Mechanical Arms - how I put it together - PAGE 2
Happy with the model and rigging I decided to do a simple animation with the character to see how it looked. At this point I decided to render it against white as I had the idea of making his environment a very clinical area with lots of white almost like a Byork video by Chris Cunningham.
Once I were happy with the test I decided to try and put the wiring onto the robot and see how it animates with the dynamic wiring. I used Maya's hair curves which drove simple geometry. Getting the coiled wire to animate was a bit tougher than the others but worth it I think... I'm actually quite glad I did those stills below as I dont think I'd remember how I set it up now hehehehe! I then checked the animation with the wiring which I think ended up being more successful than I thought it would be heh..
