Creating and Editing Character Bones

Autodesk 3ds Max Tutorials > Character Animation Tutorials > Character Animation without Biped >

In this tutorial, you'll create a bone assembly to match the configuration of an existing character mesh. To do this, you'll use several features in 3ds Max, including Bone Tools and Spline IK.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

Create and edit bones.
Assign a Spline IK solver during bone creation.

Skill level: Beginner – Intermediate

Time to complete: 1 hour

Files for This Tutorial

All the files necessary for this tutorial are provided on the program disc in the \tutorials\character_animation\character_bones directory. Before starting the tutorials, copy the \tutorials folder from the disc to your local program installation.

Lessons in This Tutorial

Building the Leg Bones

Building the Spine

Building the Arms

Building the Neck, Head, and Hair Bones

Building the Leg Bones
Building the Spine
Building the Arms
Building the Neck, Head, and Hair Bones

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