Assignment 05: Rig the Fish :)

Project Due Date: March 27

For this exercise, rig the fish model created in assignment 4. The rig should be complete, but you do not need to create controls or worry about FK or IK solutions unless you want to try.  The entire skeleton should be one connected system of joints. The mesh should be completely skinned/parented and controllable.

Pay attention to the deformation and 'folding' of the mesh that looks unrealistic. Weight painting is usually used to remove these problems. Add edge loops if needed to smooth the mesh and then go back to reskin your model again.

I have added some sweet tutorials to help with each of the topics covered in the assignment.

Put the .ma file into the vist284 Dropbox directory assignment_05 folder.

The grades will be determined according to the following:

Appropriate number and size of bones	20%
Completeness of mesh control	20%
Lack of folding meshes, problems with deformation	20%
Project Completeness	20%
Timliness of Handin	20%