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#1

Hi there.

I will share my components. documentation not done but it should work.


mgearneck
mgearneck1057×611 2.89 MB

  • Neck

    • Switchable Head rotation space
    • Neck follows the head’s rotation

  • Spine

    • modified version of spine_ik_02
    • has Non-hierarchical rotation FK
    • can spcify fk/joint positions (useful for workflow that has skeleton convention)

Cheers,
takayoshi

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Spine Joint Realignment
#2

@yamahigashi Thanks for sharing it!!! :smiley:

#3

Hi Takayoshi!

Thank you for sharing those nice components!!!

I tried the neck one and I can’t make the head following anything, not even the neck, self or any other space set in the head reference array. Neck rate does nothing also. Is there anything am I missing out?

Cheers.

#4

ooh!! I found out the issue! Having the Use Exprespy ticked on seems to somehow not built it right, turned off and did work fine! Sorted!! 8-D

Cheers!

#5

Hi Milio,
That option relies on the other plugin called exprespy, python script based node construction kit like SOuP but good at speed https://github.com/ryusas/maya_exprespy
However, “script based node” means for development purpose, its recommended to turn it off. If off, a normal node-based rig will be built.

Thanks for your attention, cheers

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#6

Thanks for this! Just grabbed your latest components & really love the back rig. Seems great!

One question I had for the neck - do you have any plans to add more joints? the default behavior is great in terms of blending between the head & spine, but it would be great to be able to add a few more joints in there to help with the deformations.

Cheers,
Jason

#7

@yamahigashi btw: I am thinking to add your componets in the next release. Is it OK for you?

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#8

@Jason_Schleifer You’re welcome, I have no plans to do so at the moment. but I’ll give it a try if I can find the time to do it.
@Miquel That’s great! Of course OK

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#9

@yamahigashi Hello, I recently downloaded the new connection components on your github, but I found some changes compared to the previous ones. I don’t know how to make mgear’s guide manager read these components correctly.

#10

Hi @fury_Night , I’m not sure where you’re really stumbling, but if you’re going to use my components, I recommend adding my repository path to MAYA_MODULE_PATH environment variable in the Maya.env

  1. clone my repository to where you want (e.g. C:\ymt_components )
  2. Open your Maya.env (e.g. C:\Users\your user name\Documents\maya\2020\Maya.env )
  3. edit to appending the path
MAYA_MODULE_PATH=C:\ymt_components

or if MAYA_MODULE_PATH entry already exists, append path with semicolon ;

MAYA_MODULE_PATH=C:\mgear_dist;C:\ymt_components

If you are unfamiliar with how to use the Maya module or the Maya.env notation, I suggest you look into it first.

http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-8EFB1AC1-ED7D-4099-9EEE-624097872C04
http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-228CCA33-4AFE-4380-8C3D-18D23F7EAC72

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