scale rigged character

#1

Hello all:

I do mostly stills, but I’m working on an animation, I’ve rigged the character but it was a little large for the scene.
So when I scale it down the bones get all messed up.
any help is appreciated.

thanx
k!

#2

Try link your character and all bones to a null, remember to check the inherit scale in the joint link window, then scale the null. but that will cause some issue also (just can’t remember)

another way is scale the scene instead of the character… which is easier
:slight_smile:

Loon

#3

That works!

thanx Loon - I knew it had to be something simple like that.

thanx again
k!

#4

Congrats on getting the scaling to work…

However, if you add IK handles to your bones, the rig will not scale correctly. In that case, if you don’t feel like deleting the IKs and re-adding them, you can always scale the scene (linked to a parent null) to match the character size.

Let’s see some of that animation when it’s done!

Ryan

#5

Hello:

The IK handle controllers scaled properly also…seem to work fine although I still have more work to do but so far so good.
Thanx for the heads up, maybe this is an occasional bug?

it’s rumored that the vid will appear on MTV et al, but I’ll post it when it is released.

thanx
k!

#6

Wow, the IK handles scaled to??? Never worked for me. Always had to delete handles, scale character and recreate handles. Hmmmmm. Don’t question it, it’s working :wink:

#7

Yes they scaled, but when I move the object as a whole, it does seem that the handle are doing strange things…

I’ll have to check the inherit properties.

win some lose some

doh!

thanx
k!

#8

Would there be a way to XP script this? Would probably not be too tough to duplicate a bone chain scaled… I havent tried… but seems doable…

Cj

#9

Yes, that’s the issue I had. The handles appear fine but do not act correctly at all. Best solution (unless you already have animation on them), is delete the handles and recreate them.

#10

hey Rich, do me a favor… send me a rig to scale… lemme write a script.

Cj

#11

Rigs generally don’t scale well once they are built.

#12

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