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Animation Techniques > Symmetrical Morph Targets - 3dsmax (Posted By: mayafishing)
:: Post Date: 2007-03-24 11:21:19 [Post Comment] [Post Articles]

Symmetrical Morph Targets - 3dsmax

Software Used: Autodesk 3ds Max

Author: Laurent Renaud

Email: loran.renaud@laposte.net

URL: http://laurent.renaud.free.fr/

Introduction

There's no way to create standard symmetry for morph targets because morphing uses the vertices Id. After trying many buggy scripts to do that automatically, I found my own way which is much better than scripts because you can go over the symmetrical axes for deformation. It uses standard 3ds Max modifiers (SKINWRAP, MORPHER)

the Right Morph Target is EditPoly created, the Left one is generated from the Right.

I use SKIN WRAP MODIFIER. Do a morph from the base to the left target, apply standard symmetry and use it to deform another base model.
Not clear? Read the following:

Method:

Create all faces for the Left side deformation.

Surprise L
Bad L
paupière inf L
paupière sup L
etc...

I will use "base" and "target" names only to be clear. Names don't affect the result.

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copy the base head
Clone it and rename "target"
add a MORPHER MODIFIER to "base" and load "target"
(Bad L for example)

Do a standard Symmetry to base

Select "target" add a SKIN WRAP MODIFIER, add "base" and turn the DEFORMATION ENGINE to FACE DEFORMATION

Select "base" and set the morph level to 100. "target" vertices follow the underlying "base" ones.
Select "target" and convert it to Edit mesh. Delete "base".

Your right side morph is ok for morphing!!

Comments: (Currently there are 8 comments.)

[Anonymous]skone ( 2008-05-29 22:12:04 ) [Post Comments]
I want to say "have you got a solution??" sorry ^^
[Anonymous]skone ( 2008-05-29 22:11:01 ) [Post Comments]
Your method don't work for me (3dsmax 9). I cannot add "base" in the "skin warp" modifier like the others. I you got a solution because your technique seems to bee very good!
[Anonymous] ( 2008-01-04 01:03:14 ) [Post Comments]

No te sirve de mucho cuando tu modelo ya tiene el unwrap y su mapeado listo.
Aunque creo que una vez hecho el espejo se podría unir y aplicar el mapa del primer modelo... pero... no se... co&#241;o que buena ideota 8O jajaja
(solo un momento de locura), congratulations, very good tutorial.

[Anonymous]goro_kiss ( 2007-09-10 18:30:47 ) [Post Comments]
thanks a lot Laurent
[Anonymous]dunathan ( 2007-08-06 01:21:28 ) [Post Comments]
either in max 9, i cannot add "base" in the skin wrap modfier,...
[Anonymous]oliva ( 2007-05-26 03:07:33 ) [Post Comments]
oliva
[Anonymous]Anthony.Wong ( 2007-05-24 17:57:06 ) [Post Comments]
Hey Laurent Renaud, your method works for me! Thank a lot for sharing!!
[Anonymous]Mat ( 2007-04-17 22:20:30 ) [Post Comments]
your technique doesn't seem to work for Max 7. I cannot add "base" in the "skin warp" modifier. That's a shame!

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