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Skin Or Die

By Andreas Tawn · 2006-10-21

Version
2.12
Version requirement
7; 6; 5
Date updated
2005-10-26
Votes
31
Homepage
http://www.scriptspot.com/andrehotz/
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Description

The SkinOrDie Script is a set of tools which will improve your workflow for skinning enormously. It's intention is to completly replace the interface of the standard max skin modifier and give you a more intuitive one.

Additional Info

View a complete interface screenshot

SkinOrDie is a large toolset for skinning characters. It adds some powerful functions to the standard SkinModifier - including:
- New and more intuitive interface
- BoneSelector for selecting Bones
- Massive VertexSelection tools - like Edgeloop/ring selection - SelectionSets - Grow/Shrink selection - Mirror selection - Range Selection - Hide selection and more...
- Vertex Weighting: QuickWeight - Average weight - Distribute weight - Softselection weight - Mirror weight - Reset & Exclude tools - and more...
- Edge Weighting: Interactivly weight along edgeloops/rings - incl. Edgefalloff
- SkinShapes: Replacement for SkinModifiers Envelopes - far more flexible
- Do quick deformation tests without leaving the SkinModifier
- Load and Save Weights
- Full documentation
- And even more ;)

Update Version 2.12 (2005.10.26):
- Add: VertexEditing rolloutstate and windowsize are saved now
- Add: BoneSelector windowsize is saved now
- Add: ResetWindows button in the config window
- Add: Presets for Paintbrush size and strength

Installation:
.mcr: Copy the .mcr script to your uimacroscripts directory and run it from within 3dsmax
.mzp: Just run from 3dsmax - files will automatically be copied

You can now add the script to your ToolBars/Keyboard/Quads with 'Customize -> Customize User Interface'
The script will be located in the 'Piranha-Bytes' category.

Tags: Characters

Comments (10)

Additional hotkeys

AndreySibiryakov · 2013-06-24

I found useful to assign shortcuts to weights values +/-.
This process turned out to be not so simple, but possible at least.

Those who felt lack of shortkeys can try it.
I'm using the latest version of the script.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/72061596/SkinOrDieHotkeys.zip

1) 123 line of installed script is changed from "local" to "global".
c:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\ENU\usermacros\Piranha_Bytes-SkinOrDie2.mcr
2) Maxscripts - run script - SpinnerUp.mcr... the same action with 3 left.
These scripts are taking macroscript properties out of itself.
They will work while SkinOrDie is active.
3) In Customize user interface - keyboard - spinnerUP ...Down ...UpB ...DownB appeared.
Up is for 0.001, UpB is for 0.01 values step.

The next keys seemed handy to me:
Up: Alt+.
Down: Alt+,
UpB: Alt+;
DownB: Alt+k

Attachments

doc link

jos · 2012-11-14

Documentation link is broken.

konane · 2011-02-25

Looks nice! Isn't there a way to highlight the bone you have selected? Or somehow make it obvious which bone you are working with?

Good One

A.K.Gandhi · 2010-10-01

It works really good.

Vaibhav Gautam · 2010-09-01

I have downloaded .mzp file.Please tell me how to install skin or die plugin.

Vaibhav Gautam · 2010-09-01

Please tell me how to install it..?because i donn't found .mcr file.

capcaverna · 2009-11-27

yes, really is a great tool for skining

IN_human · 2009-11-11

must have for skinning

naxer · 2007-02-26

This is a Super_Multi Tool~!!