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December 10, 2022
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Rigging My Puppet

  • December 10, 2022
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Hello I have a puppet that i rigged last year before all of these new Character Animator Updates came out in 2022. Now that I am going back to finishing my animation I've noticed that my puppet is walking very weird which it wasnt before. Im figuring this is happening because of the new updates to CH. I see new behaviors like "Motion Library" and i would love to start using it. Before I start using my puppet i would like for someone to fix the rig on my puppet so that it can walk properly...just a little tweek. I also need an explanation on why my puppet was walking funny if possible...THANK YOU

 

Google Drive Link to Puppet:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Blds2pYH66X_AUpqbPPJc89Tar8y-iRD?usp=sharing

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Correct answer j-saito

Sorry about that - can you try this link? https://assets.adobe.com/public/8bbb7c3d-0042-4c41-6c5e-7418552d97a9

(also updated the link in my original post)

It should be a zip file containing a folder with a puppet "Bugs - profiles1 - jsaito ver.puppet".

You should be able to import this .puppet to your CH.

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J
Adobe Employee
j-saito
Adobe Employee
December 12, 2022

Hi,

Thanks for reporting with a link to your puppet. This always helps so we can be specific with the rigging guidance.

 

I hope you like my version here: https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/8bbb7c3d-0042-4c41-6c5e-7418552d97a9

Here is the summary of what I did:

 

Walk behavior:

1. Uncheck "Pin Feet When Standing"

2. Change "Behavior Interaction" to "Override"

 

Frontal view (under "Blank" layer"):

1. Change the "Blank" layer's Attach Style to "Free"

2. Use a regular handle as a Waist (not the dotted "origin" handle)

3. Move the Right Hip and Left Hip to the Body layer as regular handles

 

Profile views (under "Blank right" and Blank left"):

1. Change the "Blank left/right" layer's Attach Style to "Free"

2. Move the Breathe handle to the "Body" layer (otherwise, the breathe behavior will affect the head too)

 

Extra:

1. Added Motion Library behavior

2. Tweaked the heel and toe handle placement in the frontal view for better leg bend

3. Tweaked the wrist handle placement for wrist rotations from Motion Library

 

Additional recommendation:

Try Leader-Follower to attach props

 

Have fun!

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Anonymous
December 12, 2022

Thanks alot for your help J....The link you sent has a file that is not a .CH nor .PSD....I cannot open the file. Can you resend the file in .CH or .PSD format so I can open it with CH....Thank You

    J
    Adobe Employee
    j-saitoCorrect answer
    Adobe Employee
    December 12, 2022

    Sorry about that - can you try this link? https://assets.adobe.com/public/8bbb7c3d-0042-4c41-6c5e-7418552d97a9

    (also updated the link in my original post)

    It should be a zip file containing a folder with a puppet "Bugs - profiles1 - jsaito ver.puppet".

    You should be able to import this .puppet to your CH.

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