Flexible 3-D character rigging blocks with interface obligations

摘要

A method of generating an animation rig for a 3-D computing environment may include accessing a plurality of blocks, each representing a particular rig element, and including interfaces that govern interactions with other rig elements and information for generating a portion of the animation rig corresponding to the particular rig element represented by the block. The method may also include receiving a selection of a first block that includes a first interface and first information and represents a first rig element, and receiving a selection of a second block that includes a second interface and second information and represents a second rig element. The method may additionally include receiving an instruction to connect the first interface to the second interface, generating the animation rig using the first information and the second information, and providing the animation rig to the 3-D computing environment.

主权项

1. A method of generating an animation rig for a three-dimensional (3-D) computing environment, the method comprising:
accessing a plurality of blocks, wherein:
each of the plurality of blocks represents a particular rig element; andeach of the plurality of blocks comprises:
one or more interfaces that govern interactions with other rig elements in the 3-D computing environment; andinformation for generating a portion of the animation rig corresponding to the particular rig element represented by the block; receiving a selection of a first block in the plurality of blocks, the first block comprising a first interface and first information, the first block representing a first rig element, wherein the first interface comprises one or more position signposts that can be assigned a value corresponding to a coordinate within the 3-D computing environment that affects the placement of the first rig element within the 3-D computing environment; receiving a selection of a second block in the plurality of blocks, the second block comprising a second interface and second information, the second block representing a second rig element; receiving an instruction to connect the first interface to the second interface, such that manipulating the first rig element affects the second rig element in the 3-D computing environment; receiving a selection of a first template comprising one or more predetermined coordinates in the 3-D computing environment that correspond to the one or more position signposts of the first block; generating the animation rig using the first information, the second information, and the one or more predetermined coordinates to position at least a part of the animation rig in the 3-D computing environment; and providing the animation rig to the 3-D computing environment.