Introduction to CAT rigs
"CAT stands for Character Animation Toolkit. This is a plugin for 3Ds max for character rigging. The CAT Rig is the hierarchy that defines the CAT skeletal animation system.Itis a fast sophisticated yet flexible character rig that is designed to let you create the characters you want without having to write scripts."( Autodesk 2018)
I feel there are advantages for using the plugin as it saves time as it is convenient. However I feel there are limitations to bipedal characters.
In the picture above I have used the CAT rig system. I hadn't used this system before but I had rigged before in Maya. I can see advantages to both but I feel I have more control in Maya due to individually placing the bones one by one. The CAT system I found was easy to use. When I rigged the character I then placed muscles on the rig. This makes the character have more realistic movement as when a limb is moved the muscles flex making the character seem more life like.
references
Autodesk help. (2017). CAT (character animation toolkit ). Available: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2017/ENU/3DSMax/files/GUID-EA1D6D09-A2CD-4204-8093-A7AE5EC5E333-htm.html. Last accessed 04/04/2018.
"CAT stands for Character Animation Toolkit. This is a plugin for 3Ds max for character rigging. The CAT Rig is the hierarchy that defines the CAT skeletal animation system.Itis a fast sophisticated yet flexible character rig that is designed to let you create the characters you want without having to write scripts."( Autodesk 2018)
I feel there are advantages for using the plugin as it saves time as it is convenient. However I feel there are limitations to bipedal characters.
references
Autodesk help. (2017). CAT (character animation toolkit ). Available: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2017/ENU/3DSMax/files/GUID-EA1D6D09-A2CD-4204-8093-A7AE5EC5E333-htm.html. Last accessed 04/04/2018.
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