3ds Max Facial Rigging: Eyelids Setup | Lesson 30 (Part 1)

In this lesson, we’ll focus on rigging the eyelids using point drivers, synchronizing them perfectly with the head’s Squash & Stretch system, and setting up an automated LookAt direction control. You will learn how to maintain high viewport FPS without using a heavy Morpher modifier, while keeping your workspace organized and efficient. 🔗 Download Character + Full Project Asset Pack: https://patreon.com In this video, you will learn: 1. Eyelid Controllers Setup: Creating and precise positioning of point helpers based on character geometry. 2. Mirroring Techniques: Fast cloning and automated renaming of controllers for the opposite eye. 3. MaxScript Automation: Quick tweaking and changing controller shapes via simple script commands. 4. Production Organization: Setting up temporary layers and organizing complex hierarchy scene. 5. Bone Helpers Creation: Cloning and reshaping controllers to establish the main bone structure. 6. Up and Down Drivers Logic: Setting up primary drivers for upper and lower eyelids and aligning pivots. 7. Dreamy Eyelids: Creating specialized drivers for closed eye expressions and romantic poses. 8. Blink and Surprise: Finalizing driver layers for standard blinks and extreme facial expressions. 9. Hierarchy Linking: Building a clean parent child chain from Bones to Controllers and Drivers. 10. LookAt Automation: Grouping final driver points to prepare them for seamless gaze following. 11. Expose TM Helper Secrets: Extracting clean local rotation data from constraints to feed parameters. 12. Vertical Expression Rigging: Wiring vertical eyelid rotation via Float Expression for the local Z axis. 13. Horizontal Expression Rigging: Setting up automatic left right eyelid movement along the Y axis. 14. Side Groups Center Interpolation: Advanced mathematical setup to keep side groups perfectly in the middle. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction & Part 1-2 Overview 02:19 Creating and Placing Eyelid Controllers 05:49 Mirroring Controllers to the Right Eye 07:48 Tweaking Controller Shapes via MaxScript 08:39 Organizing Scene & Preparing Production Layers 09:13 Cloning Controllers & Creating Bone Helpers 10:47 Creating Up/Down Eyelid Drivers (Rename, Reshape & Align Pivots) 13:15 Creating Dreamy Eyelid Drivers (Cloning, Rename & Reshape) 15:06 Creating Blink & Surprise Drivers (Cloning, Rename & Reshape) 16:41 Linking the Hierarchy Chain (Bones to Controllers to Drivers) 18:40 Grouping Point Drivers for LookAt Constraint 20:07 Setting Up Expose TM Helper to Extract Rotation Data 22:08 Wiring Vertical Eyelid Rotation via Float Expression (Z-Axis) 27:45 Wiring Horizontal Eyelid Rotation via Float Expression (Y-Axis) 28:54 Advanced Side Group Setup via Float Expression Don't forget to subscribe and hit the bell icon so you don't miss the next lesson, where we'll dive into the next important part — creating a user-friendly Control Panel! #3dsMax #Rigging #CharacterAnimation #Tutorial #FacialRigging #SquashAndStretch #FloatExpression #3DModeling #GameDev #AnimationCourse #MioToon #3DAnimation