Posed mesh statues and skin weighting

[Napili Sands]

Hi,

I'm trying to make a posed mesh statue in Maya. I got my skin bound to the skeleton and posed it the way I want. When I upload it, if I include skin weights, the preview shows the correct pose. After I rez it, it goes back to the T position. If I don't include skin weights it only shows the T position. Detaching the skin in Maya results in it going back to the T position.

My question: How can I lock the skin in position so it keeps the pose?

[MIstahMoose]

I know in blender there is a way to "Freeze" the armature when you export it. Hrm, Googling.

From what I understand in maya

you should go : Edit ---> delete by type ----> history.

So essentially get rid of the armature and then export?

I wish I knew maya to help you

[Hoegoe Kawashima]

If I understand you correctly, you made a rig, and then made a statue? If so, you have to apply to modifier (the rig, whatev) before exporting it to keep the pose.

[Napili Sands]

I  rigged a skin shape, then used the armature to pose it.

I was also able to do it by selecting the skeleton hierarchy, then the mesh, and parenting them. The skeleton dissapeared, there was no longer an option to include skin weights during upload.

[Hoegoe Kawashima]

So, you're making a pose out of the basic SL mesh, right?

 

Additional info: 

Skin weighting/etc when uploading is for when you are making models that you will actually wear in-world. If you want to upload something you posed, that is static, you have to apply the skeleton first.

[Napili Sands]

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "apply the skeleton first".

[Napili Sands]

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MIstahMoose wrote:

you should go : Edit ---> delete by type ----> history.

 

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Did not make a difference. Model still imported to SL in the :"T" pose