Math for adding attachments to an animated mesh

Hi, So I have an attachment (say an arm shield) that I need to attach to an animated mesh (say offset from the wrist). The attach point is specified in model space according to the mesh's base pose. While the mesh is animating, I need to determine the model space's position and orientation of the attach point. My thought is to determine the relative offset and orientation of the attachment according to some bone (in model space). Then during the animation, I use the bone's model space position and orientation to come up with my attach point's model space position and orientation. Questions: #1. Coming up with my offsets according to the reference pose. Is the initial relative offset: attachPosition - RefPoseBonePosition? Is the relative orientation: Inverse(RefPoseBoneOrientation) * attachOrientation? #2. To determine my attachment's model space position and orientation, I should just multiply my attachment's relative offset by the model space bone matrix. Correct? #3. If I'm supplied a position and orientation, is it correct to just plug these straight into a matrix to create the proper transform? #4. I'm somewhat limited by the functions available to me, but is there other ways to do this? Is the reference pose even needed for what I'm trying to do? Thanks, - U edit: I was confusing two different approaches I was trying. I updated my 2nd question, so its just one approach now. [Edited by - Unfadable on October 24, 2009 11:45:13 AM]