Bender/Documentation/2.0/Tutorial

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Bender workflow tutorial Links to tutorial sections:

Load data -> 0:16
Merge labels -> 0:28
Resample image -> 0:28
Pad image -> 0:28
Create tetrahedral mesh -> 0:32
Extract bone mesh -> 0:32
Extract skin mesh -> 0:34
Armature/Rig -> 0:40
Volume skinning -> 0:50
Compute weights -> 0:55
Evaluate mesh -> 1:00
Apply materials -> 1:00
Pose armature -> 1:06
Simulate pose -> 1:15

Step by Step

Step 1: Download tutorial data

Select "File->Download Sample Data" in the menu. Select directory (with write access) and click the "Download data" button

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-DownloadSampleData.png

Step 2: Load data

Go back to the Bender workflow module by clicking "Back" in the toolbar (or the "Bender" logo icon. Click the Volume folder button and select the downloaded "man-arm-2mm.mha" file Click the Colors folder button and select the downloaded "Tissues-v2.0.txt" file Validate the step by clicking the button "2/7 - Merge and resample"

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-1A-Labelmap.png

Step 3: Merge and resample

Click the "Merge labels" button

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-2A-MergeLabels.png

Click the "Resample" button and then the "Pad" button

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-2B-ResampleImage.png

Validate the step by clicking "3/7 - Extract materials"

Step 4: Extract materials

Click the "Generate mesh" button

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-3A-CreateTetrahedralMesh.png

Click the "Extract bone model" button

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-3B-ExtractBoneMesh.png

Click the "Extract skin model" button

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-3C-ExtractSkinMesh.png

Validate the step by clicking "4/7 - Create armature (rigging)"

Step 5: Define rigging

Click "Select a Preset" and "Arm-armature" from the menu

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-4A-Armatures-1.png
Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-4A-Armatures-2.png

Validate the step by clicking "5/7 - Skin armature to volume"

Step 6: Skinning

Click the "Skin volume" button

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-5A-VolumeSkinning.png

Validate the step by clicking "6/7 - Compute weights"

Step 7: Weights

Click the "Compute weights" button Click the "Evaluate surface weight" button Click the "Apply material properties" button

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-6C-ApplyMaterials.png

Validate the step by clicking "7/7 - Pose armature (posing)"

Step 8: Pose armature

Click the "camera" tool button and select the file "man-arm-biceps-curl-v2.0.bvh". In the dialog, select the frame #30 in Options and validate with the "Open" button.

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-7A-PoseArmature-1.png
Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-7A-PoseArmature-2.png

Click the "Simulate pose" button and wait for the results to appear.

Bender-Tutorial-v2.0-7B-SimulatePose.png