recently i have created a character and now i am in the final stages of rigging, the only problem I am having at the moment is his feet. he has 3 toes in the front an one in the back (like a bird talon). my problem is that i cant seem to get the toe in the back to work. I can set up its envelopes perfectly to cover the mesh the way i want but then when i put my character in walk mode the back toe goes to the front of the foot completely messing up the mesh. there has to be a way to keep the back toe in the back can someone help me?

Intel Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz
Windows Ultimate 64 bit
ATI Radeon 5900 Series
3DS Max 2011

Images of the problem would help a lot as I don’t have a clue how this character is rigged.

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I’m guessing that you are using a Bibed rig. When you make a Footstep walk cycle, the back toe flips to face forward, yes?
Add another animation layer to the bibed, rotate the toe back to where it should be, and set a key to hold it there. It may not animate correctly, bending the right way as the foot rolls on the ground.
Or just have the three front bibed toes, and make some custom bones for the back toe and link them to the bibed foot bone.

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Hey Penn how do i save a still so i can send you some images of my rig and character to give you a better idea of what I’m talking about?

Intel Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz
Windows Ultimate 64 bit
ATI Radeon 5900 Series
3DS Max 2011

To get a screen grab, press the Print Screen key, that copies the screen image to the clipboard. Then patste it into a paint application, crop it if need be, save it.
When writing a post, use the Browse button after attachments, to find the image file.

what if I don’t have a print screen key?

Intel Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz
Windows Ultimate 64 bit
ATI Radeon 5900 Series
3DS Max 2011

what if I don’t have a print screen key?

It’s usually in the top right area of the keyboard, to the right of F12. It may be labeled “Prt Scn”.

I’m using a new macbook laptop (unfortunately) so I have no print screen button

Intel Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz
Windows Ultimate 64 bit
ATI Radeon 5900 Series
3DS Max 2011

Thanks a lot ill try it soon, im leaving for a a day or two so ill get you these images soon. By the way my rig is a biped/custom, its all biped but I had to add a bone or two to get it to work the way i wanted. You’ll see soon enough.

Intel Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz
Windows Ultimate 64 bit
ATI Radeon 5900 Series
3DS Max 2011

The first picture is what the foot skeleton should look like normally, the second pic is when i put him in walk mode...then the back toe moves to the front of the foot for some reason.

Intel Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz
Windows Ultimate 64 bit
ATI Radeon 5900 Series
3DS Max 2011

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hold on i cant get the pictures into the thread for some reason…

Intel Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz
Windows Ultimate 64 bit
ATI Radeon 5900 Series
3DS Max 2011