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[edit] Child Of Constraint
Mode: Object Mode and Pose Mode
Panel: Object Context → Constraints
Hotkey: F7
[edit] Description
This certain constraint allows for animatable and or multiple parenting relationships. Now on to the buttons!
[edit] Options
- Loc X, Y, and Z
- Each of these options will make the parent affect the location according to that axis.
- Rot X, Y, and Z
- Makes the parent change the specified axis's rotation.
- Scale X, Y, and Z
- Parent affects the scaling on the selected axis.
- Set Offset
- Restores the offset (distance) between the objects before the parent relationship.
- Clear Offset
- This button moves the object back to where the parent sets it.
- Show
- Shows the "Constraints" IPO in the IPO Editor. It will also add a channel for the IPO if there is not already one.
- Key
- This little button sets a keyframe for your work all in a simple click.
[edit] Tips
When creating a new parent relationship using this constraint, it is usually necessary to click the 'Set Offset' button after assigning the parent. This cancels out any unwanted transform from the parent, so that the owner returns to the position + orientation it was in before the constraint was applied. Note that you should apply 'Set Offset' with all other constraints disabled for a particular child-of constraint.
There are also toggles to enable/disable individual transform channels from the parent affecting the owner. In practice, it is usually best to leave them alone, or disable all of the toggles for a particular transform.
[edit] Example
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