MAYA: Pivot point stays put when rigging

rallan · 30-04-2004, 12:53 AM

Being a complete newbie to MAYA and the 3D world in general I have a few issues with my first ever character rig. The main problem being that the pivot point of my eye surface seems to stay in its original position when the rigged character moves thus resulting in incorrect rotation of the eye when looking up down left or right.

I have also noticed that all the surfaces that are skinned to my rig don't maintain their pivot points.

Is this a history problem as I have discovered most problems stem form either deleting or not deleting your history. I haven't deleted the history of my eye surfaces.

Can anyone help with this?

Bluder · 03-05-2004, 08:10 AM

did you parent the eye to the head joint?

rallan · 03-05-2004, 10:32 AM

its parented to the head surface

Corth · 14-05-2004, 07:34 AM

I'm not sure how old this is, or if you've fixed it, but definitly parent the eyes to the head bone.

rallan · 14-05-2004, 12:49 PM

i gave that a quick try and the eye moved right of the head surface - is that meant to happen?

i'll work on it though to see if iam missing anything else

thanks

30-04-2004, 12:53 AM	#1
rallan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SCOTLAND Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	MAYA: Pivot point stays put when rigging Being a complete newbie to MAYA and the 3D world in general I have a few issues with my first ever character rig. The main problem being that the pivot point of my eye surface seems to stay in its original position when the rigged character moves thus resulting in incorrect rotation of the eye when looking up down left or right. I have also noticed that all the surfaces that are skinned to my rig don't maintain their pivot points. Is this a history problem as I have discovered most problems stem form either deleting or not deleting your history. I haven't deleted the history of my eye surfaces. Can anyone help with this?

03-05-2004, 08:10 AM	#2
Bluder Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: sweden, Trollhättan Posts: 134 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	did you parent the eye to the head joint? __________________ mmm.meindbender.com

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Corth Post Count +1! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 454 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	I'm not sure how old this is, or if you've fixed it, but definitly parent the eyes to the head bone. __________________ I'm going to live forever, or die trying. Web

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03-05-2004, 10:32 AM	#3
rallan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SCOTLAND Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	its parented to the head surface

14-05-2004, 12:49 PM	#5
rallan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SCOTLAND Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i gave that a quick try and the eye moved right of the head surface - is that meant to happen? i'll work on it though to see if iam missing anything else thanks

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