Character Studio is a plug-in for 3D Studio MAX—a 3D animation program. This program enables animators and artists to create realistic and natural looking 3D character animation. It is in regular use by numerous motion picture and game development companies as well as dance choreographers including Merce Cunningham.

Character Studio consists of two elements. The first—Biped—is a skeletal animation tool that enables you to create complex motion for any two legged character. The second—Physique— lets you seamlessly skin a character skeleton with a detailed 3D model so that as the skeleton moves, the “skin” smoothly and naturally deforms along with it.

	As core team members, Forcade Associates supported the development of Character Studio. We designed tutorials and produced user documentation.

Forcade Associates Project Scope
Forcade Associates was contracted by Kinetix technical publication group and UnReal Pictures programmers to produce user documentation and tutorials and to work with them on refining the user interface. As members of the core development team we provided input on overall program functions and use. We were also called upon to support Character Studio's beta test program by producing a preliminary user manual with illustrated tutorials.

Because of the Character Studio's unique structure and approach Forcade Associates was required to clarify its esoteric technology and make it more accessible to character animators and choreographers.

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