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MEL Scripting a Character Rig in Maya Chris Maraffi
Publisher: New Riders

Based on the attribute's value. Luckily for me, creating a script to get this working wasn't complicated at all. Especially the basics of rigging can be overwhelming for inexperienced users and so I thought I'd put together a series of videos to show how to setup a simple but robust character for animation. The reason it didn't have an IK rig And what's the best way to get stuff done easily in Maya? Rigging of characters is accomplished with skeletal structures and animation controls set-up. Line-by-line breakdowns help to demystify complex script In addition to learning about Maya's advanced character effects, The Art of Rigging Volume III includes a chapter dedicated to facial motion capture. For example you have an attribute with two values: IK and FK, and selecting one or the other switches the character rig into IK or FK mode. Originally I intended to make it as short as possible as the advantage with such videos is that you can The series uses some mel scripts to make the rigging process much easier. MEL Scripting a Character Rig in Maya. Learning MEL / Python Scripting in Maya. You really only need to make the blendshapes, and then the scripts he provides plugs it all in for you! This is The best part is that with the CD that comes with the book, he provides you the examples seen in the book, as well as the mel scripts and resources to apply to your own character! To help prospective technical directors learn how to harness the power of Maya's Embedded Language or 'MEL', every chapter in The Art Of Rigging includes full coverage of the creation of a custom script. The main problem I –and I'm pretty sure Tom too- had with animating Gerrit was the fact that the character was not set up with an IK rig. I did a little bit of MEL scripting a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time ago and never anything terribly complicated. This course features advanced scripting utilizing MEL (Maya Embedded Language) primarily for use with particles, dynamics, and expressions. That is to say, putting the bones inside the characters and adding the controls to manipulate them. Http://petershipkov.com - nice scripts and notes on rigging, scroll down to 'tips and tricks' for info on getting influence objects to work right. One of the steps for building a character (in this case with Maya) is to rig them. MEL.Scripting.a.Character.Rig.in.Maya.pdf. Http://www.rigging101.com - free rigged characters, tutorials; http://www.ryerdesign.com/ - more free characters, tuts; http://www.comet-cartoons.com/maya.html - Michael Comet's mel and pose space deformer page, unfortunately you Still, really impressive, and worth a look to see how they implemented their system.