We’re excited to announce mGear 5.2, bringing powerful new features to the open-source rigging framework for Autodesk Maya.
Highlights:
Blueprint Guides — Define standardized rig settings shared across multiple characters with per-component override support. Perfect for studio-wide pipeline standardization.
Custom Steps UI 2.0 — Complete overhaul with drag & drop, collapsible sections, custom step groups, JSON config I/O, and pre-built templates for common tasks.
Guide Explorer & Guide Tools — New intuitive interface for navigating and managing complex rig hierarchies.
xPlorer — A fresh alternative to Maya’s Outliner, inspired by Softimage XSI, Cinema 4D, and Blender.
Plus improvements to Eye Rigger, SDK Manager, RBF Manager, HumanIK Mapper, spring components, build performance, and comprehensive new documentation.
A huge thank you to all contributors who submitted PRs for this release — your work makes mGear better for everyone! 
- GitHub Download: https://github.com/mgear-dev/mgear/releases
- Documentation: Welcome to mGear: Rigging Framework for Autodesk Maya — mGear: Rigging Framework 4.0.3 documentation
- Full Release Log: Release Log — mGear: Rigging Framework 4.0.3 documentation
