Smart dials. What am I doing wrong?

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renderclips
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Smart dials. What am I doing wrong?

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HI

I'm having a problem with smart dials.
Once I create the bone, constraints, name it. Then I create the action but when I try to select the vector file I want to manipulate the action menu drops out off the menu for the bone and open a new menu for the vector I've just selected.
I've followed a few tutorials but I'm obviously doing something wrong but have no idea what it is.
Can anyone help please?
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Re: Smart dials. What am I doing wrong?

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Hello :)
Make sure that the vector layers are under the bone layer, and that you are on the parent bone layer when creating the action - this should create the action for all child layers.
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Re: Smart dials. What am I doing wrong?

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Thanks for the reply Funks.
I've attached a pic of my layer order. I'm trying to assign the smart dial to the pupils. For this to work, I should move everything that is in the "Rico Front Head" directly under the bone layer?
Just checking before I try it.
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2hhekq8 ... UAXZJMsrao
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Re: Smart dials. What am I doing wrong?

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I must be doing something really wrong.
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When I make the action for the bone the manipulate bone tool is greyed out
Any ideas?
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renderclips wrote:te bone tool is greyed out
Any ideas?
Don't worry. It's normal. Use the Transform Bone tool instead.
The software hides the Manipulate bone tool when you are inside a smart bone action, to avoid rotating any undesired bone with it.
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Thanks Selgin it worked
I'm happy now :-)
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