The document provides a step-by-step guide for creating a character walk cycle in Autodesk Maya, emphasizing the setting of preferences, keyframes, and fine-tuning using the graph editor. It includes keyboard shortcuts for efficiency and highlights potential issues with character animations. A sample video and acknowledgment of a character rig contributor are also included.

1. Creating a Character Walkcycle in
Autodesk Maya
(Basic Version)
Created By
Avinash Ravindran
avinzart@gmail.com

2. 1. Go to Windows > Settings/Preferences > Preferences. Click on settings and select Time > Film(24fps)

3. 2. Go to Time Slider and Select the Playback speed. In here I used the Realtime (24fps).

4. 3. Go to Timeline and select all the Control curves, Create the shown pose in 1st frame and hit S on keyboard

5. 4. Set the poses in the shown frames accordingly. Use S (Keyboard Shortcut) or the Menu Key> Set. To set the Keyframes

6. 5. Set the poses in the shown frames accordingly. Use S (Keyboard Shortcut) or the Menu Key> Set. To set the Keyframes

7. 6. Set the poses in the shown frames accordingly. Use S (Keyboard Shortcut) or the Menu Key> Set. To set the Keyframes

8. 7. Set the poses in the shown frames accordingly. Use S (Keyboard Shortcut) or the Menu Key> Set. To set the Keyframes

9. 8. Fine tune with Graph editor.

10. 8. If Any part of character getting snappy unintentionally . Select the Graph Curves . Goto Curves > Euler Filter

11. Click the link below for a sample video
Special Thanks to
John Doublestein (www.johndoublestein.com) for the AndyRig Character.
Autodesk Community
St.Mary’s College, Thrissur
https://youtu.be/2apNE1Mny7k

12. Thank You
Avinash Ravindran
avinzart@gmail.com