My code has two parts:

1) an "object" which is a zillion blob components,  each component of which
has a  transform{headtrans}, transform{femurtrans}, etc. associated with it.

2) a system where you can input things like splines for the clock/rotations
of head,  clock/positions of the wrists and feet (IK).

Ultimately, I'm thinking that the system could be changed such that one
could model in other programs, and then export 18 objects (head, neck,
ribcage,humerus, forearm,etc....) into povray.  Then if you were to type in
the 18 coordinates of the rotation centers for these 18 objects,  boom,
you've got a character than can do everything my blob character can do,
**even** if it's not got the same size or proportions.

I know Rune mentioned that he was working on a universal system, too, but I
haven't heard much on it.  Don't know if he were striving for the same, or a
"better" universality....

I was working on a HamaPatch-derived test of this system when:
 i)  I got inpsired to actually try an IRTC anim this round, and
 ii) I remembered just how terribly my patch modelling skills suck.


"Kitsune_e" <kit### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
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> Remco de Korte wrote:
> >Looks nice but it's a bit hard to see the movement from that far and the
> >second half of the animation mister Clawz just sits there :)
> >
> >BTW, what do you mean with noone else trying this kind of thing? Are you
> >referring to the size of the hands? Or character animation in general.
> >In that case you should look at the stuff Greg has been posting here
> >regularly.
> >It doesn't quite have the Japanese cartoon look to it, but it's very
> >sophisticated (and pure POV I believe).
> >
> >Cheers!
> >
> >Remco
> >
>
> If you are referring to the blob men then yes, I have seen them.  I have
> been seeing the blob people for some time, and they are just getting to a
> really usable state.  But the amount of time required to create such a
> character is much too high.  The what to which I am referring is polygon
> mesh animation.  polygon mesh animation is afaik the primary tool used in
> most CG production houses today.  with subdivision modelling anyone can
> quickly prototype animate and render a creature which few could even make
> in native povray sdl.  I can understand peoples reluctance to use outside
> modellers with Povray, I feel the same way myself, but these type of
> results can only be achived with a polygon based model.
>
> about the camera work- I did all those things for specific reasons.  First
> the distance frome the character: I tried getting closer, but those dang
> claws kept hitting the camera.  Also the distance from the figure covers
> some of my mistakes.  The ending is just an orbit to show off the fully
> deformed character.  I was concidering making the camera spiral inward,
but
> this seemed just to focus in on the wierd spots in the mesh.  I am working
> on his head now, maybe when I finish I will do a better animation.
>

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