Max script tutorial

[Chris]

You dont need to do that via scripting you can do it through wiring. Have a look in the help files on how to go about wiring, the basic procedure goes like this:

make sure your dummy has a position xyz controller
make sure your hinges have euler xyz controllers

select your dummy, right click & select wire parameters
wire the required transform axis to the hinges required rotation axis (decide whether you want one way or 2 way control) then connect
rinse & repeat for every hinge.

thats it! :)

the wiring is only active for the length of the animation when you wired it, if you change your animation to longer, you have to extend the wiring through the track view

p.s. if you find the hinges rotating too fast, bring up the wire parameters dialog, & on the hinge side, change the expression from x_position to .25*x_position (that will slow the rotation to quarter speed - replace x_rotation for whatever you have in the dialog)

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