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12-13-2012
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Thanks (Given): 20 Thanks (Received): 3 |  a little help with joint orientation
im tryin to make a script to automate making dynamic chains with joints, and so far it going ok, ive got it so i can make a curve and add joints to each ep position. the thing is when i when i go to parent them all up the orientations are the same when i make a bent curve, so my question is how can make them orient to the next joint in the chain for me cheers edit: totally forgot to mention im in maya Last edited by SketchyManDan; 12-13-2012 at 10:18 AM. |
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12-13-2012
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SketchUp does not have joints, you are clearly drunk. Edit: There is no Maya for SketchUp. Stop drinking for the rest of the day. (Sry, cant help you on this mate).
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you crazy foo
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12-13-2012
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Hi just run a joint orient command right after parenting them. If you wan to do it per joint, just aim constraint them one by one but this is a lot of work even with mel or python By the way there should be already something like that on creativecrash or on the animators friendly rigging dvd so... |
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