Escape of the Pithis

A short animation showcasing the 3 characters I modeled for my undergraduate research project.

Overseer Rig & Skin Test

For this guy I used a simple bones system and the Skin modifier in 3DS Max.  Still working on getting the whip-like movements in the arms like I want. I have an HI Solver applied to the arms, but I don't think it is serving this model well.

Hybrid Crawler Rig & Skin Test

For this model I used the Bones system and the Skin modifier in 3DS Max. The movements this guy would make in a game setting would be limited pretty much to what you see here.

Pithis Rig & Skin test

The rigging and skinning of my Pithis model went smoothly, since it is a basic biped and I was able to use the biped system in 3DS Max.

Hybrid Crawler Render 2

I tinkered with my render settings in 3DS MAX and got an improved render. Next I'm going to add a moving track system for the outside of the wheels.

Hybrid Crawler Render

The texturing is done for this guy, I need to still play with some render settings to really bring out the texture.

Hybrid Crawler WIP

Here is my "Hybrid Crawler" which was fun to model but I expect will be a nightmare to skin when I get to that point. I  think I'm at a stopping point with the modeling on this one, so next I will be texturing it.