Translating/moving whole character vs a bone

[scarabeo]

As per the title -- how do I switch between moving (rotating, etc.) the WHOLE character - vs. just moving a portion of the character?

 

Thanks! - Ken

[robcat2075]

clicking on the name of the model in your PWS should highlight the all-controlling "model bone"

[rusty]

Using the model bone you can move the entire model in an action or chor, however, for myself, I tend to leave the model bone alone. A friend of mine once built this awesome space ship for a project we were working on for some reason he moved and reversed the direction of the model bone in the modeling window. Well later when he constrained the ship to a path he was puzzled when the ship followed the path upside down and backwards. I think it is better to create an 'everything' bone (or whatever name base bone etc.) which all other bones are children of and use this instead. In a chor or action just grab it and move it.

 

Now, if you are in the modeling window, things are a little different. Assuming all the PCs are attached to a bone other then the model bone (i.e. no CPs are left attached to the model bone), to move, scale or rotate all the bones and mesh of a model, in bones mode, select your 'everything' bone and use it in this way;

 

* if you use the manipulator controls (translate, rotate and scale icons), all of the children bones will move/scale/rotate with it

 

* if you also hold down the control key, all the attached mesh will move/scale/rotate as well

 

Hope this helps,

Rusty