dRigging Tool 1.0
author: didi 25.06.2008
A simple skeleton builder and autorigging tool that builds a fast, animator friendly, bipedal rig.
This rigging tool is based on the abAutoRig tool from brendan ross and is using it as a framework. But there are a different rig and interface and the scripting language is python.
Some features are:
No-Flip IK Knee
Stretchy legs and arms
IK/FK Switch
Reverse foot lock and different types of foot control
Auto-Forearm twist
Spine IK Control
Position joints via a locator based pre-skeleton
Create different characters in the scene
Variable finger number
Remove parts of the rig
Create a character set
Change the naming convention in order to use the skeleton in MotionBuilder and for easy and fast characterization of the character model
Save pre-skeleton to shelf
Install dRigging Tool
Unpack the dRiggingTool folder and put the contents (userSetup.py, dRTRestore.mel, dRiggingTool directory) in the maya scripts directory (../maya/scripts).
If you have allready an userSetup.py file you can add the lines to your existing userSetup.py file.
Start maya. In the command line change the command line to PYTHON by pressing on MEL.
In mayas python command line type dRT(). This launches the application.
Please use the Feature Requests to give me ideas.
Please use the Support Forum if you have any questions or problems.
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