Found in the Animation and Rigging menu sets.
Create
- Parent
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Creates a parent constraint.
To open and change the Parent Constraint Options first, select Constrain > Parent >
. See also Create a parent constraint.
- Point
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Creates a point constraint.
To open and change the Point Constraint Options first, select Constrain > Point >
. See also Create point constraints.
- Orient
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Creates an orient constraint.
To open and change the Orient Constraint Options first, select Constrain > Orient >
. See also Create orient constraints.
- Scale
- Creates a scale constraint.
To open and change the Scale Constraint Options first, select Constrain > Scale >
. See also Create scale constraints.
- Aim
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Creates an aim constraint.
To open and change the Aim Constraint Options first, select Constrain > Aim >
. See also Create aim constraints.
- Pole Vector
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Creates a pole vector constraint.
To open and change the Pole Vector Constraint Options first, select Constrain > Pole Vector >
. See also Create a pole vector constraint.
- Motion Paths
- This menu includes the Attach to Motion Path Options, Attach to Motion Path Options, and Flow Path Object Options.
- See also Animate along a motion path.
- Closest Point
- Creates a closest point constraint.
To open and change the Closest Point Constraint Options first, select Constrain > Closest Point >
. See also Closest Point On Options.
- Point on Poly
- Creates a point on poly constraint.
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To open and change the Point on Poly Options first, select Constrain > Point on Poly >
. See also Create Point on Poly constraints.
- Geometry
- Creates a geometry constraint.
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To open and change the Geometry Constraint Options first, select Constrain > Geometry >
. See also Create a geometry constraint.
- Normal
- Creates a normal constraint.
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To open and change the Normal Constraint Options first, select Constrain > Normal >
. See also Create normal constraints.
- Tangent
- Creates a tangent constraint.
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To open and change the Tangent Constraint Options first, select Constrain > Tangent >
. See also Create tangent constraints.
Modify
- Remove Target
- With Remove Target, you can sever the connection between a target object and a constrained object without deleting the constraint node. When you remove a target from a constrained object, it no longer affects the constrained object.
To open and change the Remove Target first, select Constrain > Remove Target >
. See also Remove a target object.
- Set Rest Position
- With Set Rest Position, you can set where in world space your constrained object is positioned when its target weight is 0. Rest position gives you control of the constrained object, rather than relying on the last position of the target objects. Setting the rest position prevents constrained objects from sticking to undesired positions in the scene when their target weights are set to 0.
- For example, a book is point constrained to a character’s hand. When the character places the book on the table, the book’s position on the table is set as its rest position. This prevents the book from popping back to the model’s hands when the weight of the hand changes to 0. The books target (the model’s hand) weight is then set to 0. The hand now no longer influences the book’s position. The character then proceeds to release the book, turn, and walk away from the table. The book does not snap back to the hand because its rest position was set.
- Modify Constrained Axis
- Modify Constrained Axis lets you change which axes of a constrained object are influenced by the target object. Use this feature when you want to modify the axes of a constraint. Modify Constrained Axis can only be used in conjunction with the following constraint types: point, orient, scale, aim and parent.