these are the instructions i have from my university site, i also have been trying to work from the foundation book 'learning maya 5' (although im using 6.1) each time i can get the skelenton in, add...

sorry i didnt know weather to put this in newbie or here, if its in the wrong place i apologise. ive been trying to bone a character in maya, all has gone well accept when i move the arms its pushing...