How do I use layer binding with layers under a group?

[ruibjr]

When I create a group and move vector layers into it, the "bind layer" button is disabled.
Is there a way to do it, or we can only bin the group layer (the folder itself) to a bone?
Thanks.

[sbtamu]

When I create a group and move vector layers into it, the "bind layer" button is disabled.
Is there a way to do it, or we can only bin the group layer (the folder itself) to a bone?
Thanks.

Try and bind the layer to the bone b4 you move it into the grp.

[ruibjr]

Thanks for the reply.
I did that, but when I move then layer into the group, the binding is lost.
Then, if I move the layer out of the group, the binding starts working again.
So, in other words, when inside the group, the existing binding doesn't work.
Any ideas?

[slowtiger]

Binding does only work within two neighboured layers. In nested constructions binding doesn't work down to the nested elements.

- bone layer
- - any other layer = binding works.

- bone layer
- - switch or bone or group layer
- - - any other layer = binding does not work.

[ruibjr]

Thanks, slowtiger.

[ruibjr]

Slowtiger, can you help me out with this, then?

What I am trying to do is to reveal a line that is behind a mask.
This mask must be rotated based on a certain bone angle.
This will allow me to build a nicer arm for my character.

This is a diagram of what I am trying to acomplish:

[img]http://www.opendrive.com/files/655 ... 0511[/img]

I would like to have the line (layer 3, the red "shape"), to be revealed as the forearm rotates clockwise.
As the arm rotates conterclockwise, that line must be progressively hidden.

Any suggestions on how I could accomplish this?

Thanks,

Rui

[slowtiger]

The images appears broken, sorry, can't help you.

But I could imagine a setup like this:

- bone layer (hide all)
- - arm layer 1 (don't mask)
- - arm layer 2 (mask this layer)
- - mask layer (add to mask, keep invisible)

You can have more than one layer bound to the same bone.

[ruibjr]

Thanks, again, slowtiger.

Rui