Rigging Help PLS

[Proflooney]

I am doing the digital tutors intro to riggin in maya and trying to rig a horse for a challenge I am doing so I can pose it easier due to the complexity of the pose.

the problem is i select the #(*#&( joint tool and click like they say to place it and it doesnt do a thing. no matter what I try I cant get 1 joint to appear on the canvas. I am in animation and went to skeleton and selected the joint tool like it said to do but it just wont put anything. I been trying for 4 hrs now and am about to throw my head through the monitor. can someone save me from maya suicide lol.

Joe

[ragupasta]

Well ive been using Maya for a couple of years now, and this has never happened to me. Simple as it sounds, have you tried re-booting Maya? Or re-booting your pc even?

[Proflooney]

yes I did. I also tried reimporting a fresh copy. I am wondering if some toggle is accidentaly set in the program thats not letting me. si last night pulled it into max and got it boned at least and today going to add some manipulators so I can pose this critter.

but i went through the tutorials several times incacse I missed something, even tried to fins a reset to original instal button and rebooted puter, program and tried a backup copy of my horse with no luck.

its for my franzetta hc challenge over at cgtalk CGTalk - HMC #26 - Frank Frazetta Tribute- Flashman On The Charge I felt I have learned enough to be slightly dangers so I did my best darkwing duck imitation and said let's get dangerous and jumped in waaay over my head lol.

joe

[Zerflag]

check to see that you're display settings are right. maybe you have joints/bones/chains hidden? a single click should add just what looks like a series of rings (a joint), clicking again will add another joint and draw the "bone" in between the two.

in maya, these are just a visual thing and have no real impact. only the pivot point is considered. this has its ups and its downs... but anyway, i digress.

check your visibility for the viewport.

[Proflooney]

yea all my visuals are on. someone mentioned he only get his to work when he clicks on the grid. the grid is only showing for the top view and i cant seem to get the bones to move after I make them. at least im getting bones now. im using 2011 and ive seen others say they have ing bugs with it too

Joe