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4 Oct 2024 07:13:01 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Insectoid Robot: Comments Welcome, Advice Encouraged  
From: Simon de Vet
Date: 12 Apr 1999 12:27:24
Message: <371210E1.C04A686F@istar.ca>
Wykan wrote:

> Don't tell me the textures suck, because I know they do. ;-)
>
> Right now I'm concentrating on getting the proper body proportions. Do they
> look "right?"
>
> Bear in mind that I also plan to animate it, and I'd like to move the legs
> in a believable fashion: Specifically, I want it to move like an INSECT,
> rather than like a robot. Any advice along those lines will be gratefully
> accepted.

If you're willing to use a modeller, may I reccomend Moray? It now allows
inverse kinematics, which allows for fluid, realistic movement within set
constraints of rotation, translation, etc.

Plus, it now has a plugin that can do animations automatically. Only problem is
that the animator uses it's own, slightly less detailed renderer, and won't
make animations with POV. However, Moray standard does use POV for all
rendering.


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