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Character Spins When Parented to Static Object

Mag_bfaa50c8dfMag_bfaa50c8df Posts: 100
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I'm working with a genesis 3 female. I want to parent the figure to a primitive(plane) and move the plane forward so the character moves but once parented, the genesis 3 figure spins around. The plane is not animated. I have found that sometimes this happens and sometimes it doesn't. I am using the Y & Z Translate and the X Rotate on the figure and they are not drastic changes at all. When I un-parent the figure from the plane, the animation goes back to how it should be. I also noticed that if the plane is scaled up before parenting, it affects the genesis 3 figure shape slightly. This usually doesn't happen. Not sure why it is now. Any suggestions to make it so it simply parents without all these changes?

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  • charlescharles Posts: 846

    Can you just not create a group with the plane and character but without the parenting to one or the other? And then move the group?

     

  • ChezjuanChezjuan Posts: 515

    Try ensuring that you have "Parent in place" checked when doing the parenting. That should parent the figure without moving it.

  • Mag_bfaa50c8dfMag_bfaa50c8df Posts: 100

    Thanks y'all. I appreciate the help. I scrapped the project but if this happens again(it's rare) I'll try these methods and write an update here to say what worked.

  • marblemarble Posts: 7,500

    May not be the same thing but when I experience a spinning figure when trying to animate it is generally due to applying a pose with hip rotations (instead of figure root rotations). Something I have complained about for years. I have no idea how and why an added plane should affect it however.

  • Mag_bfaa50c8dfMag_bfaa50c8df Posts: 100

    marble said:

    May not be the same thing but when I experience a spinning figure when trying to animate it is generally due to applying a pose with hip rotations (instead of figure root rotations). Something I have complained about for years. I have no idea how and why an added plane should affect it however.

    Its just strange because it seems to happen at random. I had created the exact same animation before and it doesn't always spin when I parent it. It is literally under the exact same circumstances. So maybe I accidentally changed a setting or something. If it happens again, I'll post here so we have the information, especially if one of these solutions works. It makes me think it's a bug but I'm not one of the technical experts here. 

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