Is it a problem to rig a mesh cage?
Subdivision modifiers are usually not a problem because they interpolate vertex weights automatically. In fact you can save a lot of weight painting time by rigging a low-poly cage and subdividing it later. Right on thats good to know.
Do you apply subdivision modifier before rigging mesh?
Any subsurf modifiers or any modeling modifiers should be applied before rigging… Subdivision modifiers are usually not a problem because they interpolate vertex weights automatically. In fact you can save a lot of weight painting time by rigging a low-poly cage and subdividing it later.
What happens when you rig mesh in Blender?
The mesh looks absolutely normal BEFORE rigging in blender here take a look : Then when i rig it becomes an other story heh : Then in secondlife ( im being generous this doesnt look this bad but all my models get deformed worse then this ): P.s.
Why are shape keys harmful to meshes in Avastar?
Your mesh might have rotations in object mode. These rotations could spoil the mesh when it gets parented to the Armature. Your mesh might contain shape keys. In all current Avastar distributions this is a severe limitation (that shape keys are harmful when binding the mesh).
How does bake to T pose work for MeSH?
So you can select the ideal “natural rest pose” for your mesh on a case by case. Actually the “bake to T-Pose” function recalculates the vertex positions of the mesh such that it does not distort when the Avatar goes to the pose that you defined as “the natural rest pose”.
Can you use garment maker to make meshes?
The options “Bone Envelopes” and “Preserve Volume” should be disabled. I see developpers in the marketplace that also use garment maker to make their clothing meshes and the shoulders are perfect Garment maker is useful to simulate the physics of cloth, but it produces meshes not suitable for realtime rendering.
Can You rig a mesh with a mirror?
(With automatic weights.) . While you can rig with a Mirror modifier on your mesh, it is best in your case here to just apply it, you won’t be able to rig your character properly if it is active with your current naming scheme.