How to correct the rotation node?

Loony

Hi,

I have here this shoe and this should be my zero pose, but the translation/rotation tool is not uhm... flat?

But the Joint editor show the nodes in a 90°, looking flat :(

I dont want that the node is skew, how can I set the flat position to be correct like the translation tool at a correct prop:

 

I hope you understand me :)

 

lilweep

i need to know this too.  I always end up parenting props to nulls or grouping them so i can have correct orientation.

Richard Haseltine

Is it a single node prop or part of a figure?

Loony

Richard Haseltine said:

Is it a single node prop or part of a figure?

In this case, I converted a pair of shoes to a single shoe, so I wanna correct now the node to be in the middle :)

Only a prop, no more bones.

Richard Haseltine

What do the Orientation values say in Tool Settings, with the Joint Editor active. I think the crosshairs for moving the points are always oriented to the world.

Loony

Well, I got now a new product here (I deleted all the polygons around, so i have a single useable prop of this thing, to look in the mouth (spatula; from google translate) :D

Now I wanna make it flat and then the Node on the middle, how to do it?

I entered the Z rotation which I use on the prop, is that correct?

When I now try to move the green arrows, then does the prop fly away (sometimes it fly away, sometimes not... O_o; for diff props)

Edit: ah okay, it only moves, when the object is not on zero values translated/rotated.

Edit: I think I made it... its not the Tool arrows who moves, its the little white corners who moves to show if the placement is correct.

I used now this:

I can now set the value to memorize the pose also for my figure, but then is the "zero" value -81, is there a way to say its not -81 as default, its 0?

if I would set 0 as default it would jump back, when I set -81 as default it would work, but, I always wanted to know is it possible to replace the value with 0 and Keep in that position? So we have a new 0 pose?

Richard Haseltine

You could just position it flat, export as OBJ, reimport. That will bake any transforms, in effect.

Loony

Oh hmmm okay. Same with meshgrabber? Is the mesh than "baked"? that I can not on accident reset the wanted change?

Loony

I think I am still not 100% skilled with it :(

(I found a other one which I also wanted to correct)