max fore arm rig issues

monodrobe

hey , I ve made a fore arm twist using wire params in max, but i keep getting an illegal reference. Any one here familar with this stuff? Tried in the tech forums but no replies. I ll post more details if some one thinks they can help

Thanks

KielFiggins

It's been a while since I've used Max.  It sounds like you're trying to connect the rotate from the wrist to it's parent joint.  I don't know how you've set up your bones, but make sure the wrist isn't a child to it.

Hope that helps.

monodrobe

the hand is a child of the forearm, and the twist bone is also a child of the forearm,  the illegeal action happens when you rotate one of the finger bones, a child of the hand bone

PolyHertz

If it's bending the fingers thats causing the error, why do you think the twist bones of the forearm are at fault?

monodrobe

cause when i move the finger the exposed transform on the hand bone breaks, and that is wired into the twist bone. But I see what you re saying. My goal is a twist bone set up but really its the expose transform thats breaking as a result