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Very Important - Hit F5, the Scripts window will pop up on the bottom of the screen. Double-Click CoordSys.
On the bottom right of your view window the letters FPWS will appear, click on W. Hit F5 to get rid of the Scripts window. Do this every time you run Messiah. If you dont do this your bones or nulls will move funkily if they're parented to other bones. Select your mesh, go into setup mode, then into the Effects subtab. Choose the Bone Deform effect and add it your model. | |
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Go back into the File tab and rename "Skeleton" to the name of your character (Shorter the better). My character is a Rent-A-Ninja so I'm renaming it to RAN. Whenever I create an object I'll place RAN_ in the beginning of its name. | |
 | Create a new Null, it will be your master null. Drag everything related to the character under this null. This way if you're dealing with multiple characters you can minimize each character down to a single null and clean up your workspace. | |
 | Under the command tab create a New Variable, call it Name_Commands. Every time you create a new command you'll drag it under this to tidy up. | |