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PKD Rigging System is available to download from here. Build your rigs in a freeform manner, where you can create your rig organically in a Hierarchical structure. No preset templates or predetermined steps allows you to create from simple rigs to complex asymmetrical quadrapeds. The entire rig system is broken down into 4 simple categories of body parts which can be quickly customised via a selection based interactive UI
PKD Rig system offers a complete body and face rigging solution. The face setup works along with your blendshapes and helps them push the your characters expression.
Also included is a Dynamic Right Click Menu which generates relevant animation tools (FK/Ik, space switching) based on the type of selected control
Some other features are
- Three Type of Spine Setup
- Two types of Pole Vector
- User Error Checking such as keeping unique names
- Separate Control and Skin System
- Locator based templates allows quick placement of joints
- Set your own joint orientation
- Bone based squash and stretch along with Bendy Arms
- Dynamic tail option
- Easily build asymmetrical rig
- And many many more.......
A video preview of both the Body and Face Rig can be found on my Character TD Reel (after the 25 sec mark) Character TD Reel
Free for Commercial and Personal Use SUPPORT:
The Rig system comes with both a written and Video documentation. I recommend setting aside atleast an hour to study and watch the helpfiles carefully, for both the Rig and Face setup.
Here are the links to the Video Documentation
Part 1 (Quicktime)
Part 2 (Quicktime)
Face (Quicktime)
Part 1 (Vimeo)
Part 2 (Vimeo)
Face (Vimeo) FEEDBACK:
Flick me an email about bugs, suggestions etc. The most requested features would definitely be put on the next version. Donations would also be greatly appreciated
CHANGELOG:
Version 1.2
25-Jan-2011
-Changed hotkey for right click menu to simpler combination. Alt+"x"+RightClick. This can be changed to your custom hotkey in the hotkey editor, however the new hotkey must include the "Alt" key as one of the combination. You can find the hotkey under "User Marking Menu" in your hotkey editor. To remap the hotkey combination, simple type in installPKD in the command line.
-Added option of "Select All Controls" in the right click menu, in addition to existing "Select Body Part Controls"
-Minor improvement on rig hierarchy
Version 1.1
19-Jan-2011
-Fixed General error with first joint of spine and it's relation with it's descendants
-Fixed Divine Spine issues.
-Fixed major bug on the finger body type during rig construction
-Made the script compatible with Maya 2011. Although the UI is not aesthetically pleasing, it is functional. Maya 2011 introduced a lot of UI changes, so would research later on how to make it look better.
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CUSTOMISATION:
Feel free to contact me, in case you want to customize the PKD Rig System to fit into your production environment. Customization is billable, and a flat bid estimate will be provided before the work begins.
DISCLAIMER & USER AGREEMENT:
PKD Rig System ©2011 Pritish Dogra All rights reserved.
Author reserves the right to make modifications or improvements to PKD Rig System at any time and without notice.
THE SHORT FORM:
Use at your own risk.
THE LONG FORM:
This software is provided as-is. Use it at your own risk. In no event will the developer be liable to you for any special damages, including any lost profits, lost savings or consequential or incidental damages resulting from the use of this software, even if the developer have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
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