T0393 - Digital Tutors - Introduction to Character Development Kit in XSI

Efficiently build rigs and learn a customizable approach to character rigging using XSI's Character Development Kit. Contains over 4 hours of project-driven training for artists learning the technical and creative processes of automating and customizing character rigs in XSI.Popular highlights include:

• CDK Overview


• Biped Guide Rigging


• Quadruped Guide Rigging


• Hierarchy from Guide


• Roll Divisions and Skins


• Shadow Rigs


• Creating Synoptics


• Quaternion and Skeleton Spines


• Tail Controls


• Arms, Hands, and Fingers


• Legs and Feet


• Torso and Head


• Springs


• Adding Stretch to Biped Arms


• Adding Additional Controls


• Biped Motion Tracks, Tags and Steps


• Creating Custom CDK Commands


• Pose Constraints


• Symmetry Constraints


• Creating a Multi-legged Guide Rig


• Building Animation Expressions

Lesson Outline:

1.	Basic guide-rigging workflow	6:29
2.	Proportioning the biped guide (part 1)	6:40
3.	Proportioning the biped guide (part 2)	8:30
4.	Finalizing the proportions and creating the rig	9:16
5.	Features of rigs made from guides	7:00
6.	Proportioning the quadruped guide (part 1)	5:08
7.	Proportioning the quadruped guide (part 2)	6:03
8.	Creating rigs from quadruped guides	7:14
9.	Quadruped tail controls	4:36
10.	Creating custom synoptic views	7:11
11.	Coding synoptic commands	8:08
12.	Synoptic tips and tricks	6:38
13.	Biped dog leg rigs	4:18
14.	Guides setup for centaurs	6:46
15.	Roll, skin and other options	7:22
16.	Consolidating the centaur rigs	7:56
17.	Create spine tool	6:06
18.	Applying spring operators	6:59
19.	Create tail methods	7:03
20.	Making stretchy arms for the biped rig	9:56
21.	Automating the stretchy arm setup	8:31
22.	Completing and testing the Make Stretchy button	6:35
23.	Adding extra feet control with plant / free switches	6:04
24.	Biped motion tracks	5:15
25.	Exploring the Character Development Kit	3:29
26.	Using MakeLeg	9:13
27.	Using MakeArm	5:19
28.	Setting MakeHead with combo options	7:54
29.	Setting MakeTorso with symmetry options	8:44
30.	Using MakeFoot to make feet and roll controls	5:22
31.	Using MakeHand to make variable hands	11:19
32.	Multiped rig (part 1) - spine setup	5:22
33.	Multiped rig (part 2) - creating multiple left legs	6:53
34.	Multiped rig (part 3) - creating multiple right legs	5:13
35.	Multiped rig (part 4) - automating animation	10:56
36.	Multiped rig (part 5) - adding controls	6:50
	Total Run Time:	4:12:18