https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/how-do-i-have-a-dummy-linked-for-only-part-of-the-animation/m-p/10244868#M17438 <P>Link Constraint:</P><P><A href="https://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-9A7DA1AC-4DC2-4225-82E8-37F7FF2BAA14" target="_blank">3ds Max 2022 Help | Link Constraint | Autodesk</A></P> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:19:22 GMT Anonymous 2021-04-16T16:19:22Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/how-do-i-have-a-dummy-linked-for-only-part-of-the-animation/m-p/10244853#M17437 <P>I need to show a crane picking up an object and setting it down.&nbsp; I have a dummy on the crane hook.&nbsp; I need the crate picked up to follow the hook and then when it's set down the link is absolved.&nbsp; I can't find a way to have the link to the dummy shut off when it's set down and activated when it's picked up.&nbsp; I can set "Don't Affect Children" but how do I set this for just part of the animation?&nbsp; The problem I'm having is the crane swings, it's really difficult to get the x/y values to match the crane hook as it rotates.</P> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:13:20 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/how-do-i-have-a-dummy-linked-for-only-part-of-the-animation/m-p/10244853#M17437 JBEDsol 2021-04-16T16:13:20Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/how-do-i-have-a-dummy-linked-for-only-part-of-the-animation/m-p/10244868#M17438 <P>Link Constraint:</P><P><A href="https://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-9A7DA1AC-4DC2-4225-82E8-37F7FF2BAA14" target="_blank">3ds Max 2022 Help | Link Constraint | Autodesk</A></P> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:19:22 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/how-do-i-have-a-dummy-linked-for-only-part-of-the-animation/m-p/10244868#M17438 Anonymous 2021-04-16T16:19:22Z