In the following procedure, you create a Parent-Child relationship between the Servo arm and Mia’s shoulder.
To connect the extra limb to the character:
NoteThis procedure assumes you have just completed the previous procedure.
See Prepare the scene.
- In the window click the Display menu.
- Choose the mode.
TipTo switch to the mode, click in the window and press
Ctrl-
A until you are in mode.
Pressing Ctrl-A multiple times toggles the mode between mode, mode, and mode.
- In the window, ensure is selected as the current character.
- In the window, change to view.
- In the window, click the menu.
- Choose .
TipTo change to , click the window and press Ctrl-W.
The view does not show all the nodes.
- In the view, right-click to access the view context menu.
- Enable and click .
- Press A to see all the nodes.
Mia’s skeleton node hierarchy () is displayed on the left, Mia’s Control rig node hierarchy () is displayed in the centre, and the Servo arm () node hierarchy is displayed on the right( in the view).
- In the window, pan ( or Shift-drag) and zoom in ( or Ctrl-drag) on the (Servo arm) node hierarchy to the right.
- Click the node.
The contour of the selected node is highlighted in green.
- Switch back to the view.
- In the window, click the menu.
- Choose .
TipPress Ctrl-W to switch back to the view.
- In the window, pan ( or Shift-drag) and zoom in ( or Ctrl-drag) on Mia's right shoulder.
The Servo arm null is highlighted in green, indicating it is selected.
- In the window Toolbar, right-click the Selection mode tool () and choose from the context menu.
NoteTo switch to Parenting mode, you can also use the P keyboard shortcut.
- With the Servo Master null still selected, click the bone.
The bone is highlighted in green as you parent the Servo arm.
The Servo arm is shown parented to Mia's right shoulder.
- Switch view back to (Ctrl-W).
Notice the node is parented to the node.
- Switch view back to (Ctrl-E).
- In the window, select the Servo Control effector and then ensure you are still in mode ().
- Parent the Servo Control effector to Mia’s right shoulder bone.
- Switch back to view to verify the node is parented to the node as shown in the following figure.
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