Texture Problem In Referenced Scene

[theelephantfactory]

i'm having a bit of a problem..
i am working on a project that has multiple character scene files that are being referenced into a scene for animation.
but the texture projection for the characters eyes won't seem to move with the character in the referenced scenes. in the character's original scenes, everything works fine. i rotate or translate any joint, and the eye texture is perfect. but in the referenced versions, the texture placement thing always stays in the location it first appears. i've tried parenting the texture placement node to the eye geometry in the character files, but with no luck. extremely frustrating.
does anyone have any ideas of how to fix this?
by the way, the eyes geometry is a nurbs surfaces, if it helps..

[gmask]

what version of maya?

Is the eye geo parented to a joint, contrained or bound?

[theelephantfactory]

the version is maya 7, the eye geometry is bound to an eye joint, which is part of a larger joint hierarchy, the root of which is parented to a master curve node.

[gmask]

Does the eye actually deform?

[theelephantfactory]

no, the eye is a nurbs sphere that only needs to rotate.
the problem is that since the projection is staying in the same spot while the character moves, the eyes end up looking either entirely white or entirely black based on their angle to and distance from the stationary projection placement thing (i've gotta find out what that thing is called).
the geometry itself seems fine.

[gmask]

okay here's the problem... the projection node needs to parented to the same joint as the eye and imo if the eye is not being deformed it should be parented as well. I think what is happening is that the projection node is not going to stick to geometry that is being translated on a CV basis by joints (deformed). Even though the shape of the eye does not appear to be changed the CV's in it are being translated.

I don't know why it works in the unreferenced file but it shouldn't based on what you've told me.

[theelephantfactory]

fantastic! i just tested it on the first character and it worked! thank you so much.. now i just have to go in and do that on nine more characters.