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Chaining Items together?

Dumor3DDumor3D Posts: 1,316
edited December 1969 in Daz Studio Discussion

I want to create a 4 link chain product where a person can keep adding 4 links until they have the chain the length they need. At the moment, my 4 link chain has 4 bones in it. But when I add the second one, I can't find a way to connect it to the end. The 'fit to' utility overlays the first one, connecting 'hip bone' to 'hip bone'. Point to just points one to the other. What I want to do is connect the hip bone of the second instance to the 4th bone of the first instance. Or maybe I need a 5th bone beyond the end, so everything lines up right, but I still can't find a way to 'fit to' anything aside from hip to hip. Is there some other bone I should be using?

The goal is this. Create a poseable chain however long that is needed. And actually, yes, I already have 1 link, 2 link, 4 link, 8 link and 16 link versions, but I want to be able to use these to create like a 25 link version, using 16+8+1 and when I start posing the 16 link version the 8 link and the 1 link follow it.

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  • srieschsriesch Posts: 4,241
    edited December 1969

    I'm not sure I understand correctly, but can you just parent the second segment to the last bone in the first segment? (Scene tab, expand segment#1, click and drag segment#2 to the last node in segment#1)

  • Dumor3DDumor3D Posts: 1,316
    edited December 1969

    Sean! That works! I was trying to do it through the parameters area and never thought to try drag and drop. The result is below. Y is 3 8 link chains not connected but postioned. The E is 2 16 link chains, the S is 2 16 link chains with the last 2 or 3 link hidden and the ! is a 16 link chain with two of the links above the . hidden. Took all of 3 minutes to make this.

    Now, if you would like the product one it is finished, let me know and you've earned a free copy. ;) It is more than just chains.

    yeschain.jpg
    800 x 600 - 19K
  • srieschsriesch Posts: 4,241
    edited December 1969

    Glad to know that was what you needed!

    Sure, why not, I'd be happy to try out the product. Might come in handy.

  • Dumor3DDumor3D Posts: 1,316
    edited December 1969

    Sean Riesch said:
    Glad to know that was what you needed!

    Sure, why not, I'd be happy to try out the product. Might come in handy.

    OK, will do. It might be a while yet as I'm still hitting a snag or few as I move along with it. Those simple stupid things that cause me great delays. But I have dogged determination! I'll PM you a link to it when I have at least a zip file for you.

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