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Using mouth switch layers in Character bone setup

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 3:43 pm
by kingace
OK, in one of the tutorials, you setup a character's bones, by separating all the body parts using the translate points tool. If I want to include a mouth switch layer in my character, you need to use the translate layer tool which doesn't seem to work properly. So how can I do this?

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:18 pm
by forw
"If I want to include a mouth switch layer in my character,you need to use the translate layer tool"

don`t think so.
create a switch-layer. it only has to contain the mouthpart; image 1: closed, image 2: little more open, image 3: even more open etc. ....

put the bones layer together with the swith layer in a group layer and move it around as you like.
hope that answered your question.

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 10:00 pm
by Nolan Scott
I presume you want to attach a Switch-Layer to one of your bones.
Select the Switch-Layer in the Layer palette
Select "Bind Layer" in the Tool palette
Select the bone

Cheers
Nolan

Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 3:57 pm
by mr. blaaa
yeah, thats the way its done :D

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:28 pm
by kasjorg
Yes, using the switch layers and attaching them to a main bone in the character gives you great possibilities to do nice stuff. I even use the interpolation feature in the switch layers for headturns hand gestures etc.

Check out one of my work files,

http://www.undertegnede.com/vismand.moho

best regards Kasper

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:17 am
by mr. blaaa
Absolutely AWESOME work king ace! :D

I am really impressed.

Hey, everybody should take a look at it! 8)

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:11 am
by F.M.
Very Impressive technic!