answering back

[hockey3838]

i can find the pick part just after it doesnt say install what do i do

[videofxuniverse]

really not sure what the problem is

[TheEnvim]

@videofxuniverse i select the model and click apply at physique,then i press "h" pick biped and click pick->initialize nothing happends,why?

[hockey3838]

how do you get to the officer part mine only says scene root

[hockey3838]

is there any way to make the arms bigger

[jamaine304]

where did u get dat model.? pLz tel me how to get free model downloads. i really lyk ur tutorial

[cardboardboxs]

hi there when i select all the geometry and use the physique the little man icon will not turn on can you help me thanks

[videofxuniverse]

you need to make sure you havent selected any biped parts

[aspibru]

@cardboardboxs i had the same problem. make sure your mage is not grouped, if it is, ungroup it (and all its components)

[coolixm14]

my guy has like 100 objects in it, my computer cant handle that many objects, is there a way to combine all of them, besides the head, because there are parts on the head i want to moove for animation (=.

[ChRiSLiHoT]

When i apply the physique my computer lags. My computer is just any computer it has 400 gb of free space and 2gb of ram. Why does it lag on mine please respond!

[p0ntr0n]

the guy looks like an imperial officer from star wars

[videofxuniverse]

it is

[ChRiSLiHoT]

Star wars rocks! Im such a star wars fan r u?

[videofxuniverse]

not too sure why you are having that problem. I dont have any issues with lag

[ChRiSLiHoT]

Very nice!

[suarezgary91]

Excelente tutorial congratulations =D =D =D