Character Animation Toolkit
As of January 15, 2009 all Autodesk 3ds Max
and 3ds Max Design subscription customers could download a
complete version of CAT (Character Animation Toolkit),
compiled for the 2009 releases for free. Previously, CAT
sold for $995. It is now an exclusive value with 3ds Max
subscription. Anyone who is trying to animate spiders and
other creepy crawly characters definitely needs to check
this out! A lot of people have remarked on how easy it is to
set up characters with this tool set. With Biped, Bones and
now CAT all available at your fingertips there are an
abundance of options available to assist your creativity in
character animation.
What is CAT?
3ds Max CAT is a
production-proven character animation plug-in for Autodesk
3ds Max 2009 and 3ds max Design 2009. Its toolset enables
easy character rigging, non-linear animation, animation
layering, motion capture import, muscle simulation and more.
It is fast, stable, simple and packed with features.
Animating is easy; In just a few clicks you can create walk
cycles and drive your character by attaching it to a path.
With another click you can have your characters footsteps
follow the contours of your ground. I found it to be
extremely intuitive and easy to use.
Autodesk
Subscription customers with a 3ds Max or 3ds Max Design
license can download 3ds Max CAT for free. For more
information and tutorials, you can find lots of helpful
items here:
www.softimage.com
http://cat.wiki.softimage.com
Autodesk Tutorial
Adam Walker film using CAT
CAD/CAM/CAE
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