Best way to pass an object from one character to another character

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peng
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Best way to pass an object from one character to another character

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Hi guys,

I wonder if anyone has a better way to animate passing of objects from one rig to another rig.
I do it by having the same object in both rigs and animate their visibility to create the effect.

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Re: Best way to pass an object from one character to another character

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That's the way we do it.
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Re: Best way to pass an object from one character to another character

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I agree with SlowTiger. That's the easiest and most controllable way to do it in Moho.

If the first character is tossing it in the air, you may want to make a third object so its motion path isn't affected until it's 'caught' by the second character.
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Re: Best way to pass an object from one character to another character

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The easiest way is to place the same object in boss rigs. There is one more way is to use the script to track the bone. https://mohoscripts.com/script/mr_track_bone
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thank you everyone!
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If you want to experiment there is a tutorial in the Moho tutorials manual 3.08 Animated Bone Parenting (Pro Only) probably more steps then what was already suggested but it might be worth a look.
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