Multi Parent Rigging
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Multi Parent Rigging
Modular based animation rigging & Parent rigging, with unlimited possibilities.
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Multi Parent Rigging
Modular based animation rigging & Parent rigging, with unlimited possibilities.
On the surface it may sound similar. But, in reality they do two different things. The duik tool that you are referring to, connects layers together adding to their own values to another’s layers values. This not only needs keyframes to work, but also comes with a host of bugs and issues.
This tool on the other hand, gives you full flexibility to be able to connect and disconnect to multiple layers regardless of keyframes. It also allows you to control individual transform properties aswell as combines layer properties together. I.E you could use layer 1’s position X and also at the same time use layer 2’a position Y.
You can also switch between parents at anytime, also combining two or more parents at 100% will center your layer to the middle of them.
You can also use expressions on your layers at the same time as having multi parents and still control the values.
Ontop of all of that it works with any parented layers.
So in comparison it’s a whole different tool which is used for a slightly different purpose. Which works in a lot more scenarios.
Download the trial, and give it a go. Then yourll see the power it has.
All the best!
And any more question please feel free to ask!
Sam
Multi parent rigging is fully compatible with all scripts as you have the option to add a controller. Meaning, it doesn’t replace any expressions on the layer
Character swing rigging does replace the rotation expression on the selected layers. I’m not sure if rubber hose has a rotation expression, if it does then you wouldn’t be able to make a swing on the hose itself. However, attach a swing rig to the hose will still work
All the best
Sam
No problem at all! Ask as many questions as you need! So it depends on what you mean by “offset”:
Offset in time is mainly controlled by the slider itself; if you to want to move at a different time simply keyframe the slider where you want.
Offset on the actual animation is currently not supported. However, I’ll add it to the list of things to do! You could for now just use the slider at a different value, I.E 80% this will copy 80% of the layers movement and position
All the best
Sam
What I can say though... is... coming soon
You can also set up object library’s. I.E create a bike asset, and set the peddles to rotate on an axis, now add a parent to each foot of your character and then use the slider to connect to the peddles at any time! You then have an asset which can work with any character on the fly~
Also not to mention you can use this with essential graphics, to build the most advance rig possible for people to use who have no idea how to use AE. It’s a game changer when you start to think about it
All the best
Sam
In its current form the name is important ( parent 1, 2, 3, etc ) however, I’m actually working on an update to fix exactly that! Along with a few extra features! I’m also planning to add a UI slider which can be named however you like. I think this should solve all the problems. So, please bare with me while I update it
Enjoy the tool! And thanks again for supporting me as I develop everything!
If you have any more questions please feel free to ask! And I’ll get back to you as soon as possible
Happy parenting
All the best
Sam
Sorry for the delay I was in South Korea on my honeymoon~ There are quite a few ways to do what you are trying to achieve. The easiest though as you requested would be
Step 1: Animate your object.
1: in animation
2: character pick up movement
3: out animation
All these keyframes would be added onto the object itself not the character!
Step 2: add multi parent to your hand controller
1: select your hand controller for your character
2: add a new parent using MPR
3: set the target as the object
4: animate the slider from 0% to 100% in time with the animation of the object
5: animate the slider from 100% to 0% to reverse the grab
Finished.
Your characters hand will now automatically switch to your objects animation and move towards it
Let me know if you need any more help!
Sam
I'm trying to test it out and I'm getting errors and would like to verify it's even compatible before going down a rabbit hole or tweaking. Thanks!
I have one very quick questions aside from if this if fully compatible with 2019:
Is there a way to make a layer move RELATIVE to a parent?
In other words to not have the layer move to the other layers exact position but rather relative to it. Sort of like let's say I make a null somewhere in a comp and then I make a layer somewhere else in a comp. Now lets say I connect that layer to that null and then I move the null position the layer position doesn't snap to the position of the null but rather moves relative.
I ask because lets say I had a thing that bobs up and down, like say something in the water, and lets say that thing will move around the comp at various times but I just want to vary that bob motion occasionally while keeping it in its current spot.
Anyways, that was a bit of a ramble...I hope it made sense! I haven't watched through all of your videos yet so I apologize if that's already been answered.
I just want it to copy the motion and stay in it's original place (and of course move afterwards in the direction the parent moves). It seems simple, but I don't get the result. It always does this "magnet" thing and moves to the anchorpoint of the parent.
Please help me
Sam Catt was so nice to explain me a way to receive the result I want:
by using the advance multi parent rigging you are able to move the X value while my character makes the jump! Thanks Sam!
Thanks, cool script anyway, but this is actually the option I bought it for
I am on windows, tried AE 2017 and 2019 but no luck.
However, when I attempt to use the script to create a new parent, and make sure that parent is selected in the target field, and make sure POSITION and ROTATION are checked, and move/rotate the new parent null, and then drag the "Connection" slider left and right...
Nothing happens. The position or rotation of the original layer the script is applied to does not change in any way.
What am I not understanding? Would love some help here.
I tried creating multiple Multi Parent Control layers and having those controlled by a Master Multi Parent Control layer, but preview times took a massive hit.