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Trex Made with Maya Muscle System 11-21-12
Published: 2012-11-21 22:11:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 132825; Favourites: 8446; Downloads: 2350
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Simple comp test.
Added comment, 10/29/2013 - Well maybe not so simple, actually took awhile to create. It was done in Maya software with Michael Comet' muscle system (AKA mayaMuscle.) I modeled the Skeleton, then the outer skin. I tried several muscle plugins - and mostly failed - I had to simplify the original version because I made to many muscles and my computer couldn't handle it. So I ended up using cMuscle with just these general massive shapes that work under the skin to jiggle and slide under the skin. I did the rigging, cause that's just another thing I do. I created a bunch of walk/run cycles to learn and test out how to improve the rig/skin.
Well there ya go - A T.rex! I'm glad I did it.
Added comment 10/30/13 I thought I could read/reply to all the comments people made, very very nice! Thanks, I will keep trying...Now it's gone up to 31 pages though.
Please don't be mad if I missed you
It was made with Maya software you can have a free version of the rig here >>> joel3d.com/TrexSkeletonRig.htm⦠<<< skeleton only
11/01/13 THANK YOU for all the comments! I can't keep up, I hope you understand.
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It took me a while to notice the details in the animation loop
you pack a lot of them in!
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Love the rebound on the leg muscles!Β Foot comes down and sends little ripples through the muscle tissue.Β Brilliant!Β I was reading a book about tyrannosaurs entitled "Tyrannosaurus Rex The Tyrant King."Β It comes with a CD ROM which includes the manner by which tyrannosaurs could lay down and get back up, in animation.Β Its quite a detail oriented book in case you want to check it out.
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The motion its so natural....
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Outstanding.Β Throat, stomach and legs are close to perfect.Β Same goes for the shoulders and tail.Β VERY impressive.Β
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Tyrannosaurus-Rex, one of the most bad ass animals to walk the Earth.
Great job! ^^
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Fascinating. How did you imagine this would be the muscular system of a T-Rex? Did you find a study for it or just picture the same structure as a bird? I would love to see your reply good joel!
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Have you considered observing the way a chicken walks or runs to get a general idea of how a trex might move?
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lmao your avatar..
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I know right?
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Impressive work. This is really fun to watch.
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very nice MAYA is a great program 
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BTW where do you get your voice to use in your animations? there so cuteΒ
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this makes me want to learn Maya muscle....maybe find a way to make it useable for games 
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Maya muscle is a bear to use sometimes - I use it when I have to only.
I render out quicktime and convert them to Flash
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ah XD I've only experimented with it lightly, mostly just seen videos on digitaltutors XD
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I believe this is a gif.Β
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damn 
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Unfortunately this isn't a .gif, but a flash animation (.swf file) - so it isn't rendered from frames from any video. It'd require a certain program, such as Adobe Flash, to create and export.
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damn >_< the one I don't have XD oh well, guess I'll have to stick to youtube...even though they are getting quite impossible with finding, pretty much anything on their site
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I used a freeware, called Xilisoft I think. its perfect for converting short animations to swf
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This is amazing! Did you use any sort of bird or reptile as reference when working on your key frames?
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cool! I enjoy your stuff! Keep up the good work!
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THIS is what I want from a DD!Β
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Wow. Β This is beautiful. Β Love the musculature and the soft sacks inserted in lieu of organs and throat mass. Β I'm in the midst of playing with Maya as a modeller (I used to use it a lot), and that program is not intuitive.
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thanks - Maya can be tough
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it looks like it is gonna fall face forward.
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