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In need of an expression that keeps object at 90 degrees
Hello Creative Cow…
I have an issue that I’m sure that a bit of math and expressions can solve and I’m hoping one of you here might have the road map.In a nutshell: I’m working on a multi-jointed stick puppet project. I have “sticks” parented to the outer-most arm pieces and I want them to always stay 90 degrees vertical like they would is someone was really beneath it, operating it.
Of course, since the puppet moves the stick will also move with whatever it’s parented to. In the past I’ve always just key framed the stick back into place but that is time consuming, often sloppy, and tedious. Is there an expression that will flawlessly do it for me?
(see image below)
Thanks in advance.
Daniel Jacob
“There are three ways to ultimate success. The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind” – Fred Rogers
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2 Replies
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I think this will work. Get your other pieces set up. The, with your stick vertical, make it the child of the appropriate piece. Then add this rotation expression to the stick:
r = 0;
L = thisLayer;
while(L.hasParent){
L = L.parent;
r += L.transform.rotation;
}
-rThe stick should still be vertical and should remain vertical as your rotate its ancestral pieces.
Dan
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Dan Ebberts,
You’re great! That worked perfectly. Exactly what I needed.
Many sincere thanks.Daniel
“There are three ways to ultimate success. The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind” – Fred Rogers
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