BeerJedi wrote:
It took quite a while to figure out and then to do. for the skirt and Petticoat I mapped the mesh blank first so I could control how the pattern deformed. Then ran the cloth deform on the first layer, to keep it as simple as possible I made a copy of the posed figure with the only the lower body and legs and original mesh was a lot bigger (longer) than the final. The Idea was that this drape when applied was the base for the next layer, a duplicate of the undeformed first layer, with the original figure removed because I found that multiple collision objects plays havoc with the physics. Tweaking the settings gave the outer layer slightly different feel to the pettycoat. (Although I 'm not convinced the difference is worth the hassle.) All that remained was to trim the borders back to the required length, once both drapes were how I wanted them. With the drapes applied, I made a rig with two rods that came up and lifted the drape at the front to the button position. In the end I deleted the vertices of the pettycoat under the skirt front as they played havoc with the collision physics and couldn't be seen. Applied Solidify, then I spent several hours in proportional edit mode moving individual vertices out of collision with the surface. If you have the patience its okay for a still pose but a non starter for animation.
I believe that this single model is the turning point when it comes to clothing a Makehuman figure. It may be possible to animate such a character, if the vertex group assignments can be created as edge loops, and those edge loops linked to a rig designed to handle clothing. I ran into a similar problem in creating wigs for Makehuman characters; when animating them, it is necessary for the hair to demonstrate the effects of gravity, and that required a wig rig. Over the next weeks--while I still have the beta of Marvelous Designer 4 running, I will attempt to create a clothing rig for a cloak, and parent that to the newest (Thomas) Makehuman rig.
It all boils down to technique: how much does the mesh need to deform to make realistic clothing in motion, and how much can be seconded to normal and bump maps?
