This tutorial is intended to teach new animation students a few basic animation techniques and workflow based on fundamental animation principles using Maya and a free character setup named walkingBall_v2.3 created by the author. This character setup or “rig” has many useful features without being overwhelming to newer students. This tutorial assumes you have a basic understanding of how to navigate the Maya interface, find menu commands, and other basic computer file management skills.
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How to Get the Most from ArchVision’s and House of Moves’ 3.5D Populous Walking People in 3DS Max What it’s all about The 3.5D Populous Walking People Collections are an incredibly easy way to achieve an unprecedented level of realism within your 3D scenes. The walking people, created by ArchVision and House of Moves, are high quality CG characters, each with their own walking gait and look. Like all 3D RPCs from ArchVision, the Populous characters are viewable throughout their walking cycle from anywhere on the Z-axis. This means that your characters are camera independent, allowing for stunning 3D effects as your camera moves throughout the environment.
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