Support - Tutorials

These tutorials explain how to make the most of Life Forms for Character Animation.

For a quick start on Life Forms Studio 5.0, check out the Features and Benefits Tour


Life Forms Studio™ Tutorials

For tutorials on using Life Forms with other 3D graphics software packages, please choose the package you wish to learn about:

3D Studio Max® | Cinema 4D XL® | Electric Image® | LightWave 3D®
Maya® | Poser®


3D Studio Max®

Use the 3D Studio Max ® / Life Forms File Translator as an easy way to integrate Life Forms animations into 3D Studio Max. Available for Life Forms Studio 4.0 only.

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Learn to block out your character moves for 3D Studio Max, including how to use Life Forms with segmented and single-skin models.

Use Life Forms to animate with Character Studio with our quick and easy mini-tutorial!

View the tutorial (PDF - 50K)
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Download the tutorial + sample files (ZIP)

Cinema 4DXL®

Learn how to use Life Forms to animate mesh models in Cinema 4D XL.

Electric Image®

Learn how to use Life Forms with segmented models in Electric Image in this tutorial.

View the tutorial (PDF - 1.8MB)
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Download the tutorial + sample files (BinHEX)

Lightwave® / Inspire 3D

Learn to use Life Forms as a motion source and complementary keyframing environment for your segmented and boned characters from LightWave 3D and Inspire 3D.

Use Life Forms to animate PuppetMaster sections! Also learn how to set up PuppetMaster sections for use in Life Forms.


Maya®

Use the Maya®/ Life Forms File Translator as an easy way to integrate Life Forms animations into Maya. Available for Life Forms Studio 4.0 only.

View the tutorial
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Learn how to prepare and export Mocap Data for Maya and how to skin a mocap skeleton to a model in Maya.


Poser®

Learn how to use Life Forms as a motion source for Poser.

Tanya Millar, our resident Poser expert, gives her quick take on the best way to get Poser Meshes into Life Forms for animation, & Cinema 4D for rendering.

View the Cinema 4D tutorial (PDF - 73K)
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Directions:

1) Click the link for the appropriate plugin update you wish to install

2) Choose Save file on a PC or allow your Mac to download to the desktop

3) UnZip or UnStuff the archive file to view the contents

4) Follow the directions contained in the instructions file (instruction files vary by plugin: an HTML, PDF or README.TXT file within the archive contains detailed installation instructions).


 
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