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user3756666
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Jan 4, 2022 5:52 PM UTC
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Rigging and animation at the same time?

Hello, new to animate – i did the jellyfish tutorial and would it for example there possible not only to animate /rig the tentacles but at the same time for example the eyes?! I had the problem that i had the eyes in my animation in an other layer and of course they where not rigged/moved with the body – do i have to put these things all in the same layer?

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_keyframer
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_keyframerCommunity Expert
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Jan 6, 2022 5:04 AM UTC

Don't put everything onb the same layer because once you start rigging with the tool it converts everything to an Asset Warp object and can no longer be edited - something that needs to be addressed in a future update. As other person said, keep things like eyes on other layers and use Layer Parenting or nest everything in a symbol.

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Mario_CR
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Mario_CRCommunity Expert
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Jan 5, 2022 1:54 AM UTC

Hi, you can parent other layers to your rig, they don't have to be on the same layer.

Simply parent the eyes to the body: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjvBtMNJOQk&ab_channel=ThisGuyDoesAnimation

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