Chapter 5: Games and Character Setup: Scaling a Rig: At a Glance
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This tutorial is designed to get you familiar with the process of scaling a rig to fit another character that is similar to one youÕve already created a rig for. Through the course of this tutorial youÕll explore what methods are used to fit a rig to a character it wasnÕt built for.
YouÕll learn how to:
o Identify the best starting point to start scaling your character from
o Scale your rig in a fashion that wonÕt be destructive to existing animation
o Take into consideration IK and other special considerations
Materials Required
The scene glaargScaleRig.ma (available to download in the MayaGames scene package at www.mesmer.com/books/mayagames.html) contains the model with the rig set up to the point that you can start the tutorial.