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QuantumLight
11-26-2008, 02:49 PM
Hi

I need help to do one of these scissor lifts.(see attached file) How can i make so everything keeps together and so i can animate it working moving up and down.

I have no problem modeling it but should i use Joints to do it but how do i make that work?

pleas help!
Zmurowski
11-26-2008, 03:36 PM
I would think that just target tags, IK + a bit of xpresso is gonna be enough.
Here try this one.

EDIT - I had some time to think about it and decided my original setup was too complicated and you could simply use math to solve the issue, which will give a much cleaner and versatile setup. Here it is
QuantumLight
11-26-2008, 04:56 PM
I would think that just target tags, IK + a bit of xpresso is gonna be enough.
Here try this one.

EDIT - I had some time to think about it and decided my original setup was too complicated and you could simply use math to solve the issue, which will give a much cleaner and versatile setup. Here it is


Tanks!!
The update was really good. did not get the fist to work as i wanted. :banghead:

But the second one. ohh cant thank you enough!!
Zmurowski
11-26-2008, 05:09 PM
No problem mate.
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