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Can't set a chain length above 255
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Version 2.78

I put a lot of detail into making a realistic snake that I was going to use for a realistic animation, and then I found out the entire project is ruined because of some glitch that won't let me set the Spline IK chain length past 255.

Make any spline IK and try to set the chain length past 255.

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Blobby (Blobbyland) created this task.May 13 2018, 7:31 AM
Blobby (Blobbyland) renamed this task from Can't set a chain limit above 255 to Can't set a chain length above 255.May 13 2018, 7:33 AM
Bastien Montagne (mont29) changed the task status from Unknown Status to Unknown Status.May 13 2018, 2:14 PM
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Yes, we do not support IK chains longer than 255 Not a bug, more like a reasonable limitation. Thanks for the report anyway.

Blobby (Blobbyland) added a comment.EditedMay 14 2018, 9:25 PM

It's clearly not "reasonable" if it ruins an entire planned project. What are people supposed to do if they want a large scene with rope, or chains, or electric cables, or steel cables, or holiday lights, or carnival lights, or a roll of tape, or a roll of tape measure, or yarn or any number of long flexible objects?