Fast/optimized Delta Mush for Softimage

[FXDude]

Guillaume Baratte has done a C++ conversion of the compounds and shared them (plus sourcecode!) here:

C++ Implementation of Delta Mush for Softimage 2015

Wow !!

I think this deserves it's own thread.

Apart obvious benefits of such a deformer as just another operator in the stack
(also related to general Ice / Construction stack awesomeness)
I love the weight painting, (3:30) and how he makes it become a SuMo or a gremlin with a slider (4:00)


Also showing SI | SubD's at their best.

http://vimeo.com/groups/ice/videos/122981239

[Bullit]

It sure deserves own thread.

[druitre]

Thanks for the link,great stuff

[Draise]

Very handy! Love the poses too.

[rray]

Splitting it up was a good idea, it deserves the added attention.

Would writing a conversion algorithm back to bones be very difficult? (like done here)

[julius]

very cool !

[gaboraa]

Fantastic!

[FXDude]

Apart from being an easier, better and faster Delta Mush than the flashy new Maya implementation,

For this ...

Would writing a conversion algorithm back to bones be very difficult? (like done here)

... the recent

Harmonic coordinates deformer with ICE
http://dropbox.com/s/6jrant88ksjypen/ha ... 1.scn?dl=0
http://dropbox.com/s/o6jpimp0t77hcto/tr ... cache?dl=0

... can also be used.

[FXDude]

And/or soon perhaps this posted a few hours ago :

Put together a very basic UI for this modular rigging system recently so it could be handed off.
Video shows a complete rig building process.

from rigging to animating in minutes
https://vimeo.com/124967244