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DotNet Tutorials: Button
Forth part of the DotNet tutorials is complete. A simple example of using a DotNet button control.

DotNet Tutorials..


DotNet Tutorials: XML Writing & Reading
The frist half of the DotNet XML tutorial is up. This covers the use of xmlDocument to write scene object data out to an XML formated file using the scene hierarchy.

The second half of this tutorial covers how to read XML files and recreate the data that was stored in the first half.

XML Writing Tutorial..
XML Reading Tutorial..

DotNet Tutorials..

DotNet Tutorials: TreeView
In this tutorial I cover how to setup and use a dotNet treeView control to display the hierarchy of objects in Max and select objects using the list.




DotNet Tutorials..

DotNet Tutorials: ListView
In these tutorials I try to explain how to use dotNet controls and objects in Max script to enhance UI design and functionality of scripted tools. I have completed the first tutorial on dotNet listView control and how to create, populate and access it.


DotNet Tutorials..

Facer FX:
This tutorial will show you how to get Z-Depth and fog in compositing out of the same render pass.


PEN Productions works with New York based Eyeball NYC.
PEN Productions worked with Eyeball NYC on several productions in 2007 working on character rigs and motion capture conversion tools.

The Bio Shock trailer done by Eyeball was in need of advanced rigs that would handle motion capture and hand animation. The base character rig used Puppet Shop from Lumonix and the muscle and deformation systems were handled with standard 3DS Max tools all driven with custom code and tools. Read more about it here or watch the full trailer here.

Bella Sara is a fantasy style commercial that was in need of a wing setup for the horse. PEN Productions created a solution that incorporated real time dynamics to drive the feathers that also had full manual control. Read more about it here.


MX Driver:

Tutorials and Online Shopping have been added to the Car and Trailer Rig page.

www.CG-Academy.Net

 

CG Academy Intermediate Rigging DVD Box Set now available by Paul Neale.

DVD #1 focuses on production methods for creating animator friendly character rigs using an Ogre model that I custom built with this series in mind.

DVD #2 continues with spline IK, arm rig and twist solutions, hands and more custom scripting for creating control Interfaces.

DVD #3 This DVD covers skinning the Ogre character using stretchy bones, morph deformers and many other techniques

DVD #4 is facial setups with targets and bones.