I know what you mean. The title is a bit unusual. But what I mean to say is, How do you stop objects from going through each other after you have created them in 3ds max. ie. How can I stop hair from going through a certain part of the body. Is this called clipping or what? Thanks.

In a game engine you simply use collision bounds to keep objects from going through each other.

When animating a character you use joint constraints that limit the degree of rotation a joint has, thus keeping it from moving through objects they shouldn't.

Quote: Original post by zer0wolf
In a game engine you simply use collision bounds to keep objects from going through each other.

When animating a character you use joint constraints that limit the degree of rotation a joint has, thus keeping it from moving through objects they shouldn't.

Okay, so if I want to keep hair from going into the neck or head when I'm simply animating the character, how do I do that? Can I create collision bounds in 3ds max without having a game engine? I'm creating a character. the joints thing is self explanatory. But the hair and clothing (particularly capes) are going to be a problem for me.

Thanks alot.

In Max you should have the ability to create some sort of either containment volume or limitation of movement for your cloth and hair. I don't know Max, but I'm sure if you poke around in the menus you'll be able to find something to let you do one or the other.