3ds Max Animation with Biped

Exercise 3.3. Check the Deformation

The rabbit mesh in our test walk didn’t exhibit any particular problems, so we’ll use a different mesh this time. Once we’ve spotted any weighting problems, we can adjust the weights to make the mesh deform more correctly.

1.	Open the file DOG_MESH_BIPED_skin.max and play the animation. The dog stretches all four legs in different directions.
2.	Navigate around the dog and you’ll see that there is a problem with the front legs.
3.	Go to frame 35 and arc-rotate around the dog. What’s happening is that the left paw is being influenced by the movement of the right-front paw.

Adjusting Skin Envelopes

To correct ...