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The order of selection is important. You want to shift-select the items
that will be the child nodes first, and then shift-select the item that will
be the parent node last.
6 In the main menu, select Edit > Parent (Hotkey p).
In the Hypergraph, IKHandle and ArmControl are now child nodes for
the SwivelBase node in the skeleton hierarchy.
7 In the Hypergraph, select only SwivelBase.
8 Using the Channel Box, set Rotate Y for SwivelBase to 45.
When SwivelBase is rotated, the mechanical arm rotates because of its
relationship within the hierarchy.
9 Reset the Rotate Y value for SwivelBase back to 0.
Finally, you want to limit how far Arm Control can translate away from the
base of the model so the arm does not extend to a fully straightened position.
To determine the settings for the translation limits you need to examine the
position of the mechanical arm in various positions while simultaneously
viewing the translation values in the Channel Box.
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