Skeleton

[Tommyknocker45]

I remember MH had a format you could export and it actually had a human skeleton underneath its "skin". Not an armature, but a skeleton with femurs, tibia, skull, etc. Anyone remember this as well? If so, can anyone tell me how I can do it again?

[Manuel]

The skeleton was removed since 1.0 alpha 1.
Maybe we will add it again in future versions...

[brkurt]

Hello everyone...

I'll have a skull, cervical vertebrae, clavicles, and scapulae ready in early May; someone will need to run them through Maketarget to see how close I came to MH standards. (I am using 3ds standards).

Right now it is exam time at University, so I'm swamped.

The hip bones are already created and need the same Maketarget treatment; after that, by far the easiest way to create long bones is to use Blender NURBS, which perfect for organic shapes that twist on their long axis.

[duststorm]

This is an interesting feature for in the future.
Currently we have our hands full with getting the next version ready, though.

[brkurt]

And...it's too big a feature for a single person to develop; I'll get it started, but figuring it into Maketarget is a little bit beyond me.
Example: every cervical vertebra has to bend, except for ones fused at the hip. This means it will need its own rig.
(Yoiks! Yet Another Rig!)

Another example: skull and hip sutures must be flexible, so that one can age the skeleton.

Finally, it would be a good idea an osteoarthritis set of targets, to illustrate the effects on the skeleton.

[duststorm]

figuring it into Maketarget is a little bit beyond me

MakeClothes (making a proxy) would be better.

I'm not sure whether a new rig is needed. Custom weighting to designate rigid and non-rigid parts could be enough.