Point Cache modifier

[morder]

Hi to all, this is actually my first post here at CgArch.

 

Can anyone explain me the benefits of using this modifier?

On what things should i pay atention to, because i have to work on some animation with bunch of people and cars...?

Currently i'm using max8 + vray 1.5RC3.

 

Edited October 23, 2008 by morder

[Chad Warner]

I use it with AXYZ people all the time. It basically loads the animation information to a file, and then translates that back to the mesh, so all you have to have is a editable mesh and the point cache modifier (and the xml files it writes) to have animation...you can get rid of the skeleton, the BIP file, all of that.

[dean@pikcells]

the modifier is great for people.

 

once you have finished animating your character (usually with bones / biped) you apply this modifier. follow the instructions in the help files and its pretty straight forward.

 

without this modifier we found a lot of our scenes would crash out, but as soon as you can delete the biped and mocap data, the scenes never crash out.

[morder]

Well i found good manager for this point cache purpose.

 

Point Cache Manager

This tool is for mass-recording and loading pointcache files.

It’s still max8 only, maybe if i find the time i will make a max 9 version which should be fairly easy

 

I can not post link so far because i have two post so if somebody need this send me PM.