Squidget Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 So I animated a fairly complex limb, of which I need several in my animation. I click and drag a box around the limb to select all the parts, click Edit -> Copy, then Edit -> Paste. From what I understand, this should paste a copy of the limb into the frame, with the same bone structure. Instead, it does nothing. Am I missing something obvious here? Or does Copy + Paste not work in the current version? I'd rather not have to rebuild each limb several times, if I can avoid it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at BrashMonkey Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Hi Squidget, It does not work that way...if its already in the frame it coppies just the x,y, size, and alpha data...so because you're pasting into the frame you coppied from, theres no visible change...it does NOT create "clones" of all the parts... What you need to do is select all you want a copy of in the same frame...like an extra limb, and then hold the control key and clock and drag them...this will clone everything and should keep all relative bones, parenting hierarchy etc. THEN, you can select that new limb, copy it and choose "paste to all frames" and becuase THAT (new) arm is not yet in the other frames, it will paste the new arm to all those other frames...so that it will be in the entire animation. Does that make sense? Cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidget Posted January 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Aha! That's much clearer. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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