About the Elbow Actions Pack

This product allows the wearer very precise control of elbow actions. This type of product is often used for making dynamic poses for videos, animated GIFs, avatar pics, as well as by developers for product testing.
This product has a whopping 4128 triggers that you will have to memorize. Haha, only kidding. It's actually very easy to use once you see the system I used for trigger names.
This product is meant to enhance my 254 Arm Triggers product. If you like this product, you should probably get that one too.

Using the Elbow Action Triggers

The triggers all have a prefix, a dash, and then a value. The prefix tells which arm you want to move, and the value tells the arm position, length and speed of the repeated bending animation.

Prefixes:

  • le - Left Elbow
  • re - Right Elbow
Pretty easy so far, right? Now let's see how we get the values...

Elbow Parameters

Elbow Parameters allow you to control the angle, length and speed of the bending motion:
  • Angle - This is the angle of your forearm at the end of a bending action
  • Speed - This controls how fast the motion is, slow to fast
  • Length - This is the overall length of the bend, from short to long motions
So I used this system to make it easier to find exactly how to position the thigh. The triggers are as follows:
le-ASL or re-ASL
Now A, S and L are numbers, corresponding to the amount of angle, speed and length you want. Each one is a single character (described below). Let's look at each of these parameters one at a time.

Angle

The character for angle is from '0' to '9', then 'a' to 'w' (so there are 33 angles). Position 0 is about a 10° angle , while position w is a nearly straight forearm. Here is a graphic to show how the lift digit acts on the triggers:

Speed

The digit for speed is from 0 to 9, then A to F (yielding 16 speeds). Speed 0 is takes about 6 seconds for a very slow bend, while speed F is maniacally fast. For shorter lengths, this can be used for interesting effects. 😈

Length

The digit for length is from 1 to 4 (therefore 4 lengths). Position 1 is about a 5° arc, while Position 4 is a 20° arc.
It just takes a little patience, practice and experimentation to get the perfect elbow animation. I hope you enjoy this product!