Optimizing Rigs for Parallel Evaluation
Production proven results for faster Maya rigs
- 7 Lessons
- 15 videos
- Example Maya files
- Workflow python scripts
- PDF chapter guides
Optimizing Rigs for Parallel Evaluation
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Course Contents
16 lessons- Lesson 1: Course Overview
- Lesson 2: Understanding Graphs and Parallel Evaluation
- Lesson 3: Beginning Optimization using the Profiler
- Lesson 4: Biggest Bang for Your Time Buck
- Lesson 5: Macro Optimizations Face Rigging
- Lesson 6-1: Meso Optimizations Introduction
- Lesson 6-2: Division of Calculation
- Lesson 6-3: Skin Cluster Stacking
- Lesson 6-4: Profiling and wrap up
- Lesson 6-5: Scripting and automation
- Lesson 7-1: Micro Optimizations
- Lesson 7-2: Final Cluster Busting
- Lesson 7-3: Nodes to remember
- Lesson 7-4: Other Matrix uses
- Lesson 7-5: Get even shorter
- This is the end, thank you!
Josh Sobel
Before learning from Charles, I thought advanced rigs were slow and we just had to deal with it. After rewriting my systems with his tips in mind, I'm getting over 60fps on a mid-range machine through basic parallel evaluation! This is the missing piece in every rigger's Maya skillset. Rough performance predictions for the fRigging Awesome Studios Kayla 2 rig and all future rigs with Full Geo: Parallel - 70-80fps and Cached - 130fps+ thanks to Charles for being a parallel eval guru and sharing his knowledge.
Mark Jackson Red9
This course is a really good introduction into optimizing your rigs for proper threading in Maya. Some very good & concise tips on using the Evaluation Toolkit and Profiler that everybody doing serious production should be following. I never knew about the "A" hotkey!
