Maya Learning Channel

This movie shows you how to create a new XGen description on top of an existing description, as well as how to use many of XGen's utilities and modifiers to create a mohawk hairstyle. It then shows you how to use groomable splines to create a beard.

This movie shows you how to use a spline/guide approach to create basic hair using the XGen arbitrary primitive generator.

In this movie we show you how to add a control to toggle squash and stretch on and off for the legs, arms, and torso.

This movie shows you how to match the automatic no-flip IK knee to the result leg.

This movie shows you how to match the IK/FK legs to the result leg joints (minus the automatic no-flip IK knee).

This movie shows you how to match the IK/FK arm lengths to the result arm, including both uniform and non-uniform stretching.

This movie shows you how to extend the theories developed in the previous movie to snap the IK arm to the FK arm's position.

This movie shows you the theory behind IK FK snapping and how to begin developing a script to add it to your rig.

This movie shows you some of the important factors to consider when mirroring one side of your rig to the other.

This movie shows you how to create a length attribute for the fingers, connect the hand to the arm, and clean up the rig.