Moho Forum

Hi all,
I made this in AE after following a SkillShare tutorial. I like the rounded limbs and the rubbery feel. How can I create that look in ASPro? I tried with bones but got more sharpness in the joints. I guess I could use actions/smartskin and fix the geometry when it bends but is there a way to rig so I wouldn't have to adjust the geometry?

Thanks

http://youtu.be/LqoSVZCMPCQ

Hi Pesto! Selgin posted an excellent tutorial on this topic:
viewtopic.php?t=20410

Thanks lwaxana I will check it out!!

That's a very nice and dynamic walk!

lwaxana wrote:Hi Pesto! Selgin posted an excellent tutorial on this topic:
viewtopic.php?t=20410

Thanks for the reminder. I totally forgot that tutorial and I'm happy you like it.
Anyway, I think now this kind of stuff is mostly covered by using smart bones. I still using this old technique, but in very specific cases. For example, an arm with more than one joint (like an octopus tentacle or the dinosaur's tail) generally works better with this rig rather than using smart bones.
Also, some aspects covered there are obsolete now or can improve by using new features.

Selgin, What method would you recommend using with the new features? It looked like the Moho robot still used this technique?

lwaxana wrote:Selgin, What method would you recommend using with the new features? It looked like the Moho robot still used this technique?

You are right, the robot uses this little "0.5" bone in combination with smart bones, specially for the perpendicular lines. Also, smart bones let you to change the curvature according to the angle, so you can avoid the curvature jumps when the angle is too close (you can see that happening in the tutorial). Sincerely, I really just don't remember why I made that combination and not just used smart bones

selgin wrote:

lwaxana wrote:Selgin, What method would you recommend using with the new features? It looked like the Moho robot still used this technique?

You are right, the robot uses this little "0.5" bone in combination with smart bones, specially for the perpendicular lines. Also, smart bones let you to change the curvature according to the angle, so you can avoid the curvature jumps when the angle is too close (you can see that happening in the tutorial). Sincerely, I really just don't remember why I made that combination and not just used smart bones

Personally I still prefer that method and just fixing the vectors manually... For some reason I don't care for complex rigs to much or smart bones. I like bones for basic movements mostly and the rest I do by point animation.