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(...) Hi Mike, To my knowledge there are no tools to provide what you want. We have tools for "flexible parts", but these are limited to hoses and rubber band type parts. Kevin (14 years ago, 31-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) How about via exporting to a different format? I'm not that familiar with 3D modeling software, but some of them support "bones" and skeletal animation. Not sure though if there are any free ones. (14 years ago, 31-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I did a little research. You can create bones and poses in Daz3D Studio and Poser. Poser 8 costs $250, but you can buy Poser 7 for $50. Daz3D Studio is free, but you have to buy a $30 plugin to create your own bones and poses from scratch. (...) (14 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'm pretty sure you can do these kinds of things with blender (URL) it has a steep learning curve, and you'll have to create the minifig models from scratch. Roland (14 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) A warning though: When you download the trial version of Poser 8 they ask for your credit card number. And in my case they charged $1 to it despite the trial version being free and the invoice showing $0. Mike (14 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Wow, you're right! I was able to import an OBJ version of my minifig created with LdrDat2Obj. It didn't like the 3DS version I created with LDView for some reason, however. I'm reading one of the tutorials on animation right now. I have a (...) (14 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'm sorry I don't have any real experience with the software, I just happen to hear about it through the "big bunny buck" short film. Roland (14 years ago, 10-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi there, You could try experimenting with Unity3D. This is a free download. It looks like the Unity suite of tools was used to create the online game Lego game "The Quest for R2-D2" (URL) are some tutorials on how to create characters with (...) (14 years ago, 15-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Someone has already created a rigged Lego character for use in Blender. Take a look at the following link: (URL) fun! Reuben (14 years ago, 15-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks for the awesome set of links!! Saves me a ton of work! I will have to see how well they integrate with LDraw generated models. Mike (14 years ago, 16-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) You don't have to work from scratch; there are several versions around on the web of a LDraw import plugin for Blender. Here's the one that I use: (URL) of a steep learning curve, I've found that once you've imported your model, you should (...) (14 years ago, 15-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad)
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