Twisted Vertex Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 I am doing some skeleton weighting over here. I came to the hands. I am noting each individual bone, in the hand. My overall question is Is this necassary? . Does each indiviual bone in the hand need weights, I know that all the bones in the face don't need weights unless animations are needed. I am assuming this holds true with the hands. If each individual bone is not need to be weighted, Which bones do Io weight....Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonces Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 The only bones you really "need" on the hands are the radiusX and hand bones. If you want to weight each finger individually then it's a little more involved but not complex My example uses the right hand r_d1_j1 r_d1_j2 < Right Thumb, with each individual joint marked _j#1-3 r_d1_j3 r_d2_j1 r_d2_j2 < Right Index r_d2_j3 r_d3_j1 r_d3_j2 < Right Middle r_d3_j3 and so on for the ring finger and the pinky, just weight each "joint" to it's respective part of the finger. I havent found any real need to do this on the half dozen models I've gotten in-game thus far as it doesnt seem that those bones are used much if at all in game. So you can get away with just the radiusX and hand bones Oh, anything marked _eff appears to be useless, I really would like to talk to their lead animator about this skeleton, perhaps I should write him an e-mail Toonces http://www.drivingcatstudios.com Powered by Sith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Vertex Posted September 10, 2002 Author Share Posted September 10, 2002 Yeah thanks alot, you saved me many hours of frustration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madjai Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 actually i think the _eff's are there to be able to move the first bone. because youll notice that when you select a bone and move it, it actually moves itself and the next bone in line. and i always weight each finger, it doesnt take that long, i just group select verts and assign the weight. i think its more professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonces Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 While experementing with facial animation I havent found any use thus far for the _eff bones on the face, perhaps I'm wrong but so far so good, that's a good question though As for being more professional, ok, but I really dont think the game actually uses thoes individual bones in game Toonces http://www.drivingcatstudios.com Powered by Sith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madjai Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 i know they do, you can see them in use easily with the reaching out taunt animation. and i think you can see them with force push, and possible force grip, and im sure theres more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonces Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 My hands seem to do that too even without them weighted individually, You may be right though, I'll revisit that when I'm finished with the face Toonces http://www.drivingcatstudios.com Powered by Sith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Clod Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 The EFF bones (or end effectors) are there for creating the actual animations of a model. Instead of rotating a certain bone, you can drag the eff to the position you want. Nothing is ever actually weighted to this bone, it is a dummy, just there for creating animations. In regards to fingers, I usually weight each one properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonces Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Thanks Major, being new at this I wasnt sure what the eff bones did. I'm gonna try weighting the fingers seprately like you guys suggest, it's easy enough to do that there isnt really a good reason not to do it Toonces http://www.drivingcatstudios.com Powered by Sith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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