Hi. Just FYI, video responses are useful to see the screen, but harder to reply to. I cannot play them while at work, harder to remember everything you asked. It would be helpful if you included the questions as text here so I make sure I respond to them all.
One question seemed to be about layer names and tags. Tags are how CH understands the puppet hierarchy (not layer names). To be helpful, CH will auto-tag layers if the layer name is something it recognizes. E.g. the Head layer gets a Head tag put on it for you. If you have another layer called “Head” or contains Head like “Not the Head”, it will also get tagged. So be careful with names to avoid additional stray tags.
The Face behavior for example looks for the Head tag, then looks for other tags like the mouth and eyes under the Head tag. The Lip Sync I think does the same. That is how they look for what to control. Some (many) behaviors however will only look for the first tag and stop there. So if you have different head profiles, sometimes you need to add a behavior per profile to make sure each profile is working.
Which layer to put sticks on? There is no rule impose - pick a set of rules you will remember. I *personally* put sticks on key layers like Body and Head, or the root of an independent layer (yes, the crown means independent) e.g. like you have for arms. That is not mandatory - I just do it so I can find them again easily. If buried deep in the hierarchy it still works, but it can take longer to find them. But I would put on Body rather that the puppet root... out of habit. I am really just suggesting to be organized here.
The body tilting is interesting. It is pivoting near the neck. If you turn the mesh on in the scene window, it can Help spot the location it is pivoting around. Move your head around and look for where the mesh is not moving. Usually there is a handle at that spot. You can then try changing tags, deleting the handle, etc (undo is useful!) once you have a clue where it is happening.
Why is there the very root of the puppet then the root in the tree hierarchy? Yeah, as you say, its a sort of global area. 99.9% of the time you should have a single root in the hierarchy area called “+PuppetName” (insert your puppet name). The “+” turns independence on automatically (you can click the crown by hand afterwards, but autotagging is useful - I recommend using it as much as possible). The default new puppet throws a set of useful behaviors on the very root. You can delete them unused ones if you like. I usually leave them. For example, if you create multiple profiles, you might want different Physics behaviors or Face behavior settings for different profiles (maybe!) - in that case you might decide to delete the global one and add ones per profile. Deleting the global one is just to remind yourself it is not the one you need to adjust (not used).
You can create multiple roots at the top level. I think I have done it once, ever. I wanted a character and a soccer ball. The ball had physics and collision with the puppet etc. I think I could have used a separate puppet. If new, just don’t do it. It can be confusing. So you have the “global root”, then the layer root (which should be independent), then body profiles (if you use them - I normally don’t), then Head and Body, then under Head the Head Profiles (if you want them), etc.
Yes, you have the right idea for the sticks - put them places to stop unwanted warping. You had one across the top of the neck (on the face). Yep, you can do that. I sometimes put two sticks instead along the jaw line (in a V shape) so if the neck flexes the jaw does not.
The other thing you can try for fun is to click the independent crown on for the Head layer and see if you like it. Sometimes I have an independent head, other times I do not. Its whatever looks best for the puppet.
Hopefully answered the questions in the video.
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