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the_dovid
Inspiring
March 6, 2019
Question

Bypass Physics?

  • March 6, 2019
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I'm attempting to use transform as a kind of makeshift camera.  Is there any way to bypass the physics, such that I could change the x position on the entire puppet without it effecting the physics (dangles and such) on child groups?

I tried removing the physics behavior on the parent group and putting it on a lower group, but that seems to have no effect.

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    alank99101739
    alank99101739
    Legend
    March 8, 2019

    Hi oksamurai​, is there a way to move a puppet without physics kicking in? Doing a camera pan using Position X/Y transforms or Anchor Point X/Y transforms is making physics kick in. Is there any clever ways to move and not have physics kick in?
    Thanks!

    oksamurai
    Community Manager
    oksamuraiCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    March 8, 2019

    The only hack I can think of is to temporarily turn physics off during a camera change as part of a Replay. So for example, make dangle stiffness really high while simultaneously zooming or panning with the camera. But yeah, this is not ideal, and we have some ideas for the future...stay tuned.

    alank99101739
    alank99101739
    Legend
    March 7, 2019

    Sorry, was not at a computer to check. In the properties panel in the Transform Behavior there is both Postion X/Y and one just above it starting with A... Absolute? Oh, maybe it was Anchor Point X/Y. If doing a camera slide, you can use either one. One if before scaling etc, the other afterwards. But if doing simple moves, you might be able to try adjusting the Anchor Point X/Y to see if changing that affects physics or not.

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    the_dovidAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 7, 2019

    Ah, yes.  I tried that and it didn't make a difference.  It seems like any motion of any nature affects physics.

    alank99101739
    alank99101739
    Legend
    March 6, 2019

    I used Position X/Y for camera pans, but never thought about the impact on physics! (I always do slow pans).  Have you tried using “Absolute Position X/Y” instead of “Position X/Y”? MIght be worth a try!

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    the_dovidAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 7, 2019

    Thank you for the suggestion.  Can you please clarify what you mean by “Absolute Position X/Y”?  Where is this parameter located?

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