Can I have IK bones in hands? What is the IKMakerX plugin? Hand IK bones are actually easy Creating IK bones is something that less experienced users rarely attempt, considering it rather confusing stuff. On the other hand, most new models are created with pre-made base bodies, already with bone structure that includes IK bones,…
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Why do imported objects turn white? Why don’t imported accessories move right? How can I fix imported textures and bones in PMXE? Hi! Reggie forwarded me a few questions from readers having to do with some problems that people often have when starting to learn PMXE. One reader writes, When I load the finished model…
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What is weight painting? What is skinning? How can I paint weights in PMXE? What is BDEF? What is SDEF? Weight painting, sometimes known as skinning, is my least favorite part of making a model. If you want to paint weights, it’s important to understand as much as possible about the tools and terminology to…
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How can I control the camera in MMD? How can I make an MMD followcam? What can I use IK bones for? How to make IK bones? What is follow cam? What is OP? What is camera tracking? How can I follow a model in MMD? Have you played with outside parent settings yet? What…
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What’s new about MMD? How is MikuMikuDance 9.12 different from 7.39? What is OP? How do I move multiple models at once? The Outside Parent Setting Lets You Connect Bones in MMD It looks like MMD is on an updating spree, but what do any of the new versions have to offer that 7.39 doesn’t?…
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Help! I downloaded a model, but it has no bones! What am I to do? Can I be adding and weighting bones with PMDE? How do I add bones to my MMD model? What is bone weighting? How do I weight bones? How can I fix a ripped model in MikuMikudance? How to rig a…
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How do I pose MMD models to look natural? Natural poses are easier to make if you have a reference picture. Where can I get pictures to help me pose MMD models and dancers? Use Reference Pictures as you Pose MMD Models! Poses are an important aspect of MMD. No matter how pretty a model…
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Help! My new MMD model has no English bone names and is missing all of the Facial adjustments! Why are the Facial adjustments blank? Why can I see the facials only in Japanese mode? Recover English Bone Names … Translate Japanese Models into English! Your Japanese PMD models will be so much easier to use!…
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How do you get a model to grip accessories better in MMD? How can you fine tune accessory manipulations in MikuMikuDance? How do you get things to spin in MMD DirectX9? What else can you do with Accessory Manipulation Panel in MikuMikuDance? Get a Grip! More on Accessory Manipulation in MikuMikuDance If you are an avid reader…
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Why does my MikuMikuDance model go through the floor. Why does it seem that my model can’t feel the floor. I move the center bone but her legs don’t bend, she goes down through the floor. Why does my MMD model not bend at the knees when I move the center bone? This is one…
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Yu Higuchi’s Anatomy – or – A Lesson on MMD Bones. ANYTHING THAT MOVES, on a model, will have a corresponding bone attached to it. That’s why some models have weird things like hair bones and eye bones and other bizarre anatomy that you’ve never heard about in any of your Health and Anatomy classes….
