Im not sure what this symbol is........

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# 1 31-03-2008 , 11:27 PM

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Could anyone tell me what these little yellow balls mean? This should be a Joint symbol.....

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# 2 01-04-2008 , 12:18 AM

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hmm.. not sure, but those balls are green. user added image

do you get the same thing if you try to make the joint chain again?

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# 3 01-04-2008 , 01:05 AM

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Do you mean delete it and do it over?

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# 4 01-04-2008 , 02:08 AM

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no.

just try making a joint chain sepaate to your character and see if the same thing happens again - that way you can keep an eye on it and see when the symbol changes and work out what it is.

i don't have too much experience with rigging but it looks like you maybe have something connected to it - maybe an ik perhaps?

but really, if it's not messing you up at the moment then i would just keep working.

by the way - there's some nice scary work on your site jo. user added image

eughhh.... user added image

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# 5 01-04-2008 , 02:42 AM

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I think it's an IK handle as arran suggested.

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# 6 01-04-2008 , 03:27 AM

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Thank you.... I'm going to investigate..... Its a tricky business aye!! ha ha, I think I need to come back to it tomorrow, I have been working with IK handles but all the other joints have avoided the grape's! Thanks for the compliments on my work!!

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# 7 01-04-2008 , 08:44 AM

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Thats the symbol for a cluster?
Symbols inherit the shape node underneath it.

Did you some how parent the shape node to your joint transform, use the comman parent -add -shape cluster1 recently? user added image

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# 8 01-04-2008 , 08:08 PM

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Yes. That symbol is for clusters. How you managed to get it in there without knowing, I have no idea. did you use a pluging or script to set some stuff up?

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