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[doug-hines]

Ok, I have moved on to my next character in my short.

To make this rig viable, i need to place a spline IK between 1 and 2 (see image)
When attempting to apply a spline IK, maya spits out the following:

Error: The selected items must be from the same skeletal chain.

Help?
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notes: 1 is the neck. 2 is the base of the tail. the yellow joint is the root.

[failure]

Isn't it obvious? You can't have an ik chain that spans thru two joint chains. Rearange your skeleton so the 2 is parented to root joint. That way you'll have continuous single chain from 1 to 2.

[doug-hines]

thank you for the help. i rerooted the skeleton with the root above the back legs and it works smoothly now