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Subject: tricky figure animation
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Hi everyone,

I've got a really tricky (to me anyhow) situation where I have to animate
some figures which are in a style similar to the international symbols
figures. On the face of it, it sounds really simply but if you take a look
at this short test you'll see what the problem is:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/d2iet07vk0muozu/Figure.mp4?dl=0

The animated figure show's how I've solved it whilst the static figure on
the right is the character style I need to achieve and the frame in the
lower left is the overall style.

Basically the figure consists of black outlines, not solid black fill. It's
all fine until the arms (for example) cross in front of the body. I've come
up with a solution but once the whole thing gets rigged for character
animation it's going to start turning into a bit of a pain, especially
given that there are different characters, different angles etc.

I've uploaded a copy of the project if you're interested in taking a look
to see if you can come up with a more elegant and more streamlined
solution:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sl7cdssn2uu87n7/AAA_Xkib9VQhbc48kHlSU4yja?dl=0


As ever, any advice will be hugely appreciated and you'll be saving a
fellow animator from too many hours without sleep (and Westworld).

Thanks very much

Jarret

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>I&#39;ve got a really tric=
ky (to me anyhow) situation where I have to animate some figures which are =
in a style similar to the international symbols figures. On the face of it,=
 it sounds really simply but if you take a look at this short test you&#39;=
ll see what the problem is:</div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0 0 0 40px;bor=
der:none;padding:0px"><div><a href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/s/d2iet07vk0m=
uozu/Figure.mp4?dl=3D0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/d2iet07vk0muozu/Figure.mp=
4?dl=3D0</a>=C2=A0</div></blockquote><div>The animated figure show&#39;s ho=
w I&#39;ve solved it whilst the static figure on the right is the character=
 style I need to achieve and the frame in the lower left is the overall sty=
le.</div><div><br></div><div>Basically the figure consists of black outline=
s, not solid black fill. It&#39;s all fine until the arms (for example) cro=
ss in front of the body. I&#39;ve come up with a solution but once the whol=
e thing gets rigged for character animation it&#39;s going to start turning=
 into a bit of a pain, especially given that there are different characters=
, different angles etc.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;ve uploaded a =
copy of the project if you&#39;re interested in taking a look to see if you=
 can come up with a more elegant and more streamlined solution:=C2=A0</div>=
<blockquote style=3D"margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><a hre=
f=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sl7cdssn2uu87n7/AAA_Xkib9VQhbc48kHlSU4yja?d=
l=3D0">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sl7cdssn2uu87n7/AAA_Xkib9VQhbc48kHlSU4yja=
?dl=3D0</a></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>As ever, any advice will =
be hugely appreciated and you&#39;ll be saving a fellow animator from too m=
any hours without sleep (and Westworld).</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks ve=
ry much</div><div><br></div><div>Jarret</div></div>

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