Pose Controls and Universal Tool Problem

kamikaze_lsd_5a50094086

HI

I have this issue that when I pose Genesis 2 figure with Pose Controls and then try to use the Universal Tool on that posed part, it would snap to a different place.

You can try this - Lets say we use the Pose Control Arms Up-Down Right to bend the arm upwards. Now switch to the Universal Tool and try to move it 1mm, it would snap immediately to a different location ( almost as if it is doubling its current value)

How can I work around this?

I have checked the Universal Tool settings, and made sure snapping is OFF for translate and rotate.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

Thanks
Philip

SpottedKitty

I'm fairly sure the problem isn't the Universal Tool, it's the Pose Control dials. This doesn't quite manipulate the joint rotations the same way as the individual body part dials do, and there seems to be a weird interaction with the joint pinning/Inverse Kinematics. Is there any reason why you have to use the Pose Control dials? There's nothing weird going on when I select an arm, use the normal joint rotate parameter dials, then drag it around with the Universal Tool.

BeeMKay

I usually use the Parameter Tab for manipulating a character. It's much easier to fine tune. Just make sure you have selected the proper item you want to manipulate, and then chose the Parameter Tab.

I recommend watching here, for better reference:
http://www.daz3d.com/help/help-daz-3d-video-tutorials

Start with Quick Start Tutorial, and afterwards go to Introduction to Posing video.

kamikaze_lsd_5a50094086

SpottedKitty said:

I'm fairly sure the problem isn't the Universal Tool, it's the Pose Control dials. This doesn't quite manipulate the joint rotations the same way as the individual body part dials do, and there seems to be a weird interaction with the joint pinning/Inverse Kinematics. Is there any reason why you have to use the Pose Control dials? There's nothing weird going on when I select an arm, use the normal joint rotate parameter dials, then drag it around with the Universal Tool.

I like to use the hand Pose controls for things like Grasp etc. and then for me its easier to select and drag in the viewport to make small adjustments with the Universal Tool. It is just quicker for me that way.

I guess I can try and force myself to using the parameters dials workflow for making adjustments, I was just hoping there would be a fix for my preferred workflow.

jestmart

Personally I find the Pose Controls to be useless and annoying. If you use them they lock in values that make it nearly impossible to fine tune a pose through a joints regular parameters.