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Introduction

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This is a script for Daz Studio 1, 2, 3&4 and 4.5 or greater

it lets you rotate something ( usually an arm ) around an arbitrary axis in space

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History

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July 25 2014 12:09 am Released

Jul 26, 2014, 5:08 am Added the "keep target orientation" feature

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Installation

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The zip package is found at the bottom of this page

unzip it in your daz content folder, typically

C:\Program Files\DAZ\Studio\content\

or

C:\Program Files (x86)\DAZ\Studio\content\

once installed, it will appear in your content library, under Studio / Scripts / mcasual

or

C:\Users\Public\Documents\My DAZ 3D Library\

once installed, it will appear in your content library, under My DAZ 3D Library / Scripts / mcasual

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Use

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Select a target node, it can be any node in the scene, example a screw

Select a turning node, usually a figure's shoulder or collar bone

specify a rotation angle

specify which animation frames to process

click the 'doit' button

and it's done

the turning node ( arm ) rotated around the axis going through the shoulder joint and the screw

There is also an option named "maintain target orientation"

this is useful for a case like this

you want to rotate a leg around the thigh-to-foot axis,

but you want to foot to counteract the leg movement

this way the foot stays perfectly still

You should turn off this option if the 'target' node is not affected by the 'turning node' rotation,

since it will create a useless keyframe of the target node.

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License

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by mCasual/Jacques

You can use this software freely for personal or commercial use.

You may not resell, sub-license or rent this software in any way.

You may credit this prop to mCasual/Jacques

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,

INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR

PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE

FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,

ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.