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In animation, an algorithm that provides the motor intelligence required by IK handles. For example, IK solvers figure out how to rotate all the joints in a joint chain that is controlled by an IK handle.
IK solvers available from the Maya interface include the IK single chain solver, the IK rotate plane (RP) solver, and the spline IK solver. Additionally, the IK multi-chain (MC) solver and the IK Power Animator (PA) solver are available through MEL commands only.
Industry:Software
In animation, the specification of where a deformer fits in a deformable object’s history. Choose from Default, Before, After, Split, Parallel, and (for the blend shape deformer only) Front Of Chain.
Industry:Software
In animation, a tool that changes the shape of deformable objects. Also known as modifier or space warp.
Industry:Software
For example, a dependency graph could show connections between shading group elements that create an object’s material appearance.
Industry:Software
In animation, a system for organizing Maya’s default IK solvers. The IK system controls whether all the IK handles using IK solvers in the system snap to their end effectors, whether the IK solvers are active, and the order in which Maya evaluates the solvers.
Industry:Software
The simulation of light emitted from an infinitely distant (environment) sphere to create photo-realistic images. With image-based lighting, an environment texture (an image file, typically a photograph of a real environment) is needed to illuminate the scene and provide the necessary environment reflections.
Industry:Software
A 2D object (plane) that enables the placement of an image file into a view. Image planes are used extensively to create backgrounds and environments (for reflections). Also known as rotoscoping view mode.
Industry:Software
An application used to display images. The default image viewer for Maya is Fcheck, but you can select your own image viewer to be launched from within Maya.
Industry:Software
A component used by Maya to handle the reading and writing of various image file formats. IMF is a proprietary component of Autodesk and is used in all versions of Maya.
On Mac OS X, the functionality of IMF is supplemented by QuickTime.
Industry:Software
