Adenosine opened this issue on Mar 27, 2003 ยท 4 posts
Adenosine posted Thu, 27 March 2003 at 8:38 AM
Hello once again! How do we make a model "hold" a thing... like a gun or a teacup for example? This is to be used in an animation... By the way, I think this is also related to a model taking off a piece of his/her clothing right (like a hat, shirt, etc...)? Thanks in advance guys=)
Kelderek posted Thu, 27 March 2003 at 9:00 AM
To make a model hold something, you can parent it to the hand. Select the prop in question and use the command "Set parent" in the properties. This allows you to select a body part (e.g. the right hand) of the model to parent the prop to. After that, it will follow the movement of the model in posing and in animation. Some props are already parented when you load them, if the creator of the prop has chosen to do so.
Adenosine posted Thu, 27 March 2003 at 11:20 AM
Hm... interesting... thanks for the quick reply=) This forum really is a big help to me=) I'm gonna make some 3d stuff in lightwave... at least now I know how to do the "hold" thing in poser hehe=) Thanks again!
igohigh posted Thu, 27 March 2003 at 5:32 PM
'Making A Model "HOLD" A Thing' - Are trying to be funny? I just got back from another 5 hours in a dentist's chair, 'holding my thing all the while'!!! Remember when you want to save an item to the library as a "Smart Prop"; select it In The Scene but DO NOT select it again from the Save window and Poser will ask "This Item Has A Parent, Do You Want To Save As A Smart Prop". This way when you load it again later it will automaticaly go looking for the right/left hand (or where ever it was parented on the last figure)