The Copy Bone control copies the Transform data or any component(s) of it - Translation, Rotation, amd/or Scale - from one bone to another.
Below, we use the Apply a Percentage of Rotation node to drive one of the small packs on the character's left side. We then use the Copy Bone node to take the rotation from that pack and add apply it to the second pack so both packs rotate and move in the same manner. The packs on the character's left side have no Skeletal Controls applied to them, which is why they appear static and do not generate movement like the packs on the character's left.
The Copy Bone Skeletal Control takes the specified Transform from one bone and copies it to another bone. Be cautious when selecting the checkboxes for Transform. For instance, if you enable copying Location, the Target Bone will move to the Location of the specified Source Bone.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Copy | |
| Target Bone | Name of the target bone to copy the Transform to. |
| Source Bone | Name of the source bone to get the Transform from. |
| Pin | Description |
|---|---|
| Input Pins | |
| Copy Translation | A bool specifying whether to copy the Translation component of the source bone's Transform. |
| Copy Rotation | A bool specifying whether to copy the Rotation component of the source bone's Transform. |
| Copy Scale | A bool specifying whether to copy the Scale component of the source bone's Transform. |
Copy Bone nodes are also affected by the LOD Threshold system introduced in 4.11. You can find the setting for this in the Details Panel for the Copy Bone node.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| LOD Threshold | This is the max Level of Detail (LOD) that this node is permitted to run on. For example: if you have LOD Threshold set to 2, it will run until LOD 2, but disable itself once the component's LOD becomes 3. |