help to animat a 3d dragon in max8

[virangk]

hi friends
i have made a 3d model of a cartoon type dragon
and i want to animat it

but find problems to set animation
and dont know the proper way

so any one can help me please?

and if you want max file and image then tell me plz.


Thanks

[chepe297]

I don't think you can animate much with just the model alone. After you have finished your mesh, you will need to...

1) Create the underlying bones structure for the dragon. For example, bones for the spine, neck, head, feet, arms, tail and the wings.

2) Apply a "skin" modifier over the mesh and add all these bones in it. There will be a lot of tweaking here to get it deforming right.

3) Finally, you can just simply key those bones and animate away!

If you are still stuck, read the "3ds MAX Tutorials". I am pretty sure it will have everything you need to know. I hope this helps.