Simple vexing mesh problem

[terzaerian]

I've got an annoying little problem - I'm trying to edit a mesh for the Bone Hawk Amulet from Dawnguard to sit up a little higher on the character than it does normally - currently most of the amulet is clipping through the armor mesh so only the skull is visible. The only problem is I can't find for the life of me which setting changes its height - logically it's the Z-axis, because when I open the mesh in Nifskope and tweak a Z-axis connected to the mesh's shape, it pops up higher; but when I look at it in-game it remains in its usual place. Is there something I'm missing?

[Hanaisse]

Are you moving it in the correct branch? You'll need to edit the Z of the NiTriShape (not NiTriShapeData), and then APPLY the transformation.

[terzaerian]

Yes, I did pick out the NiTriShape branch - I did something similar before with the Giant Club where I resized it and tweaked its position so that it would be normal size and held normally by a humanoid. For whatever reason, though, the necklace isn't playing along.

[Hanaisse]

Not the same thing. The amulet is skinned.

 

I also just remembered skinned meshes cannot be transformed in NifSkope. You'll need a 3D modeling program to move it's location.

[terzaerian]

I figured it'd be something like that. Blast, I don't have much experience with this sort of thing outside NifSkope and Doga.