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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 01:00:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: JD <ralpho@liii.com>
To: Joe Angell <jangell@risd.edu>
Cc: lightwave@mail.webcom.com
Subject: Re: IK tutorial?
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On Mon, 9 Oct 1995, Joe Angell wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of a tutorial or any other material that would allow me
> > to learn IK in LightWave?
> >
> > I am currently using LightWave 4.0 that comes with the Flyer 4.06. Since
> > the
> > Flyer is still not officially finished (not until Flyer software 4.1)
> > NewTek did not release a manual or other documentation describing this
> > feature.
>
> If you still have the Flyer .94 manual lying around, find the section on
> Camera/Light Targets. In that same section, there is an explination of
> Goals, which is what the IK-Opts button used to be called. Just a
> quick-and-easy idea of how it works.
>
> Also, check out LightWave Pro Vol. 3 Issue 7 (July 95 -- the one with the
> Voyager on the front) has a tutorial by Mark Thompson about LW. It's
> more up-to-date than the Flyer manual, and includes the new Unaffected by
> Parent and Limited Range of Rotation (or something like that) feature.
>
> Mark Thompson als has In.Focus out, which is a superb adavanced animation
> tape. It includes IK information, but back when the only IK option was
> "Goal Object". This is DEFINATLY worth the money!
>
> Also, LW 4.00k Amiga (beta) is slow as dirt for IK. I mean set up the
> chain, select the goal, click, and move the mouse. Now wait. After
> about 5 seconds, it finally moves. I _PRAY_ this is beta debug code!
> (that and the slow redraws...)
>
> BTW, just checked -- it's in the 4.03 manual, too (which should be the
> "current" one until the 4.1 version ships). I found it ironic that back
> when the IBM Pre-Release was out, the only docs for IK were found in the
> Flyer manual, which came with LW 3.5. :)
>
> If you want some more info, check out the Flyer docs and mail me back.
> Good luck!
>
> -- Joe
>
Thanks for the tip about looking for "Goal". I found it on page 16 of
the Layout section. I wish it had a bit more meat to it. I will look for
the tape. By the way, I am currently modeling insects and other bug. I
have already created a very detailed spider. I could really use IK since
a spider had eight legs and 5 to 6 segments per leg.
Ralph Ocampo
--
JD <ralpho@liii.com> sent this message.
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