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After a bunch of testing, I decided that having the animator use Smartskin for the leg flexing would be the way to go. I made a bone setup that would do the job, but the CP Weighting would have gotten too involved. So, I'm going to tear the leg flexing stuff out. Once I get that done, I'll tackle the shoulder update.

Happy Birthday, Stian!

I did some more looking into the legs and arms and fixed an issue with the knee/elbow bowing...it was affecting the entire leg/arm, in the next release it will be more independent. The next thing I'm thinking about is the thigh flexing...after watching some reference, I've decided it needs to be changed. knee_bow_05_29_2013.mp4

LOL! Great job, Mark!

Great stuff!

Happy Birthday!

Here's a quick video illustrating the changes to the knee/elbow fan bones. The inside fan bone is now anchored to a set distance from the joint instead of moving with the stretched/squashed thigh/bicep bones and both knee/elbow fan bones don't squetch along their length. Both of these changes help to hold the joint together better on extreme squetching. knee_update_05_18_2013.mp4

Looks great, Sebastian!

Happy Birthday, Teresa!

My schedule hasn't slowed down yet, so I'll have to use another "stay alive" post for the moment. In the next couple of days I should be able to post a quick video illustrating the knee/elbow update I just put in the rig. Thanks to Sebastian for getting me to look into it!

Once an object gets to 10,000-15,000 patches, start breaking it into separate pieces and assemble in the Choreography. Looks great!

Looks great so far, Steve!

Great stuff, Rodger!

Here is the associated thread.

Happy Birthday, Tawan!

Looks fantastic, Will!

Great stuff, David!

Great stuff, David!

Here is Sean's profile.

That's one of my favorites...I think it's also the only appearance of Pete Puma, unfortunately.

I hope this isn't too late, Sebastian...I think I have a fix that will improve the knees and elbows for extreme stretches. I'll need a couple of days to work out one issue, but, if you send me your character, I think I can resolve the problem you were having. Once I get it done, I'll roll it into the next rig release.

Great stuff, Mark!

Happy Birthday, Jeff Bolle (Zaryin)!

Looking great, Mark!

Looks great, Ben!