Squats

A workout: the arms come up straight in front, then the knees bend deep, the hips going back and down and the body leaning in, and up again, round and round, the feet planted where they stand.

Use it in a cartoon Change it in the move maker The pack file (JSON)

What it is for

Squats are for a character working out: in a gym, warming up before a race, a coach showing the class. They go round for as long as they play, so put them on a character for a whole scene.

The principle it shows: weight

A squat reads as effort because the whole body takes part in it. The knees bend, the hips go back, the chest leans in to keep the balance over the feet, and the arms reach out in front as a counterweight. The feet never move, so the weight looks real.

The program, line by line

when it starts
  show the front view
  at the same time:
    — 1:
      glide left leg 0, right leg 0 over 0 s
      glide left leg 0, right leg 0 over 0.4 s
    — 2:
      glide left shin 0, right shin 0 over 0 s
      glide left shin 0, right shin 0 over 0.4 s
    — 3:
      glide left foot 0, right foot 0 over 0 s
      glide left foot 0, right foot 0 over 0.4 s
    — 4:
      glide dy 0 over 0 s
      glide dy 0 over 0.4 s
    — 5:
      glide left arm 0, part:arm:-1~out 0, part:arm:-1~twist 0, right arm 0, part:arm:1~out 0, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0 s
      glide left arm 90, part:arm:-1~out 5, part:arm:-1~twist 0, right arm 90, part:arm:1~out 5, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.4 s (out)
    — 6:
      glide left forearm 8, part:forearm:-1~twist 0, right forearm 8, part:forearm:1~twist 0 over 0 s
      glide left forearm 5, part:forearm:-1~twist 0, right forearm 5, part:forearm:1~twist 0 over 0.4 s (out)
    — 7:
      glide torso 0, part:torso~twist 0, part:torso~tilt 0 over 0 s
      glide torso 0, part:torso~twist 0, part:torso~tilt 0 over 0.4 s
    — 8:
      glide head 0, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 0 s
      glide head 0, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 0.4 s
  forever:
    at the same time:
      — 1:
        glide left leg 0, right leg 0 over 0 s
        glide left leg 62, right leg 62 over 0.6 s (inout)
        glide left leg 0, right leg 0 over 0.6 s (inout)
      — 2:
        glide left shin 0, right shin 0 over 0 s
        glide left shin 124, right shin 124 over 0.6 s (inout)
        glide left shin 0, right shin 0 over 0.6 s (inout)
      — 3:
        glide left foot 0, right foot 0 over 0 s
        glide left foot 62, right foot 62 over 0.6 s (inout)
        glide left foot 0, right foot 0 over 0.6 s (inout)
      — 4:
        glide dy 0 over 0 s
        glide dy 144.375 over 0.6 s (inout)
        glide dy 0 over 0.6 s (inout)
      — 5:
        glide left arm 90, part:arm:-1~out 5, part:arm:-1~twist 0, right arm 90, part:arm:1~out 5, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0 s (out)
        glide left arm 92, part:arm:-1~out 5, part:arm:-1~twist 0, right arm 92, part:arm:1~out 5, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.6 s (inout)
        glide left arm 90, part:arm:-1~out 5, part:arm:-1~twist 0, right arm 90, part:arm:1~out 5, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.6 s (inout)
      — 6:
        glide left forearm 5, part:forearm:-1~twist 0, right forearm 5, part:forearm:1~twist 0 over 0 s (out)
      — 7:
        glide torso 0, part:torso~twist 0, part:torso~tilt 0 over 0 s
        glide torso 28, part:torso~twist 0, part:torso~tilt 0 over 0.6 s (inout)
        glide torso 0, part:torso~twist 0, part:torso~tilt 0 over 0.6 s (inout)
      — 8:
        glide head 0, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 0 s
        glide head -14, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 0.6 s (inout)
        glide head 0, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 0.6 s (inout)

0 s — legs 0, shins 0, feet 0, the body up 0, arms 0 out 0 twist 0, forearms 8 twist 0, torso 0 twist 0 tilt 0, head 0 twist 0 tilt 0.
0.4 s — arms 90 out 5 twist 0, forearms 5 twist 0, legs 0, shins 0, feet 0, the body up 0, torso 0 twist 0 tilt 0, head 0 twist 0 tilt 0.
1 s — legs 62, shins 124, feet 62, the body up -46.2, torso 28 twist 0 tilt 0, head -14 twist 0 tilt 0, arms 92 out 5 twist 0.
1.6 s — legs 0, shins 0, feet 0, the body up 0, torso 0 twist 0 tilt 0, head 0 twist 0 tilt 0, arms 90 out 5 twist 0.

Try this

Lean the body 45 degrees forward at the bottom instead of 28. A deeper hinge at the hips, the way a heavy squat goes.
In the program: ramp · to.part:torso 28 → 45
Lift the chin 28 degrees at the bottom instead of 14. The eyes stay up and ahead, as a coach would say.
In the program: ramp · to.part:head -14 → -28

How it differs from Crouch down

Crouch down goes down once and stays there, leaning in to something small; Squats go down and up again and again.

Works on

The two in the film above, and what the move turns on each: worked out by the build, which plays the move on each body and checks what moves. Nobody types this table.
Who	Moves?	What moves
Sunny (one of the six people)	yes	whole body, body, head, arms, legs
Grump (an animal on four legs)	yes	whole body, turns, body, head, front legs, back legs, tail, ears

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