Dragger for 2 arms

[bjoern_2613]

Hello everyone,

I’ve created a character in AI and set up the two arms to be animatable via draggers. According to the recording tutorial, you can animate the arms separately by assigning a second dragger. However, after adding the second dragger, both arms are still controlled by the first one.

In the error window, CH shows me the message:

“The handle tagged as magnet is not used by any behavior.”

Can someone help me fix this so I can animate each arm independently?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Bjoern

[TheOriginalGC]

When you double click on the error, does it show you the affected layer? In your case, it's possible you've added a behavior that is not being used by the model. Is it possible for you to share a screenshot of your puppet showing the rigging for the arms? 

[bjoern_2613]

[bjoern_2613]

when i double click it points on the right arm

[TheOriginalGC]

There is a "magnet" tag on the elbow of the right arm, which could be causing your problems. Delete the tag and replace it with "right elbow" and let's see if that fixes things.

[bjoern_2613]

[bjoern_2613]

first - thx for your help! i delted the magnet - the reight elbow was already there. now Larm and Rarm animate both arms in the record menue. i posted the behaviour menue of my puppet below (german sry). there i have both arms installed, but obviously they both contain both arms...

[bjoern_2613]

both arms relate to both arm´s handels. can i delete them somehow?

[bjoern_2613]

[TheOriginalGC]

The easiest way is to select the tag to highlight it and press "delete" from the keyboard. Keep us posted.

[bjoern_2613]

[bjoern_2613]

unfortunately i can not only select it - will bring me directly to the marionette window... sigh

[bjoern_2613]

ok - just ried to record the arms in 2 passes - and it works, that i seperately animate them, without affecting the other arm. i guess this is not how it is meant to be, but as it works - i´m happy with the solution!

[TheOriginalGC]

Yes, since you only have the one input, you can only operate one dragger at a time. However, there is another option, which is more advanced. CH will allow you to us the camera to control the body of the puppet. This video explains how it works: Body Tracking (Adobe Character Animator)

To make it work, some new behaviors need to be added to the puppet - Body and Limb IK - in the root directory. Additionally, you can add the Motion Library behavior in the same location to take advantage of some pre-built animations. This video explains how that works: Motion Library (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)

[bjoern_2613]

ok - thx for your help! all the best_b