robotic movements, video links

[erikals]

thought it'd be cool/ inspiring to post some links on how to do robotic movementshttp://forums.cgsociety.org/images/smilies/smile.gif
links taken from this page http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77002

using Cyclist...
ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/w3dw/cyclist.mov

Lead the Follower Motion Modifier...
ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/w3dw/LeadFollow.mov

Bone Dynamics...
ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/w3dw/BoneDynamics.mov

Buttons on a Shirt that uses Cloth FX...
ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/w3dw/button.mov

Localized morphing...
ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/w3dw/md.mov

um...there is another one called dynamic partenting or something,..
couldn't find it at the moment...


also check these, using Boosterlink...
http://ikboost.com/learn/video-tutor...k-part-1-of-3/
http://ikboost.com/learn/video-tutor...k-part-2-of-3/
http://ikboost.com/learn/video-tutor...k-part-3-of-3/


hmm,.. need to find a robot rig...

[OnlineRender]

you want robotic movements get me to rig and animate , i can do that without even trying LOL :) nice links .

[geo_n]

ikboost link not found

[erikals]

ikboost link not found
um, should be there, if not, mail the guy...

new link...

Target Item option...
ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/w3dw/Target.mov

[erikals]

ok, here we go, dynamic parenting,
taken from, http://www.newtek.com/lightwave/96training.php

dynamic parenting...
ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/LW_9/Layout_DynamicParent.mov

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piston rig...
ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/LW_9/Layout_PistonRig.mov

[erikals]

made a quick one based on normal displacement morph...

(just trought this together, so sorta stakkato)
http://erikalstad.com/cgtemp/normaldisp_morph.zip

[erikals]

btw some limits to the Target video...
http://www.spinquad.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3677

[erikals]

Rigging a robot thread,
http://www.spinquad.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1342

[erikals]

there, found a good robot rig, download the source file.

if you open up the model in Modeler, you can see that it has weightmaps applied for each moving part.
going into Layout you can see that these weightmaps have been used by the various bones.
simple and cool http://forums.cgsociety.org/images/smilies/smile.gif

http://www.spinquad.com/forums/showpost.php?p=89533&postcount=5

[erikals]

many new great video tutorials, too many to list here,

(mechanical movements etc.)
http://spinquad.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25031

[erikals]

maybe not directly robotic, but wanted to add this one,

Using Serpent:
covers Lazy Points, Inertia, Serpent, Cloth FX, HardLink, MetaLink...
ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/w3dw/serpent.mov

[realgray]

Thanks for posting, this is going to help me a lot on a film I'm working on.

[JeffrySG]

Yeah, nice collection of tuts... :)

[erikals]

thanks, good to see the links are of use,
will keep posting if i find more :)

[erikals]

no tutorial, but a posted scene file
http://vimeo.com/4338600
http://newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98094&page=2

[erikals]

cool spring plugin,
http://www.artssphere.com/plugins/spring.php

[erikals]

tank tread, (scene file)
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100935

[erikals]

just for inspiration,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRArw9l3hFw
http://mos.futurenet.com/pdf/3dworld/TDW94_t_trade.pdf

[erikals]

animated velocity, Worley plugin
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101920
http://www.worley.com/E/Products/polk/clay.html

[erikals]

Hydraulic Jack...
http://www.lwita.com/tutorials/martinetto/index.php

[erikals]

Keyforce plugin...
http://www.flay.com/GetDetail.CFM?ID=2356

[JeffrySG]

Another video of a nice looking robot rig. Not LW but inspirational.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-xASD36X2M&feature=channel_page

[erikals]

IK on a Straight line...
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?p=935361

[erikals]

Part move,
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101147&page=4
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101261
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95969
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90291

Poly move,
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84828
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98862

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[geo_n]

Robo ball animation tutorial. A bit dated but still so useful techniques I've learned. It can be applied to lw.
Anyone that thinks mental ray sucks in max is an idiot. But anyway using vray right now so....

http://www.tysonibele.com/Main/Tutorials/roboBall/roboBall.htm

[JeffrySG]

Some good links in this thread as well:
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103548

[erikals]

just a preview of how a robot rig with weightmaps work...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bI7vy4A--Y&NR=1#t=07m00s

[erikals]

Steamtrain, wheel motion mechanics
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104538

[erikals]

Bryphi showing how to use some of DPont's plugins,
http://www.youtube.com/user/bryphi77#g/c/F1A2C9F254CC7F4B

[erikals]

Normal displacement morph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqZFLFQ_T-0
(can be used for rubber objects maybe? or soft/thin metal...)

[Carm3D]

Any general rigging and animation teaching will help you with robot rigging and animation. There's very little difference. The biggest difference is that robots are generally made up of rigid elements that do not get deformed by bones. So in this case the segmented bits that make up his body would be parented to bones.. As opposed to the bones being part of and deforming them. And they don't HAVE to be bones. All motion and IK tools are available to all items (bones, nulls, objects, lights, cameras). So your rig could be made up of a bunch of null objects if you wish.

Other than that.. You might get some helpful bits from my YouTube tutorial videos (http://www.carm3d.net/Media/Carm3DOnTheTube/Carm3DOnTheTube.htm). Good luck.

[erikals]

also check these, using Boosterlink...
http://ikboost.com/learn/video-tutor...k-part-1-of-3/
http://ikboost.com/learn/video-tutor...k-part-2-of-3/
http://ikboost.com/learn/video-tutor...k-part-3-of-3/

hm, as these seem to have been removed i decided to upload them to youtube,...
kudos to Larkin for making these... :)


Lightwave test - BoosterLink_01
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quNK7KnlBTs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B12EC3Rg2VE

Lightwave test - BoosterLink_02
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXwS9pHPPW0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm0I0YU-VKI

Lightwave test - BoosterLink_03
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkbZtQeRZos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSXICMH55Mk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOlQ87U9sBY

[erikals]

good tips for simple and multiple Dynamic Parenting
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90088

[erikals]

window blinds (blinds for jets)
ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/w3dw/blinds.mov

[erikals]

Piston Rig
ftp://ftp.newtek.com/multimedia/movies/LW_9/Layout_PistonRig.mov

another Piston Rig file,
http://www.3dtrainingonline.com/rigs.htm

[erikals]

Spider Robot
http://www.3dtrainingonline.com/rigs.htm

[erikals]

PistonMover
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showpost.php?p=406620&postcount=9

Piston Constraint
http://www.euriskostudios.com/es/plugin_pages/free_plugins.php

[erikals]

Modeling, Hard Surface Essentials
http://www.3dtotal.com/tutorial/3d_studio_max/hard_surface_essentials/hard_surface_01.php

[erikals]

...
machine gun stuff
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105208

particles per second
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100346

shooting sparks
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85564

how to animate a machine gun based on an audio file (scene file below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7f3CeBiNq8
...

[erikals]

ironbelt,
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109349

[JeffrySG]

Modeling, Hard Surface Essentials
http://www.3dtotal.com/tutorial/3d_studio_max/hard_surface_essentials/hard_surface_01.php

This is a great video... Here it is in vimeo. You can download it if you have 'download helper' plugin for Firefox.

http://www.vimeo.com/10941211

[T-Light]

Something I was playing with earlier in the year. First vid is more fluid but I wasn't happy with the foot positions, second vid is a more refined model but I managed to improve (read utterly RUIN!) the walk cycle. Need to play with this again at some point.

Both are forward kinematics only.
V1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_njrJhjtzE&feature=related
v2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wlztl3LlrE&feature=related

[erikals]

another one on Dynamic Parenting,
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85980

[erikals]

Inorganic Modeling Fundamentals :
(registration required)
http://area.autodesk.com/tutorials/inorganic_modeling_fundamentals_part_1
http://area.autodesk.com/tutorials/inorganic_modeling_fundamentals_part_2
http://area.autodesk.com/tutorials/inorganic_modeling_fundamentals_part_3

[erikals]

Lasers by Dave Jerrard,
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showpost.php?p=904818&postcount=5

[erikals]

Real Time Hardlink
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101729

[erikals]

related to the link above,
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86229

[erikals]

robotic movements,
http://vimeo.com/5738519

[erikals]

robotic movements, part 2
http://vimeo.com/5734031

[erikals]

found this by coincidence, make a Transformers Sound Effect,...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9SV2P1HvAU

[erikals]

robot leg, (also check post #9)
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1047776&postcount=14

[erikals]

telescoping bones (win only)
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111715

[erikals]

rigging in layers (a technique)
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1061302#post1061302

[erikals]

telescoping bones, (by using plg curve bone, video 3 (win only) or alternatively native LW)
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1050559&postcount=2

(an alternative is IKB, works pretty well in this case, get Larry's IKB LW9 DVD (video 20) which shows how)

[erikals]

more Laser /Gun effects...
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1017865&postcount=12

...can be combined with Particle Paint to make Bullet holes,
http://dpont.pagesperso-orange.fr/plugins/textures/ParticlePaint.html

related, also check post 45 (http://www.newtek.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1025831&postcount=45)
related, also check post 39 (http://www.newtek.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1017784&postcount=39)

(oops, realized this was sort of a double post, need to clean up this thread later on...)
 

[erikals]

Chain around a gear,
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?p=565017#post565017

 

[erikals]

another gunshell preset,
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1081788&postcount=12

[erikals]

tank thread plugin,
http://www.euriskostudios.co.uk/es/chain_move_demo.php
http://www.euriskostudios.co.uk/es/plugin_pages/free_plugins.php

 

[safetyman]

Thanks for providing this info -- it's very helpful. <Oops - didn't mean to interrupt the links!>

[erikals]

 
my pleasure, good to see they are of use... http://erikalstad.com/backup/anims.php_files/smile.gif

 

[erikals]

upcoming, bullet hits
http://vimeo.com/17462631
 

[erikals]

yet another piston tutorial,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vjq7eLmRC8

 

[erikals]

Making-of Iron Baby
http://www.itsartmag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=5429
trailer, http://vimeo.com/12072738
 

[erikals]

Hydraulics rig, mighty cool
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68286
 

[erikals]

Localized morphing, might be of use
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37qkfxMW6rI
 

[erikals]

Linking animation channels (morphs) :]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aHwXnDZI9E
 

[erikals]

train wheels
http://www.spinquad.com/forums/showthread.php?8560-how-to-animate-a-train&p=280551&viewfull=1#post280551
 

[erikals]

Lightwave Engine Piston Animation setup tutorial :]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOoKU6TcUJA
 

[erikals]

Matt's Mechanical Metalarm (scene file)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk-1OrZxUHs
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115716
 

[erikals]

Rig your own Transformer in LightWave
http://www.3dworldmag.com/2012/03/16/video-tutorial-rig-your-own-transformer-in-lightwave/1/
 

[skype6]

This is really useful post! Thanks erikals:)

[erikals]

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[erikals]

RebelHill finger setup (file)
http://forums.newtek.com/showpost.php?p=1244656&postcount=14