• Maxon Cinema 4D

  Manual Joint binding problems

  Posted by Brad Douglass on May 3, 2012 at 4:08 pm

  I have a simple project in C4D 13 where I’m trying to make a bending straw with 1 simple joint chain. And I can’t figure out how to bind the joints to the mesh. I think I’ve done all the correct steps (weight tag with all joints referenced as well as a skin element attached to the straw object) but nothing seems to actually attach the joints to the object so it can deform. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
  -Brad

  Here is the link to the file:

  https://f1.creativecow.net/4076/4076?uploaded=file

  Alfonso Montalvo replied 10 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Brian Jones

  May 4, 2012 at 1:58 am

  delete the skin object and the Weight Expression tag

  — optional—-
  take the Root object (and the joints) out from under the straw so they are not children anymore
  but it will work if you leave it alone – the joints can be anywhere
  —————-

  Select all the joints (*not* the Root null) and the straw object and run the Character/Commands/Bind command, that should do it
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  Alfonso Montalvo

  December 27, 2015 at 1:36 am

  This worked for me!!, thanks a lot has been hours of frustration…….thanks thanks thanks!!!

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