custom controllers for bones

[maks]

Usually you use a combination of MoveTo and Align expressions, where you move your controller to the desired position, and then align your bone to that controller. That's the principle.

[stooch]

armatures?

[Layer01]

armatures?

no not armatures, watch maks reel and you'll see what i mean. On almost all his characters he has controllers that the user can grab etc... but they are not armatures (they are there too though)

i havent tried mks suggestion but it sounds like it wil do the trick (i sure it will in fact) but i will when i get the chance :)

[stooch]

hmm after using armatures i really fail to see a superior alternative... but thats just me.

[maks]

Ask Wegg, he hates armatures ;) Personally I think that an armature-only control rig for a body is too confusing, because of the sprite nature of the handles which don't orient with the controlled element and because they always draw in the foreground. I usually rather use them for complemental controls, and for facial rigs.

[SpikeWorx]

Yes, that´s right. But what I like about armatures for full body is that you can easily hide the controllers or groups of controllers all together by a simple click.

@maks: Is there a way to hide normal controller objects by an armature? Manually hiding them every time is time consuming?
A command would do.
Can´t find a command for changing the object drawing mode (maybe I´m just too stupid, but can´t find it :sad: )

That would give me the best of both worlds.

[stooch]

Ask Wegg, he hates armatures ;) Personally I think that an armature-only control rig for a body is too confusing, because of the sprite nature of the handles which don't orient with the controlled element and because they always draw in the foreground. I usually rather use them for complemental controls, and for facial rigs.

thats why i use double click armatures to collapse handles unless i need them...

hey pmg is it possible to use custom 3d shapes instead of armature icons? this would really be the best alternative...

[Suricate]

@maks: Is there a way to hide normal controller objects by an armature? Manually hiding them every time is time consuming?
A command would do.
Can´t find a command for changing the object drawing mode (maybe I´m just too stupid, but can´t find it :sad: )

Mark Wilson did a plug-in for that. It can be found in the Yahoo list in the 'Files' section here (http://f4.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/4D5wQy_heLfB_Awjj1QKuErKHERwwmZfXvvlZMBGk3oA7lY38BZCLjThjkujHO4o4LKfnPpcpFI2sY7DNjTVbyl0VzI2UI4jfh8HPBGbOcc/MW_SetDisplay.zip). The command itself is called 'MW_DisplayMode'.

[SpikeWorx]

Thanks Christopher (and of course Mark Wilson... and Maks for posting it @Yahoo).
That´s what I need ! :thumbsup:

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