[Bf-funboard] Copy Transform Constraint needs Offset

[Ajlan Altug]

Hey there Jeffrey and Hadrian :)

Thanx a mil for your replies, I really appreciate it. I guess the Copy
Transforms constraint could really use an offset value. I'm wondering if it
could be a mathematical limitation/issue? Dunno... But thanx for the tip
about the ChildOf constraint, completely overlooked that one... :)

Cheers guys;

AJ


On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 3:45 AM, Hadrien Brissaud <hadriscus at gmail.com>
wrote:

> You're right, the copy transforms constraint does not allow any editing to
> be made on top. Furthermore, the offset Ajlan is talking about can be
> achieved by selecting "local space" in the constraint settings. However,
> child of would not be appropriate in certain cases where you need the child
> to mimic the parent's transforms but not rotate around its parent's pivot,
> which is what would happen with a child of constraint. Anyway there's your
> answer Ajlan !
>
> Hadrien
>
>
> On 18 June 2014 02:22, Jeffrey H <italic.rendezvous at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I agree that there should be an offset checkbox for copy transforms.
> > However, the way it functions is fundamentally different from a parent
> > constraint. A parent constraint is designed to change the child's
> transform
> > space (to take the place of hierarchical parenting), which you can
> offset.
> > However, a copy transform is meant to transfer each attribute from one to
> > the other, not change the space. A ChildOf constraint changes the space.
> If
> > you want to parent constrain, that's the constraint you would use, not
> copy
> > transforms.
> >
> > I'm certainly not opposed to putting that option into copy transforms,
> but
> > if you're looking for similar functionality, ChildOf is the way to go.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 5:08 PM, Hadrien Brissaud <hadriscus at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I think what Ajlan refers to is the "offset" checkbox in copy loc, rot
> > and
> > > scale constraints that is missing from the copy transforms constraint.
> > > That's right, it's weird when you think of it. You can achieve this by
> > > having three constraints (copyloc, copyrot, copyscale) but that's
> > > unnecessarily clunky.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 18 June 2014 00:50, Jeffrey H <italic.rendezvous at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > A parent constraint is equivalent to the ChildOf constraint. It's
> > similar
> > > > in function, but you can key the child object in addition to the
> > > > constraint, which is useful for animation.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 4:37 AM, Ajlan Altug <
> > ajlanaltug at genesys-da.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The title says it all... It's kinda sad to see that the most
> > constraint
> > > > > rich 3DCC application such as Blender lacks a ctrl to offset
> > > constrainee
> > > > > values on the "Copy Transforms" constraint. I'm trying to
> > > > > "parent-constrain" one object to the other and the lack of an
> offset
> > > > > parameter, either through an XYZ slider set or a single Boolean is
> > > > killing
> > > > > me... :(
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers;
> > > > >
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Ajlan Altug
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