Pixar

Sarah Radzihovsky

Mark Joseph Meyer

Fernando Ferrari De Goes

Systems and methods generate a modified three-dimensional mesh representation of an object using a trained neural network. A computer system receives a set of input values for posing an initial mesh defining a surface of a three-dimensional object. The computer system provides the input values to a neural network trained on posed meshes generated using a rigging model to generate mesh offset values based upon the set of input values and the initial mesh. The neural network includes an input layer, an output layer, and a plurality of intermediate layers. The computer system generates, by the output layer of the neural network, a set of offset values corresponding to a set of three-dimensional target points based on the set of input values. The offset values are applied to the initial mesh to generate a posed mesh. The computer system outputs the posed mesh for generating an animation frame.

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Sarah Radzihovsky