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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Use reference or source materials to assess rig requirements
   • Use organisational procedures and production documentation to determine model rigging requirements
   • Maintain a portfolio of reference materials
   • Determine the range of software features available, when using various rigging technologies
2. Plan rig suitable for animation/movement
   • Analyse the inner workings of the object to select appropriate skeletal or structural systems
   • Analyse required bones or joints behaviours to select correct orientations
   • Examine object geometry topologies to select the correct bone and joint placement
   • Analyse critical object movement to select forward kinematics (FK) or Inverse Kinematics (IK) requirements, or a hybrid solution
   • Record the results for use at the rigging implementation phase
3. Implement character skeleton requirements
   • Use 3-D software to place the bones and joints, according to rigging plan
   • Use 3-D software to orientate the bones and joints, according to rigging plan
   • Use 3-D software to construct FK or IK requirements in adherence to the rigging plan
   • Use 3-D software to construct hierarchies and pivotal sets
   • Trial and refine rotations and movement attributes
4. Employ character movement and implement character attributes and control handles
   • Use 3-D software to construct specific driven attributes for manipulation purposes
   • Use 3-D software to create, and place, control handles with the appropriate attributes
   • Use 3-D software to link control handles to improve the animation procedures
   • Trial and refine the controls, and attributes
   • Negotiate modifications, where appropriate
   • Use 3-D software toolsets to skin/bind object geometry, to created skeletal systems or mechanical structures
5. Test and refine rig integrity
   • Use 3-D software to test and refine, object rig interaction
   • Use 3-D software toolsets to test and refine, geometry skeleton systems or mechanical structure interaction
   • Negotiate modifications, where appropriate
6. Produce animated sequences of rigged object
   • Create 3-D animations of rigged models using animation and rigged modelling techniques, to suit design specifications
   • Render the completed animated sequences
   • Save and store the animated sequences, using appropriate output file formats, standard naming conventions, and version-control protocols
   • Present the 3-D animated sequences of rigged models to the relevant personnel for evaluation by agreed deadlines

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

design, implement and manage rigs for objects according to production documentation and organisational procedures

use and refine skeleton/structural and animation controls for best performance

construct hierarchies to formulate specific controls

combine and refine object geometry to skeletal/structural rigs

create 3-D digital animated sequences of a rigged model

meet production deadlines.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

summarise basic 3-D digital animation techniques

explain the features of a range of delivery platforms

describe the skills required for geometry topology analysis

explain how to identify appropriate physical attributes to animate

explain rigged 3-D modelling techniques

discuss the theory of anatomy and structural systems and how they relate to 3-D animation techniques.

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