I am testing a new character's movements. When I assign him to do various base motions, his left flank (lower leg) will remain inanimate and stiff while everything else moves. His leg will not bend at the knee. But when I change over to body parts and test just his left leg, it moves correctly. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Any ideas?

I would assume that if it works for one leg then it should work for the other if you did everything the same.
Did you check the pivot points on the sprites for that leg that does not work correctly?

What do you mean when you say "But when I change over to body parts ... it moves correctly"?
Change over from what?

Jeff


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When I select my character and open the Body Puppeteering Panel, there are two profiles or categories. One is called 'Base Motion' which contains the movements such as walk, stroll, threat, brag, etc. The other category is called 'Body Parts'. This category allows me to animate just one part of the body at a time, such as the head, arm, torso, etc.

When I assign my character the walking cycle, his left flank remains inanimate. When I assign my character simply to kick his left leg, it works.

I checked the pivot points, and they seem to be correct.