Difference between revisions of "Deriving new character from template character"

Revision as of 12:41, 11 February 2015

In this tutorial we will be replacing the character template parts with a new character. After this tutorial you will know how to create a new character for XStoryPlayer

1. We assume that you have finished the 'Installing template character' tutorial successfully.
   - So you have the pack_character pack installed.
   - You have the testing shortcut, for testing the character.
   - Also your Maya project path is set to the pack_character
2. Open the ./pack/pack_character/sources/scenes/char_template/body.ma file in Maya.
   Import the model/body.ma from the 'Tutorial resource pack' into your scene. This is the new (rigged) model you will use to replace the template character.
   Save the new scene to ./pack/pack_character/sources/scenes/char_new/body.ma.
3. Copy the Step 1 Char_new/body.ini into your char_new directory as well.
   This is the template ini file, but most elements are commented out so they do not have to created at first.
4. Remove the hair, the collider the body etc to cleanup the scene.
   Then make a copy of the new model body that is not rigged. Hide the rigged model body and the rig itself.
   Your end result should look exactly like the Step 2 Char_new/body.ma file.