S.T.A.L.K.E.R. UE4 - X16 Door Rig
In the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow Of Chernobyl the entry door to lab X16 was merely a static environment detail.
This entry shows the progress of making the door a fully dynamic prop with simulated cables.
The original door mesh is separated into pieces, and the cables are recreated and simulated using tyFlow.
With custom tools, bones can be created along the new cables, attached to the simulated cables and subsequently the movement of the bones can be baked into a completely independent keyframe animation, ready for export to Unreal Engine.
The gears are animated using expressions.
The gear track beneath the door has been remodelled to be mechanically correct.
Project Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/wSBw7m5X
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG8asYgVjHtfTmDdEPHKRPA
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ModDB Channel: https://www.moddb.com/games/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-remastered-ue4
A 3ds max visualization of the door final animation.
A 3ds max visualization of the bone structure for the cables (green). The lesser cables have fewer bones as they don't require that accurate movement.
Still view inside Unreal Engine.
One of the tools inside 3ds max that allows for quick creation of Bone chains along spline objects. User input specifies the amount of desired bones.