thanks a lot for this clarification! keeps me from searching why and
how to use them both :)
i really appreciate that "you developer guys" give informations so
regulary and uncomplicated! its just SO different to other packages
and makes me really connected to that pice of software here.
ciao
franky
Thursday, June 1, 2006, 10:40:44 PM, you wrote:
BM> Frank,
BM> There isn't really a need for both.
BM> Center is an older thing we carried over from Softimage|3D while pivots
BM> are a more recent addition to XSI.
BM> They are both doing something similar but in different ways. The
BM> advantage of the pivot is that it exists as separate channels inside the
BM> local transform. This means that when you use pivots no operators are
BM> involved and it doesn't modify your SRT channels like Center does.
BM> Therefore, when you use pivots you can do things like a reset transform
BM> without having your object "jump" as the SRT channels are reset. Also,
BM> some animators like to work off of an identity transform when keying
BM> (i.e. no translation, no rotation, unit scaling) which again favours
BM> using pivots.
BM> So I think it is a safe bet that over time we will place more of an
BM> emphasis on pivots vs. center in the UI.
BM> --
BM> Brent
BM> -----Original Message-----
BM> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
BM> Of Frank Lenhard
BM> Sent: 01 June 2006 21:31
BM> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
BM> Subject: Re[3]: center/pivot was - XSI Montreal "Tips & Tricks" session,
BM> looking for presenters
BM> forgive my limited knowledge Luc, but why there is a need for a pivot
BM> AND a center?
BM> dont take me wrong, i see the advantage of an animatable pivot. the
BM> center cant be animated. but why not just have an animatable center?
BM> and what would be the suggested way for a character setup? right placed
BM> pivots or right placed centers? right now i am just using centers and it
BM> seems to be fine. though i didnt animated much with the rig i build yet.
BM> ciao
BM> franky
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