Create Automatic FK Controls for Joints in Maya
Create automatic FK controls for joints in Maya, an intuitive python script with UI to simplify your rig workflow. It’s completely free and you should definetly try it. This script is an upgrate, that has a UI for easely change the type of constrains and also has a slider to adjust the size of the […]
Deleting Unnecessary Keyframes in Maya After Bake Simulation
Deleting unecessary keyframes in Maya after key baking simulation, is a great way to reduce file size from your final FBX(s) format. Which is very important when you are dealing with a lot of animation clips, performance-oriented. And that’s the right approach we have to take, if we were careless in the first place. The […]
Create an FK-IK switch Arm in Maya with Node Editor
Creating an FK-IK switch arm in Maya with the Node Editor is not too complicated approach you can implement for your next character rigging project. In this article, we will demonstrate the FK-IK switch setup for the arm of our character. But make no mistake, the same principle can be applied for other parts of […]
Free smooth skin weights tool in Maya (for fast and better results)
Free smooth skin weights tool in Maya, that you going to love. It really helps with the entire process of skinning in Maya. The tool that will make your life easier, when working in the skinning process in Maya is the brSmoothWeights. The mrSmoothWeights is going basically to help you refine and smooth your skin […]
Combine curves in Maya as one piece through a simple line of MEL script
Combine multiple curves in Maya as one piece is not really a necessary trick, to be honest, but is good to know how you can accomplish it. The use of this tip is more for a cleanup scene than a productive technique. As you work on a project in Maya with a lot of curves […]
Joint splitter mel script tool for Maya (time-saver for rigging)
joint splitter mel script tool for Maya can be very handy in your toolbelt if you working a lot with rigging. It could save you a lot of time. It’s very easy to use and it’s absolutely free. Download the script The creator of this awesome script is Brian Escribano. Another great tool for rigging […]