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Author Topic: Animating sequence question  (Read 6738 times)

alsk

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Animating sequence question
« on: April 06, 2009, 05:14:51 am »
How to animate a squence?I tried following the tutorial, but it won't happen.Here is what I do:
1load the model with skeleton as in the example.So far so good
2Select a bone
3Try to rotate it.Nothing happens. :(
What I do wrong?Please, answer fast.I'm not on my computer and I have to go after while.
« Last Edit: April 11, 2009, 01:21:28 pm by alsk »
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ENSONIQ5

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Re: Animating sequence qwestion
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2009, 05:18:49 am »
You must define the range of motion of each bone before it will move, as each bone defaults to having a zero range of motion.  Double click on the bone and update the settings in the window that appears.  Also, different mouse buttons move the bone on different axes (described in the manual).
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Re: Animating sequence qwestion
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2009, 05:22:36 am »
Thank-you very much, ENSONIQ5!
Where I must do this - in the sequence or skeleton(I forgot its name) mode?
And is there anything else I am missing?
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Re: Animating sequence qwestion
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2009, 05:30:17 am »
The bones' range of movement should be defined in Figure mode (I think... I haven't done it in a while!).
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Re: Animating sequence qwestion
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2009, 05:31:18 am »
Animating sequence should be done in sequence mode, the name says it a bit already.
And Figure mode it's called ;).
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Re: Animating sequence qwestion
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2009, 05:41:22 am »
Have a look at these tutorials about figure, bones and sequence ;)
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