10 2 mudbox getting started guide

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Autodesk Mudbox 2011[USER MANUAL]

Getting Started Guide

Interface

: Major function menu

: Viewport to directly manage all tasks

: Brush shape and property window

: Information of layer and current item in use

: Texture and shading property window

: Option and property window for all functions

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Basic Controls of Viewport

ALT + Mouse Left Button: Screen rotation

ALT + Mouse Middle Button: Move screen

ALT + Mouse Right Button: Screen zoom-in/out

Sculpt Brush: Sculpt Tools are on the bottom left of the screen

19 different Sculpt brushes with various functions are available.

How to Use:

Select brush, left-click mouse and dragPop out

Select brush, Ctrl + left-click mouse and dragPop in

Paint Brush: 2ndtab on the bottom left of the screen, Paint Brush

16 paint brushes are available.

How to Use:

Select brush, left-click mouse and dragPaint

Select brush, Ctrl + left-click mouse and dragPaint complementary color


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Pose: 3rdtab on the bottom left of the screen

The Mudbox Pose function uses layers to save various poses.

Create joint: Create a new joint

Pose: Move centered on joint

Weight: Range value of the joints movement

Move Pivot: Change joint location value

Subdivision Level: Split Face

Use short key Shift + D or select Mesh > Add New Subdivision Level

Can create more than 10 million polygons.


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Layer: Top right of screen

Basic function for major function of Mudbox; Sculpt, Paint, and Pose must use layers.

Sculpt Layer

Note: Layers created in specific level are only active in that level.

Paint Layer

New Paint Layer allows you to select among 8 various channels and 5 file formats to create a

Paint Layer.

Object Divide Level

Create New Sculpt Layer

Create New Paint Layer


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Stamp/Stencil

Brush function to add texture or color using images or to insert image in the brush when

sculpting or painting.

Use Stamp image: Inserting image in brush

1.

Select Sculpt or Paint Brush

2.

Select image

3.

Confirm it is applied to brush in the Texture and Property window

4.

Brush

Use Stencil image: Image on screen stamped using brush

1.

Select image

2.

Select Sculpt or Paint Brush

3.

Select Projection to use unique color of image

4.

Change image and brush properties in right window

5.

Brush

6.

With the stencil image on screen, select S + MMB and drag: Move Stencil image

With the stencil image on screen, select S + MLB and drag: Rotate Stencil image

With the stencil image on screen, select S + MRB and drag: Enlarge/Shrink Stencil image


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Mudbox Modeling per Level

1.

Increase divide level

2.

Create sculpt layer

3.

Modeling per layer level

4.

Create texture

5.

Paint per painting layer

6.

Set pose

1.

Increase divide level

Keyboard Shortcut: Use Shift + D to split faces.

2.

Create sculpt layer

Be sure to create a sculpt layer to avoid directly applying changes to the object, and carry out modeling

per level while preserving the original.


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Modeling per layer level

Create a basic low polygon model in Maya or Max and call it in FBX file format.


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Increase the divide level approximately two levels, increase the number of faces and create largemuscles overall.

In this level there are fewer faces and therefore intricate forms or small muscles are not expressed.

Make the divide level more than 4 levels and carry out intricate modeling on the layers below level 4.


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4.

Create Texture

Compose several faces in level 4 or above to express texture.

5.

Painting per Painting Layer

Layers can be painted differently.

Red Suit

Create a Diffuse Paint Layer to create color texture. Use other layers to create various effects.


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Blue Suit

Black Suit


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6.

Set Pose

Select Create Joint, set the movement range and location.

The portion in green as in the above screenshot is the part that moves.


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Next, select the Pose and move centered on the joint, but because the weight value is not complete,

joint cannot be expressed accurately.

Last, select Weight and adjust the value to make the joint movement natural.

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