Switch Layer Slave

[DK]

Hi.
I am making a library of characters that require different styles of hair made in switch layers. These hair styles consist of a front layer switch and a back layer switch. (The back layer set so that it folds behind the body for long hair).

Question: is there a way of controlling the back switch layer from the front switch layer automatically? So that when a particular front fringe is selected on the front switch the back switch automatically selects the correct back hairstyle to match?

Many thanks for any ideas.
Cheers
D.K

[synthsin75]

Make one switch a reference of the other and keep the sublayers with the same names, even if you change their contents.

[DK]

Hi Wes....Uh...of course...sorry. Haven't used reference layers for a while.
Cheers
D.K

[synthsin75]

No problem. Sometimes I forget about the many uses for references too.

Glad I could help.

[DK]

Hi Wes. Thanks for that. It's working like a charm.
Cheers
D.K

[DK]

Well....I have a problem. All these reference layers worked great till I started adding a couple of smart bone actions into the mix now they have stopped working. Anyone know how I can repair the broken links?

Thanks
D.K

[DK]

Ahhh....found it. Sync Channel To Original.

Cheers
D.K

[amanandink]

I'd be curious DK, if you then reference that model in a scene does the link break? I think it does. and we were looking for a way around it without using scripts
J

[DK]

Hi amanandink. I'll give it a shot a bit later today and get back to you.

Cheers
D.K

[DK]

Hi amanandink.
I imported the character as a reference into a scene and saved it out. I then closed down moho and reopened, loaded the scene back in and the reference was fine. Am I doing this incorrectly? If you can give me an example of how to break the reference i would be glad to give it a shot.

Cheers
D.K

[amanandink]

Hey DK, if I have

MASTER FILE
--bone layer
----Original Switch
-----Reference Switch (of Original Switch)

this works fine as expected, the reference is controlled by the original
then if I import the bone layer from the Master File as a reference to a child file, I get this

CHILD FILE
--bone layer (references bone layer in MASTER)
----Original Switch (references Original Switch in MASTER)
-----Reference Switch (references Reference Switch in MASTER, not the Original Switch of the child file)

does that makes sense?
J

[DK]

Hi amanandink .
I set up a simple switch reference file like you described, with a reference copy of the switch layer, saved it out then re=imported it as a reference to a child layer of the same file, if that's how I understand your description. It stopped referencing the original master. Is this what you mean by it breaks?

Cheers
D.K

[amanandink]

ahh are you importing referenced bone layer in to the same file as the original?

[DK]

Yes...Sorry is that not what you meant?
D.K