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title: How to rigging and animation of fish in 3dsMax
description: How to rigging and animation of fish in 3dsMax
author: Sadjad Jahangiri
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# How to rigging and animation of fish in 3dsMax

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20 November 2013

The fascinating and extensive topic of rigging, or creating bones and skeletons for animals, is a highly specialized field. Some creatures, like fish, snakes, or lizards, move through twisting, spiraling motions both in water and on


 

land. In this tutorial, I demonstrate this principle on a fish’s body and present the lesson to you.



After creating the skeleton, I used the **Spring Magic** script (the download link is provided below) to animate the movements. You will see how easy yet practical this script is for creating spiraling motions, which can be applied in specific scenarios to simulate realistic fish movements.



| Details |  |
| --- | --- |
| Instructor | Sadjad Jahangiri |
| Language | Persian |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Copyright | Cinema Engineer |
| Year | 2012 |
| Software | Autodesk 3ds Max |



 




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Download Video File



Size: 112 MB  |  Format: RAR  |  Download from Google Drive



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Download SpringMagic Script 0.8



Size: 18 KB  |  Format: ZIP  |  Download from Google Drive



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