QUOTE(racreel @ Dec 13 2006, 08:51 AM)

I just ran into the same problem animating Nick Chopper in 1_04_18a, eyes would close but never reopen using the blink. I went ahead and animated the blinks using the facial controls. I will try your fix next time.
Richard
Blinks can be done either way, the main advantage to using the "Blink" pose is that the eyelids will blink correctly easily from whatever orientation they are already in without having to tweak. The "Blink" pose makes the eyelid bones aim at the blink target (sometimes with an offset) so that they close at a pre-determined height.
Hope that helps, Richard.