AceLK Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 O | |-- /\ Ok, when I move the lower arm to face straight up from the elbow, the shoulder twists messing up the splines. Is there a way to avoid smart skinning to fix this problem? When I use smart skin to try and fix , I notice a new problem occures. When I try to animate the arm, it ceases to move or sometime jumps off the screen. I tried usen the shoulders and tried without. The arms are not connected to the body either. (To answer questions readers may ask) I'll post a photo if that would help, just ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsjustme Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 What rig are you using? An image or even the model in question would definitely help in figuring out your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtpeak2 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 The problem is most likely a result of a bone with a limit constraint (forearm) and a kinematic constraint that support limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceLK Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 Ok I'll be throwen up a photo in a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DArtZ Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Yeah, I don't particularly love smartskin. I use bones to handle the joint deforms. You could probably put a fan bone in the joint to handle it. I also have a detailed tute that I offer on my site if so motivated. www.3dartz.com Anyhows, fans usually produce nice results... Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceLK Posted October 9, 2005 Author Share Posted October 9, 2005 sorry i took too long to post these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DArtZ Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Hey Ace, nice model! The thing about the shoulder is that it bends but doesn't twist. Yeah yeah yeah, I know someone will say that it does twist, but it doesn't twist much. What you will need to do is transfer the twist down the bicep to the elbow. Set a fan at the shoulder joint to orient like the bicep, but to Roll like the shoulder, say 60%. So, the fan is placed at the shoulder joint, child of shoulder. Set to orient like the bicep, then to roll like the shoulder at 60%. That's the basics.... Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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