Subject: Re: Bones lessons learned
Date: Thu, 19 May 1994 07:31:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ed Totman <etotman@gort.ucsd.edu>

On Wed, 18 May 1994, Decker, Mark wrote:

> 7.    In order to manipulate the bones, you need to be in Pick Groups mode.  
> You have to pick the axis you want to manipulate, rotate (or move??) it, and 
> accept the change.  To see the result you have to pick the base object again 
> (still in Group mode) and select Update Bones and it will then warp your 
> object to conform to the new bone positions.

I have only had success ROTATING bones axes in pick groups (as Mark said
above).  Doesn't seem to effect the skin if you are in pick objects mode. 
However, you must be in pick OBJECTS mode to move an axis using
constraints. 

> 
> This has gotten a lot more long winded than I intended, but I hope it helps 
> clarify a few things for someone.
> 
> Mark Decker
> 
> mark.decker@segaoa.com
> Software Engineer
> Sega of America Inc.
> 
> If Sega thought I had thoughts, they would certainly disavow all knowledge 
> of them.
> 
> 
Ed Totman
etotman@gort.ucsd.edu




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