Animating bone movements

[Antonius Block]

I've had a look round at the tutorials & the forum but can't seem to find how to solve this problem I'm having - as in the bone tutorial at http://www.flashpulse.com/video/animestudio_bones.html I have animated a limb bend, & to make the bent arm look better I've moved some of the points & keyframed it but when I want to return the arm to a straight position on a later frame the points I moved have warped. Any ideas how to solve this?

Thanks in advance

[mkelley]

To solve this particular problem you need to copy the vert keys from your starting frame (frame 0) to where the arm gets straightened. Then it's just a matter of adjusting that point (where the verts are back to "normal") so that as the arm straightens the verts look correct throughout the entire movement.

I used to do this all the time and it does work but it's a PITA. If you find yourself doing this a lot you'd be far better off exploring Vern's bone rig solution (do a forum search). It works great and with a little tweaking of the starting verts you will never have to adjust verts again throughout the entire arm bend.

[heyvern]

You could also create an action (AS Pro only). The action could have the point motion for both a bend and straight positions. When you bend the arm, insert the action and visa versa.

-vern