This program creates skeletal rigs for 3D characters, using the Bip01 naming convention (the Biped system)
- The Bip01_ prefix is automatically applied when a Biped skeleton is created in 3ds Max.
- It’s a predefined rig system used in Max for animating humanoid characters.
- Each limb, finger, toe, etc., gets its own bone with logical naming, like Bip01 R Finger02.
2. Exported to FBX (or similar)
- When a model with this rig is exported (usually as an .fbx), all the bones are preserved.
- If imported into Blender, you’ll see the full hierarchy under the action or armature object.
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Game development, television, film, and web, multimedia, and marketing communications professionals will want to explore this latest release of the comprehensive animation, 3D modeling, and 3D rendering software.
Innovative Creative Tools in 3ds Max 2010
* A new Graphite modeling and texturing system introduces at least 100 additional creative tools.
* Render-like effects in the viewport display offer near photo-real quality for faster decision making.
Powerful New Referencing and Scene Management Capabilities
* Artists can create robust referencing workflows to help organize complex scenes as a single Container object.
* A new Material Explorer helps to simplify the way artists interact with objects and materials.
* New multithreaded xView mesh analyzer technology for in-viewport reporting on several types of mesh.
Enhanced Software Interoperability and Pipeline Integration
* 3ds Max 2010 is the first animation package to integrate mental images' powerful mental mill® technology.
* Enhanced OBJ support and ProOptimizer technology offers improved interoperability with Autodesk® Mudbox™ software.
* Additional support for C# and .NET.
* 3ds Max 2010 has the features offered in the Creativity Extension for 3ds Max 2009, released in August 2008.
System Requirements:
For 32-bit Autodesk 3ds Max 2010
* Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or higher) or Microsoft® Windows® Vista (Business, Premium, or Ultimate) (Tested On Windows 7 32Bit)
* Intel Pentium® 4 or higher, AMD Athlon® 64 or higher, or AMD Opteron® processor
* 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
* 1 GB swap space (2 GB recommended)
* Direct3D 10, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card, 128 MB
* Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
* 2 GB hard disk space
* DVD-ROM drive
* Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6 or higher
* DirectX® 9.0c* (required), OpenGL® (optional)
Why so many bones?
- Fingers: Each finger gets 3-4 bones.
- Arms & Legs: Usually broken into upper, lower, pole, and control.
- Eyes, Glasses, Neck, Spine: All have their own segments.
- Redundant controls: You’ll also find helper bones like Hand Ctrl, Foot Ctrl, Pole for IK/FK rigging.
