Moho Animation Forum

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

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.

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