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3 Rotate the link so the spine's shape follows a noticeable curvature.
4
On the Bends Links rollout, click Twist Individual Mode to activate
it.
5 Select a link in the middle of the spine and rotate it in local X. The
rotation only affects the selected link.
To smooth out a spine using Smooth Twist Mode:
1 Select the bottom link in the biped's spine.
2
On the Bends Links rollout, click Twist Individual Mode to activate
it.
3 Rotate the link 45 degrees in local X.
4 Select and rotate the spine's top link –45 degrees in local X
5
On the Bends Links rollout, click Twist Individual Mode to activate
it.
6 Rotate either the bottom or top spine link. The chain links rotates to
smooth out the orientation difference between the two link extremities.
Adjust the Smoothing Bias control to distribute the chain's rotation
towards the base or top link.
Interface
Bend Links Mode This mode can be used to rotate multiple links of a
chain without having to select all of them beforehand. Bend Links Mode
transfers the rotation of one link to the other links, following a natural
curvature.
NOTE Using Bend Links Mode in Auto Key mode or setting a key after twisting
results in keys on all the links of the selected chain. See
Separate Tracks on page
4380 for further details.
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