Pose script and instances?

madrobot · Post by **madrobot** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:31 am

No problem Genete
Thanks very much

synthsin75 · Post by **synthsin75** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:15 pm

I always use 3Dgrid10 layer script. Like I said, the newest. Some of the older versions were 'in developement'. Anyway, using version 10 I never ran into that 'fov' error.

Genete · Post by **Genete** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:52 pm

madrobot wrote:No problem Genete
Thanks very much

Yes use version 10 please. In my signature you can download the package with all the compatible scripts.

The problem is the one that synthsin75 mentioned. If there is any mismatch between front and side views in terms of points ID numbers the script fails.

This is something that cannot be avoided as well as the script uses the ID numbers to do the magic

-G

madrobot · Post by **madrobot** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:11 am

Thanks guys
I really appreciate the support and information

Genete Thanks!
I did see the newer version in your thread
But I was frightened by the other information about it (10)
And so overlooked that it was the right version to use

When I saw the features and other things it does in that update
I thought it was too advanced for what I needed and that I
should stick with 9.1

So thanks for your patience guys and sorry for wasting so
much of your time with dumb-ass questions.

Just ask Chuck, he's used to heaps of those questions from me

I am reworking from the fold-up stage
as there does seem to be an issue with a lost point somewhere

I'll update when I have something interesting to show.

Genete · Post by **Genete** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:20 am

Just stick to the instructions in the download post of the scripts
The combination of numbers in the version has not been to lucky.

-G

madrobot · Post by **madrobot** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:43 am

It works!
Thank you Gentlemen

I'll post a render when I have something presentable.

Thanks again
I really appreciate everyone's time and support

madrobot · Post by **madrobot** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:20 am

Synthsin I have a quick question?

I've sussed out rigging the wheels and it seems to be working well so far.
I used bone constraints to have spinning of all wheels driven by one bone.
Nice.

I constrained the steering on the rear wheels to the masterY which rotates the car. So the rear wheels go with the car, which is great.

I have the steering of one front wheel constrained to the other,
so one bone steers the front wheels, which is sweet.

BUT my question is
Do you have any advice on that front wheel steering?
Can bone constraints be animated? (on and off?)

Because while I can manually steer the front wheels all the time,
it would be handy if they turned with the car as default,
and could be adjusted from there as required.

Otherwise I have to key the front wheels every time I key the car rotation.

I know, I'm too fussy

Genete · Post by **Genete** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:04 am

Have you tried the "limb" feature.
First rig the car to masterX and masterY bones then add a mx and my bone (using the script dialog option) and rig one wheel by selecting a pt bone of the car as the root bone. It would make all the whel pt bones children of the selected pt bone of the car what allow make its 3D movement relative to that bone (it is hard coded in the 3Dgrid script)

Then mx and my bones controls wheel rotation and are child bones of the masterX and masterY bones. Then the script takes account the global angle of the mx and my bones (not the relative) and the wheel rotates in two terms, by the chassis and by its own rotation.

Try it with a simple model first.

Enjoy!

madrobot · Post by **madrobot** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:14 am

Awesome!
Thanks Genete

I'm really glad I asked

I have been working on a simple model today
to test setting up wheels.

It didn't work as you describe, but I'll give it another shot now.

I'm missing something,
but I'll find it.

synthsin75 · Post by **synthsin75** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:21 pm

Sounds like Genete's got you squared away. Like he said, you want to make wheels (and doors) with mx/my (which I've been calling sub-objects). This way the master bones will take care of all the rotations you were relying on constraints for.