2D Rig Animation sorting problem in a map

Hi all,

Sorry if there is any grammar problems, I'm not a native English speaker.

I've got a problem in managing sorting order for a rig 2D animated character in a map with buildings. It should look like this,

But sometimes it shows like this:

Some parts are hidden behind the building. I changed the sorting orders of all the parts to ZERO and modified the Z position of them carefully, but this broke the animation:
Correct animation:

Wrong animation:

The left arm is hiding behind the body.

Is there anyway to manage the animated character's sorting order in a map with buildings without breaking the animation?
I'm working in Unity2012.2.8f1c1, BTW.

Thanks in advance.

 

Hey,

Instead of changing the sorting order of each sprite object, add a Sorting Group component to the parent. This will keep the character's sorting order correct, but will treat the character like a single sprite in relation to the rest of the world, so you won't get issues where parts of the character are obscured.

Hopefully I explained that in a way that makes sense. If anything is unclear, please let me know.

 

Nice, it totally fixes the issue, thanks a lot!