Yeah looks like it might be a 5.01 bug.
Cheers
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
Of Noodles
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:59 PM
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: Linking Pivots to visual contollers
<<shrug>> I am able to set expressions... you're running the translation
of one object into the pivot of another? It could be a version thing
too, I'm still on 4.2, so there might be a change in something newer.
-Noodles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andre DeAngelis" <andre.deangelis(at)ubisoft.com>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:46 AM
Subject: RE: Linking Pivots to visual contollers
> Thanks Noodles,
>
> My problem is that the expressions are not even having any effect on
the
> poviot translation value. It remains at 0,0,0.
>
> We really need to bwe able to key these translation values. It works
> fine it I use the sliders in the PPG.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> AD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
Behalf
> Of Noodles
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:28 PM
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: Linking Pivots to visual contollers
>
> Yeah, be careful of that though, I was trying this at some point and
ran
> into problems.
> If you drive the pivot values with expressions, then transform the
> object, XSI sticks values in the compensation params ( right next the
> the pivot params in the kine ppg ). This alters the previous values
> that you were working with. I tried a few things to lock the
> compensation parameters out, but XSI always seemed to overwrite the
> values my expressions/keys/whatever were feeding in (admittedly I
didn't
> invest too much time, though).
>
> -Noodles
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Oscar Juarez" <send.me(at)antropomorphia.com>
> To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Linking Pivots to visual contollers
>
>
> > you could put an expression to the pivot under the local kinematics.
> > the problem with those pivots is that they are relative to the
objects
> > center.
> >
> > So youll have to do some workaround to convert the coordinates of
your
> > visual control
> > to the coordinates of the pivot. and check the compensation values.
> >
> > hope it helps
> >
> > Andre DeAngelis wrote:
> > > Thanks Greg,
> > >
> > > Yes I was aware of that, but I want to incorporate this
> functionality
> > > into a rig and a big fat cintroller would be far more intuitive
for
> > > the animators. It also avoids the Alt+click.
> > >
> > > Can the pivot acutlly be linked to an obejct that can be grabbed
and
> > > moved in that way?
> > >
> > > AD
> > >
> > >
>
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> > > *From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]
*On
> > > Behalf Of *greg punchatz
> > > *Sent:* Thursday, March 23, 2006 12:19 PM
> > > *To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > > *Subject:* Re: Linking Pivots to visual contollers
> > >
> > > Its way easier than that, Just turn on "move objects pivot" in the
> > > transform panel and hold down alt.
> > >
> > > Tada!
> > >
> > > /*GREG PUNCHATZ*
> > > *SR CREATIVE DIRECTOR*/
> > > <http://www.janimation.com>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Andre DeAngelis wrote:
> > >> Hello all,
> > >>
> > >> I am trying to link the transform of an objects pivot to another
> > >> object so that we have some vusual cue rather than using sliders.
> > >> Exspressions don't appear to work.
> > >>
> > >> Anyone fugured out a ncie way to do this?
> > >>
> > >> AD
> >
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