How to scale an object's shape & motion with the same contr

[asianastroboy]

Hi all,

I want to scale a control bone to scale a sphere's size AND reduce the distance or time it takes to travel in a line.

I've done the first part by linking the bone's scale to the object by using the View>Animation> Parameter Connection Editor



But I don't know how to link the scaling of the bone to the timing or position of the last keyframe in the Action Clip/ Time Warp?



I need to find where, in relation to the last keyframe's position/ timing values, I can right-click and select Link with

Any guided help would be hugely appreciated as I have to reapply this principle to a Volume Deform on a full walking character later this week :S

Thanks a bunch!

[Boris]

do you can select and drop small green box (near) of clip on to small green box scale of sphere ? clip's expression = scal's expression !? or that to you not need?! I know exactly, will help you expression ! http://download.autodesk.com/global/doc ... userguide/

[asianastroboy]

Hi Boris,

Thanks for your help. If there is no way to link the Action Clip/ Time Warp through the Parameter Connection Editor I shall have to use the Expression Editor as you suggested, however I have never used it before.

I think the expression I need to work out is roughly:

last key's frame number = last key frame number * (scaler bone's SCALY rescaled value / scaler bone's SCALY neutral pose value)

I am not sure yet, which aspects are objects and parameters or where I can identify them, but do you think that expression sounds valid?

Thanks again

[Boris]

Hi Boris,

Thanks for your help. If there is no way to link the Action Clip/ Time Warp through the Parameter Connection Editor I shall have to use the Expression Editor as you suggested, however I have never used it before.

I think the expression I need to work out is roughly:

last key's frame number = last key frame number * (scaler bone's SCALY rescaled value / scaler bone's SCALY neutral pose value)

I am not sure yet, which aspects are objects and parameters or where I can identify them, but do you think that expression sounds valid?

Thanks again

I am Sorry , but I hurried with the proposal.later will appear my free time I will try to do something.

[asianastroboy]

Hi Boris,

I found that the Mixer> Action Clip> Time Properties> Time Control> Time Reference had a Scale field that I linked to the control bone's ScalY

Thanks for your time. I learned how to use the Expression Editor a little, thanks to you!

[Boris]

I don `t know what is going on but for some reason it does not work even though I know it's easy, every time I start to do something about all my thoughts disappear.