No Custom Shape

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Created a ‘curve’ object for use as bone custom shape. I got to pose mode, selected ‘bone’ tab on properties, and assigned same object as ‘Custom Shape’ under Display. The bone just disappears … no bone and no Shape.
Did I do it wrong?
See attached for the Shape (free ;))

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I checked out your file, and I think the problem is that Blender seems to only use a mesh for it’s bone custom shapes, so if you select the controller you made in object mode, go to Object>Convert>Mesh From Curve… (or ALT C), it will convert the curve object to a mesh, and then it will be able to be used as the bone custom shape.

Hope that helps!

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[b]Figured it out myself.

[/b] answer: NO! Curves don’t work
Mesh works … use mesh verts and edges (only) to emulate curves.

[twohot]

I checked out your file, and I think the problem is that Blender seems to only use a mesh for it’s bone custom shapes, so if you select the controller you made in object mode, go to Object>Convert>Mesh From Curve… (or ALT C), it will convert the curve object to a mesh, and then it will be able to be used as the bone custom shape.

Hope that helps!

Hey earchild, thanks. Saw your post just after posting my discovery. Did mine the hard way. Created a mesh circle and remodelled from scratch. Same result, hard method. Thanks for the ‘convert’ tip.

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