bones and soft surfaces aside, knightdrake brings up a good question.

i will begin animating my project soon, and it is my first animation work ever.
(i made my character a robot to get around the bones issue), but does
anyone have good advice for how to create a constraint hierarchy that works
really well for animation?

in my tests, i've found that the way you group and link model elements makes
a big difference. are there any experts out there who have advice?

thanks.
-scott