unfortunatly that is not my problem : ), i have my IK set up and they work fine..my problem is that they do not follow the root, and i cant parent them to the root...because that breaks the whole thing, so now i have to animate the root, then translate the IK on the legs so they keep up with the root, its not a fun thing to do and i know there must be an easier way..once again if anyone knows of a good way to set this up please let me know...ive been watching the rigging tutorial and following along with my own character but up to this point that problem has not been addressed..it works fine when the character stays in the same place. anyway, once again if anyone has any ideas please let me know : )