Missing Dynamic Parent shelf tool..?

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Between this and a few other issues I'm having with Houdini today, I think I'm going crazy.

Just need to have an object get picked up by a character's hand, follow said hand, then get placed somewhere else.

I can't find the “dynamic parent” shelf tool! Per the help documentation it should be in either the “modify or animation tab.”
By “tab” I'm assuming shelf..?

Looking at either, it's not there!
… I really hope it's just me and I'm missing something obvious.

I don't think it's the same as the “parent” tool is it?

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Hey The3DStig,

you can use the tab menu to find the dynamic parent tool.

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Thanks! … but I still don't see it… sorry but which section would it be under in the tab menu categories? Do I have to be in CHOP? I've tried searching for it after hitting tab… not there. Is it called something else?

… or have I finally just lost my mind..?

Thanks- I'm still a Houdini newcomer but this seems to be an exceptional display of confusion on my part.

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try inside the Viewport.
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well… color me embarrassed.



Thanks!

EDIT: Did a quick test with some primitives- that's got to be one of the nicest implementations of this sort of thing.
Took a little getting used to, especially coming from Autodesk Land, but that's pretty slick.

Thanks again!
Edited by The3DStig - June 12, 2018 10:31:09

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have a look at the Constraints shelf as well.
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