A Wish for Wings that Work.



Let's just say I know how Opus feels.

My wings don't work. I put a simple rig in my model and the wings are all wrong. Some theories to improve the problem - the wings come out of the body too low, they need to be higher up toward the backbone. The bone structure calls for 3 nearly equal segments, I had the humerus too long making the fold all but impossible. I need to widen the area where the wing ties into the body to allow for a better rotation. Right now it's fine for up and down.

So, I guess there's only so much you can stylize. If you want something close to nature, you need to follow the rules. Back to the avian anatomy books.

But, on a positive note, I really liked the way my model worked with the rig. I was carefull to put enough segments where the joints are meant to go and I think it works pretty well without too much weight adjustment. Of course some adjustment is necessary.

On another positive note, I'm learning a lot about smooth proxy and modeling tools. I figured out the tolerences for merging vertices. Thank you, David. Life just got a lot easier.