WIP: Joint rotation limits
Added 2023-10-17 09:04:38 +0000 UTCInspired by the Contortionist plugin which recently added configurable limits for the pectoral joint angle, I realized it makes complete sense to be able to control the vertical and horizontal joint rotation limits in Naturalis.
These are added as new physics parameters:
The first beta will have these set up just so you can adjust them and save their values with the plugin, without needing to use Contortionist separately.
Weight, spring and angle targets seem to be the main factors that determine the angle that the joint reaches naturally due to gravity, and the limit should be set to values just beyond that "natural resting angle". This is something I will automate later on. Firstly, that gives larger breasts an increased range of movement. Secondly it should prevent the joint from swinging freely in extreme angles that don't make sense for a given size and softness value, which should improve realism a little bit in those extreme angles that you might get in fast paced animations, for example.
Additionally it could make sense to dynamically adjust the limits with changes in pose since pose affects spring, weight (custom gravity force), angle targets as well as breast/glute shape.
