I can't imagine a typical animator being able to deal with a simulation scene though. If they can't scrub back and forth you can expect noise. A lot of noise.
On 12 October 2012 16:02, Manny Papamanos <[email protected]>wrote: > Having the constraint switch is the easy part. > The tough part is having the two pivots react to each other as if the > selected one is always the parent. > aka: 'dynamic parenting' > > This page comes to mind: > > http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-softimage/ice---interactive-creative-environment/ice-dynamic-parenting/ > > Perhaps you can take Phil's compound and make it work for you. > > > -manny > SI and Mobu support > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Szabolcs Matefy > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 12:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Multiple pivot > > Funny, turning to shaded mode resolved the issues...at least I have seen > what am I doing :D unfortunately I can't key it, so I'm still looking for a > solution... > > > > From: [email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]> [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Agg > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 5:37 PM > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected] > > > Subject: Re: Multiple pivot > > Yeah, your best bet is probably just reading the Plugin script - as I say > it looks well commented so you can always just recreate what he's doing > yourself. > > On 12 October 2012 11:30, Szabolcs Matefy <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> wrote: > Thanks > > Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work on 2013 SP1...so still seeking for > solution > > From: [email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]> [mailto: > [email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>] On Behalf Of Peter Agg > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 5:18 PM > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected] > > > Subject: Re: Multiple pivot > > I remember seeing a tutorial ages ago.... > > ...and after a bit of digging it looks like it was 'PoseBalls' by Mike > Malinowski (twas 3D world 136, apparently). Looks like he's got a version > of it up on http://www.softmonkey.org/ . Looks like he's been a good chap > and commented it all pretty well. > > I can't say I've had any luck with the multiple constraints with slider > method, personally. Whichever way round I try the half-arsed Softimage > evaluation doesn't like it. Maybe there's a special order/technique for it > which eluded me. I can't say I trust the Pivot Kinematics either so this > PoseBalls thing has been on my 'must deconstruct and work out' list for > about 2 years now! Alas I've never gotten round to it so I have to credit > Mike instead. :) > On 12 October 2012 10:41, Szabolcs Matefy <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> wrote: > Hey guys, > > I need a solution for "multiple pivots" > > At this moment my idea is to have all the pivots pose constraining the > object in question, and a slider activates which pivot is active. The > animator is however not satisfied, he would like to grab the pivot and > animate the object through the pivot... > > I'd welcome any idea... > > > Szabolcs > ___ > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for > the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender > immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and > delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be > guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, > corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. > The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions > in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail > transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy > version. Crytek GmbH - http://www.crytek.com - Grüneburgweg 16-18, 60322 > Frankfurt - HRB77322 Amtsgericht Frankfurt a. Main- UST IdentNr.: > DE20432461 - Geschaeftsfuehrer: Avni Yerli, Cevat Yerli, Faruk Yerli > > >
