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constraint orientations

constraint orientations

2004-03-23       - By Martin Matzeder - electricpuppet

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Doesn't the transform object use quaternionspace, too.

Maritn

Rafe Sacks wrote:

> I could be wrong on this, but I think the constraints use the
> transform object to process the results. You can find it in the
> scripting reference docs.
>
> On a side note, plotting isn't always perfect. You have to be very
> careful of what you give plot.
>
> On another side note, the ori constraint isn't always predictable when
> using compensation. A Pose Constraint with compensation IS though.
>
> -Rafe
>
>
> Carl Callewaert wrote:
>
>>-They are both objects with no parents. So, global or local
>>doesn't matter.
>>
>>-Constraint Orientation, i am interested in the Math behind it.Yes,
>>maybe it is with to do with quaternionsspace?
>>
>>
>>
>>-- --Original Message-- --
>>From: Martin Matzeder - electricpuppet
>>To: XSI@(protected) <mailto:XSI@(protected)>
>>Sent: 3/22/2004 3:23 AM
>>Subject: Re: constraint orientations
>>
>>one thing to add: if You need the same fcurves, they have to share the
>>same parent, but then You can copy the fcurves, if they do not share the
>>
>>same parent, it may help You to set expressions on the euler values (
>>object1.xrot  = object2.xrot)
>>
>>
>>Martin
>>
>>Martin Matzeder - electricpuppet wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Not sure about this, but I guess that the rotations are converted from
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>>Euler to quaternionsspace and then shifted to the contrained object.
>>>So some fcurves can differ but You can not have any problems with
>>>mixing contraints in the mixer.
>>>If I'm wrong please correct me
>>>
>>>cheers Martin
>>>
>>>Carl Callewaert wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Where can I find the math behind constraint orientations?
>>>>I find it really interesting, as the f-curves are not always
>>>>the same if you plot on object that has constraint orientations.
>>>>
>>>>I notice that plotting of an object with constraint orientations is
>>>>not the
>>>>same as plotting the object which has expressions of rx = rx of the
>>>>another
>>>>of object (the same of ry and rz.)
>>>>Can somebody explain the math behind this?
>>>>
>>>>carl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-- --Original Message-- --
>>>>From: Andy Wolf [mailto:xsi@(protected)]
>>>>Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 4:33 PM
>>>>To: XSI@(protected) <mailto:XSI@(protected)>
>>>>Subject: Re: Illustrator CS .eps File Problems
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>There should be an option to save the file as version 7 or 8...
>>>>
>>>>Marc Trzepla wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Logos we get from clients made in Illustrator CS (11?) saved as .eps
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>>files seem to choke XSI - XSI just flat out and out crashes. There
>>>>>isn't a "make okay for older versions" chooser in the saveout
>>>>>dialogue box so we can't even open the files in older Illustrator
>>>>>apps (sigh, the good old days like version 7.0 ... sniff) to save
>>>>>them from there. (File, Save As, .eps ...)
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyone else having a problem with Ill CS .eps files?
>>>>>
>>>>>Any workarounds?
>>>>>
>>>>>marc
>>>>>
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