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how to make a new character using bones

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:03 pm
by Ketermin Kid
Hello everyone! I have a few questions to ask you all regarding bones.

1: for some reason the face won't connect to the head and when I use the bones tools it stays in it's place while the head moves.I wan't to be able to keep the face connected to the head.

2: When I use the bones tools for a new character I can't seem to be able to get all the bones connected to the chacter's various body parts (arms,legs etc) and only the head moves and when I move the head it makes the rest of the body parts move.I have tried the tutorial on Youtube but had no luck.I wan't to be able to make the various body parts move without the head.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:18 pm
by Mikdog
1. Try this - click on the face layer. Click on the BIND LAYER TO BONE icon. Click on the head bone.

2. Double-click on the bone layer and select REGION BINDING.

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:19 pm
by Ketermin Kid
thank you.i'll try that

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:45 pm
by Ketermin Kid
thank you very much for your help but for some reason the bone tools are all greyed out.what should I do? how do I put all the facial features on the head

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:41 pm
by Mikdog
Make sure you're on frame zero (0)

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:20 pm
by VĂ­ctor Paredes
Ketermin Kid wrote:thank you very much for your help but for some reason the bone tools are all greyed out.what should I do? how do I put all the facial features on the head
And make sure you have selected the bone layer

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:31 pm
by Ketermin Kid
thanks guys for your replies