Shapes keys and mesh deform modifier

Support Animation and Rigging
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Hey blendees,
I am in the process of creating a character that has a meshdeformed cage that controls the body of the character, and shape keys that manipulates the face.

However, I ran into an obstacle where the meshdeformed cage is messing up the deformation of my shape keys. In other words, if I pose his face and distort his body (or vice versa), I would get crazy distortions in the face. It may be a hierarchy problem, but I am not sure how to go about fixing it.

Before:

http://content.screencast.com/users/SudoTC/folders/Blender/media/1b0c3326-e0a7-489d-8b21-e64910604339/2012-04-15_1201.png
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After:

http://content.screencast.com/users/SudoTC/folders/Blender/media/89960b22-9b2f-4e43-9cb3-ee1dad034a75/2012-04-15_1202.png
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Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.

  • Ian Swanson
2

have you tried ticking on the “dynamic” flag on the mesh deform modifier? , that should work

3

That did the trick… Thanks! Works seamlessly.

  • Ian Swanson