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[CoriDavis]

As most of you know, i've been making an animated horse skeleton. I've finished making my walk cycle, but the back legs aren't cooperating.  The bones for the pelvis are at a slant, causing the back legs to curve inward, and in my last frames the back legs cross over each other. How do I fix this "joint problem"?

[lynn22]

Have you set limitations for the movement of each bone ?

Click on a bone in Figure mode and define X, Y and Z direction in degrees (360 degrees = full circle)
like  Min -90 Default 0 Max 90 will give you a quarter circle forward and backward or sideways

[CoriDavis]

yep, I have the limitations set, but the way the pelvis is slanted makes them go the wrong angle. but I could try adding an extra limitation along the Z axis or something that will allow me to curve the bones outward in the direction they're supposed to go.  it'll be an extra step, but it'll fix it for now.

[CoriDavis]

ok, now for some reason, even with the new defining, it's not letting me move it in the new directions, like it's locked, but it's not

[ADSohr]

Use the middle mouse button, that changes the Z direction: http://www.anim8or.com/manual/6_sequence_editor.html#making_a_key_pose

[CoriDavis]

oooh ok. I read the page, I was a bit confused at first because my laptop has no 3rd button

Wow.. I forgot to put "rotate bone" too, I feel stupid now..  

Yay! he walks normally now!