A colleague asked me about a basic voxelizing script he had run across. (Voxels are the 3-d equivalent of pixels — building blocks of a larger shape). It was rudimentary, but it got the job done most of the time. It made good use of the MFnMesh::allIntersections to determine where voxels should go on the… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
ITAA Indoor State Championship
The ITAA State Indoor Championship is coming up in mid-February. We have a North and South venue this year (one in Sycamore, and one in Belleville), to make the drive easier.
Isometric Camera Script for Maya
UPDATED: New script, see below. Sometimes it’s useful to render 3-D objects in ways that will tile very well in 2-D. Some uses for this are when making web site backgrounds or in making 2.5-D artwork for games. The easiest way to do this is Isometric Projection — which results in all parallel lines in the scene… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
Rubik’s Cube Rig for Maya
Here is my latest rig for animating a Rubik’s Cube in Maya. I’ve mentioned it over here before. This rig is a zip file of the three MEL scripts and the two example scene files. Hopefully soon I can write up a good tutorial on using it. Cube Rig Pack v1.0… Continue Reading
Coming Soon – Rubik’s Cube Rig for Maya
UPDATE: I posted the rig over here! One of the best animation rigs I have in my toolbox is a really good rig for animating the Rubik’s Cube. For various math reasons, it’s a very tough object to animate. This rig is easy to animate with, thought, and has a rudimentary UI that makes using… Continue Reading… Continue Reading