Hi Robert, There are a couple of ways to do this one but here is the easiest. Duplicate the object the arm grabs but don't move it. (now there is object 1 and object 2) At the 4 second mark, where the arm grabs it, parent object 2 like you have before. However, now go back to the start of your animation and un-check visibility for object 2. Back at the four second mark, you do the old switcheroo - uncheck visibility for object 1 and re-check visibility for object 2. (this should occur in successive frames so you don't get any weird shading aritfacts) Hope this helps. Mark