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ameliarrw
ameliarrw
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February 13, 2021
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Need head and body to move with legs

  • February 13, 2021
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I have a puppet that I want to do a "squat" action. I'm not sure if I've rigged it incorrectly, but currently I've only managed to animate the legs "squatting" with the head and body staying static. How can I make the head/body move with the legs without keyframing the actual position of the character?

For a bit more context, the character isn't human and so the anatomy is a bit complicated, which is easily where I could have gone wrong.

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Correct answer k_oshiro

Instead of adding a new handle and adding a drag tag, try selecting the origin and adding a tag there.
If that doesn't work, export your puppet and share it on Dropbox or Google Drive.
If you take a closer look, you may find the cause.
Thank you .

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ameliarrw
ameliarrwAuthor
Participant
February 15, 2021

That did it! Thank you so much for the help 🙂

    k_oshiro
    Community Expert
    k_oshiroCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 15, 2021

    Instead of adding a new handle and adding a drag tag, try selecting the origin and adding a tag there.
    If that doesn't work, export your puppet and share it on Dropbox or Google Drive.
    If you take a closer look, you may find the cause.
    Thank you .

    k_oshiro(AdobeCommunityExpert)
      k_oshiro
      Community Expert
      k_oshiroCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 15, 2021

      I'm not very good at English so I'm afraid I'm not understanding your question correctly.

      Add a dragger behavior around the waist of the main layer.
      Drag the waist of the puppet in record mode or stream mode.
      You can make the puppet squat without hitting keyframes.

       

      However, if your puppet is not a human puppet, it may not work the same way.

      I've uploaded a sample puppet to Dropbox.
      https://www.dropbox.com/s/4pep7vw75hppvqa/dragger_sample.puppet?dl=0

      I've uploaded an instructional video to YouTube, in Japanese.

      https://youtu.be/U72g4W4MYl8

      Thank you.

      k_oshiro(AdobeCommunityExpert)
        ameliarrw
        ameliarrwAuthor
        Participant
        February 15, 2021

        Hi,

        No worries, your English is great! This definitely makes sense, but I think I have something set up incorrectly in my puppet. I've attached a screen recording of the issue if you're able to help in any way? I didn't set up the original rig, so I don't fully understand everything on the puppet, I'm afraid - it might be something really obvious!

         

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