Is that stretch normal?

Question

Hi Wayne, I am moving that left widget bone to test and I am seeing a stretch in the leg but I don't see it in your video. Is that normal? If no, how do I fix it?

Answer 1 · 2026-02-02T22:43:33Z

Wayne Dixon replied February 2, 2026 10:43pm

Hi Eugene,
You will notice in the videos that I show 2 slightly different ways to handle the IK limbs. One way detaches, and the other way stops at its extent.

I also show what happens if we add stretching to the DEF bones if they are directly affected by the IK constraint. (they balloon up)
So to work around that, we add a MCH chain that has the IK stretch on it, and then the DEF bones use Stretch-To

You might need to keep watching (or watch again)
Let me know if it still doesn't make sense.

But at the moment, your image looks correct.

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Answer 2 · 2026-02-03T13:00:17Z

replied February 3, 2026 1:00pm

Ok Wayne, thank you! 👍

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