animate a character picking up an object

[rfalls1371]

Hi, I'm new to AS. - I have a character that holds a hat in his hand. He raises his hand and places the hat on his head. How do I make the character release the hat so that when his arm is moved the hat remains on his head? Also are there any AS tutorials guiding you through creating an animated movie - (after completing the tutorial the user has created an animated movie?)

[slowtiger]

Duplicate the hat layer. One is attached to the hand, the other to the head. Switch visibility where needed.

[rfalls1371]

the hand and hat are rigged together. So when the hat is on the character's head it is still rigged to the hand. how Do I un- rig the hat and hand so that when the arm moves down the hat is no longer connected to the hand? - also the hat and arm are the same bone layer - basically I have a character with a hat. I rigged the character and hat- I placed the character and hat in the same bone layer. When the character raises his arm the hat moves and he places the hat on his head. so the character's hand and hat are boned. So How do I prevent the hat from moving with the hand when I lower the character's arm?

[sbtamu]

I did this along time ago and never finished it but I think it will help you. It basically shows what slowtiger said.

You will see I have two hats of the same in 2 layers, I made one and duplicated the layer. One hat is bound to the head bone and the other to the hand bone.

Watch the video closely when I show the layers visibility for both hats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX2aGt9YQpY