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[#1130] Constraints locked on linked armatures

Date:
2004-04-07 18:57
Priority:
3
State:
Closed
Submitted by:
Dominic Agoro-Ombaka (dmao)
Assigned to:
Martin Poirier (theeth)
Group:
current SVN version
Resolution:
Fixed
Category:
Tools
 
Summary:
Constraints locked on linked armatures
Detailed description
Constraint data on linked Armature Data (as in Shift+F1
Link from another .blend) is incorrectly linked to the
armature instead of the action.

Basically what this means is you can't edit the
constraints inside a linked Armature, for example use
the same armature but turn on/off or add an IK solver
depending on the scene.

To reproduce:

1) Create an Armature and save the file.
2) Create a new file and link the just-saved Armature
Object (as in Library.blend > Objects > Armature) into
the scene
4) Create a NEW Armature
5) Link the new Armature to the Armature Data of the
linked one.
6) try to add a constraint to the new armature! =)

All versions starting with 2.30 will stop you saying
"ERROR: Can't edit library data", whereas any version
up to 2.28 allows it.

Funny thing is, you can add and animate a constraint on
a linked Armature in 2.28, open it up in 2.3+ and be
able to move the keyframes for it in the Action window.

You can't actually edit the constraint's IPO in 2.3+
however, but if the IPO was pinned back in 2.28, it can
be edited just like any other IPO.

I've uploaded a zip with blend files of the above
steps. Please place the blend files in c:\blender so
the library can be accessed correctly.

Finally, my system:
Windows 2000 Pro SP4
Geforce 3 ti200 64mb

Tested with:
Blender 2.28, 2.30, 2.32, and Bf-Blender build from
April 5, 2004

thanks!

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Attached Files:

Name Date Download
Linked_Armature_Constraint_Bug.zip 2004-04-07 18:57 Download

Changes:

Field Old Value Date By
close_date2004-04-11 15:522004-04-13 00:58dmao
ResolutionInvestigate2004-04-11 15:52ton
close_dateNone2004-04-11 15:52ton
status_idOpen2004-04-11 15:52ton
ResolutionNew2004-04-07 20:21ton
assigned_tonone2004-04-07 20:21ton
File Added183: Linked_Armature_Constraint_Bug.zip2004-04-07 18:57dmao