Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: is there a reason bipedal figures are always modeled with arms out to sides?

MistyLaraCarrara opened this issue on Oct 03, 2012 · 39 posts


bagginsbill posted Wed, 03 October 2012 at 10:49 AM

Sam is right.

The deltoid muscle abducts the arm, but at 90 degrees the humerus bumps into the acromion.  Beyond this point, further abduction is the result of upward scapular rotation.

http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursepages/M1/anatomy/html/modules/upper_limb_module/upper_limb_05.html


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