[noob]Bone harness to animate group

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[noob]Bone harness to animate group

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This is probably not a big deal for you experienced users but it was fun for me to figure out. I was playing with animating a small school of fish and boned the fish then created a seperate bone 'harness' and put all the fish in this. By adjusting the dynamics for the fish bones and for the 'harness' bones and then animated this bone layer and I can see that with a bit of work it would be useful to animate groups of objects like schools of fish, maybe some flying birds, a cluster of leaves blown from a tree. In case my tip isn't clear here is a screen shot and a mov file. Forgive the wobbly animation will work on it some more just trying to get it out before heading out for Thanksgiving dinner. :)

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http://stormvisions.com/moho/myfish4.mov
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Post by AcouSvnt »

The fact that you're thinking this way -- forgive me for this, "outside the fish" -- is absolutely fantastic.

We all need to "think outside the fish"!
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Post by foundmarble »

I agree....I can see this being a huge help in those type of situations.

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Thanks for the kind words. :)
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Post by Lost Marble »

Very nice trick. I like the way the fish move together, but not rigidly so - good use of bone dynamics.
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Post by Barry Baker »

Interesting tip, I can see lots of uses for that. Thanks.
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Thank u
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