Maya Crane Project - Lesson 2 - adding the bones and IK Handle

Follow along in this second video of a five part series as we add joints in our crane. Learn how to add an IK Handle, control object, label, point constraint and orient constraint. Then we limit the joint rotations.

Based on lesson 5, chapter 6 of Maya 7 by Alias.

Previous Lesson:
Lesson #1: Make the crane: http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?ns=1&video_id=foJBhz3dPFI&next=...

Next lessons in this series:

Lesson #3:IK Handle with Constraints and Joint Limits
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?ns=1&video_id=26vAT_5tEB4&next=...

Lesson #4: Set Key Frames and Parent Constraint Weights
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?ns=1&video_id=Spj8tRQ8bkM&next=...

Lesson #5 - picking up multiple objects with constraints.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRfOvShajcc

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Crane Project
• Lesson
• Rusty Stasiuk
• Russell Stasiuk
• Software Tutorial
• Autodesk Maya
• maya
• beginners
• tutorial
• how-to
• Animation
• IK Handle
• control object
• point constraint
• orient constraint
• joint rotation
• Animated
• Tips
• Cartoon
• key frame
• parent constraint weights
• Crane (machine)

[Rustystasiuk]

Thank you, hubiecisme... I hope the tutorial helps.

Rusty

[TheShhSecret]

Very helpful and your explanations are clear. Thanks so much!

[hubiecisme]

once again...You ROCK with these tutorials!!!