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1. [Maya & Unity] Constrained Mesh Animation Problems

   

   Topic by SuperSparkplug · Aug 2015 · Home› Technical Talk

   Hi there, This is more of a Unity problem but I will need to work with this in Maya to solve it. Basically I have a rigged character with a hat, belt pouches, and a gun guided by various parent constraints. I also have an animation where the character draws his gun from his holster and aims, which is done with keyed parent…

2. Re: [Maya & Unity] Constrained Mesh Animation Problems

   

   Reply by Eric Chadwick · Aug 2015 · Home› Technical Talk

   Usually items like this (guns, hats, accessories, anything swappable by the player) are constrained in the game engine using attachment points. In Maya, the items would not be linked to the model in any way, except temporarily for judging the animation. In Unity, create an empty game object, link it to the hand bone, and…