Luxo Jr.

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This is Luxo Jr.
Pixar produced the Luxo Jr. short film in 1986

i want to make myself a luxo jr but i’m having problems with it’s complex rig.
i’ve made a simple lamp rig before (download) but i cant see how it will help much

i’ve started with taking a close look at each moving part

then i outlined each moving part

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i’m not gonna start modelling until i get the rig down but i’ve tried and failed a couple times.
however, i’ve only been working on this for about 20 minutes so i doubt it’s impossible.

my main problem is not knowing how to start the rig. I understand how luxo’s joints work but not how to convert idea into armature. perhaps somebody could push me into the right direction? i’ll post my attempt(s) in a sec

thnx

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Personally, for me, I would use constraints and parenting/hierarchy for this instead of armature…makes more sense to me for mechanical things. Search around for the guy that makes the wind powered “creatures” and his setup though - he uses some armatures and constraints for exactly this type of movement. I can’t remember where I saw his stuff…might have been on Blendernation.

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thanks for the info! only problem is that i’ve never really worked with constraints:(
this is the best i’ve got so far:
http://www.systekonline.com/upload/files/508/rigtest2.blend
anyone know how i can fix the twitching?