Some info in this thread that might help: http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1645&start=20
On 9 May 2012 11:37, Florian Eberle <[email protected]> wrote: > hello people > > banging my had about a rigging setup here: > i have a rather stiff robot that needs to be rigged and i'm struggling > with the IK-setup for the legs. > the problem is the structure of the robots hips. it's very restricted in > that it only has two hinge joints. > one that allows the leg to rotate front/back and the other rotates out/in, > rotation along the leg is not possible. > the two hinges are not in the same place (obviously) so i have different > rotation points. and to complicate things even more: > the knee does not lie on the legs 'plane' but is offset a good amount. > > after some very frustrating tries i'm reasonably sure that it's just not > possible to rig with the built in two bone IK. > can someone prove me wrong here (or at least tell me i'm right)? > > i'd appreciate any hints, tips, trick and references > > thanks > > -- > Flo Eberle > Lead Modeling Artist/ > Technical Director > > > -- www.matinai.com
