Smart bone woes

[Gene]

I am having problems with using smart bones with the eyes and mouth. I built a character in as9, used smart bones. It works great then I added bones for the eyes and mouth I made new bone layers for each and they work well. Until I go back to the main bone layer. When I move the head the eyes and mouth do not move along with. The bone layers are within the main bone layer. Any one have any idea what I've done wrong?

[funksmaname]

you can't control nested layers. Each bone layer will have to have its own smart bones for its children, then you could use a script to copy and control those bones from the parent (http://www.mikegreen.name/Lscripts.html ... ent_Master)

Best to just put the vector layers you want to effect directly under the bone layer, and not nested into any child groups.

[Gene]

Thanks for the help. I will try the script.

[Gene]

Still struggling. I can't down load scripts on my Mac for some reason. But when I build another bone layer under the main bone layer the don't link together. Example I build a layer for the eyes it doesn't move when I move the head bone.

[slowtiger]

Use layer binding to link that nested bone layer to a bone of its parent layer.

[Gene]

That's the strange part. I seem to be unable to do that. That would seem like the most logical path. But when I try to bind the layer the bone will not highlight to alow me to bind. You know feels like I am missing something so simple but I just can't find it.

[slowtiger]

Select the layer you want to bind
Select the "bind layer" tool
Click the bone you want to bind to.

[Gene]

thats what I have done, except when I go to click the bone to bind it is not highlighted so I cant. I'm sure it is user error and something that I am missing in the process. Just cant seem to get around it.
Thanks for your help with this,
Gene

[Gene]

Ok last night I simplified things and it seemed to work better. I think I had too many separate bone layers. I condensed it to two. A main bone layer and in side of that a head layer that controls eyes and mouth. At least it responds with the main bone layer. Thanks for the help.