Puppet

Download ml_puppet.py

Description

Support tools for puppets.

Installation

Copy this file into your maya scripts directory, for example:

C:/Documents and Settings/user/My Documents/maya/scripts/ml_puppet.py

Run the tool in a python shell or shelf button by importing the module, and then calling the primary function:

import ml_puppet
ml_puppet.main()

Usage

Launch the UI to see the options available. Press a button to make a selection or run a command. Right click buttons to create a hotkey for that option. All options are selection-sensitive, so for example if you have two puppets referenced into a scene, and select any part of one of them and run selectControls, it will select all the controls for that puppet only. With nothing selected it will select all controls in the scene. For Fk/Ik switching, select any part of the element you want to switch. So for an arm, you can select the ik hand control, the fk shoulder, the pole vector, and either way it will know to do the switch for that arm.

Requirements

This script requires the ml_utilities module, which can be downloaded here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/morganloomis/ml_tools/master/ml_utilities.py

Installation

Copy this file into your maya scripts directory, for example: C:/Documents and Settings/user/My Documents/maya/scripts/ml_puppet.py Run the tool in a python shell or shelf button by importing the module, and then calling the primary function: import ml_puppet ml_puppet.main()

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