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programmatically rig a figure

colcurvecolcurve Posts: 162
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is it possible to fully rig a figure, including weightmaps, with any script or generator? 

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  • Catherine3678abCatherine3678ab Posts: 8,394

    colcurve said:

    is it possible to fully rig a figure, including weightmaps, with any script or generator? 

     One click rigging, no. There are some tutorials for sale in the store. It's possible to fully rig a figure in Daz Studio, the more complex a figure the more work that's entailed of course.

  • CHWTCHWT Posts: 1,183

    https://www.daz3d.com/shape-rigger-plus might help a little bit...

    I wish there was a one click solution too, sadly I don't think it's possible yet. But I kind of miss the good old days when we have to think hard to find a solution and work everything from scratch... greater satisfaction when mission accomplished.

  • AscaniaAscania Posts: 1,855

    It is possible with the following caveats: You need to write the script yourself and the script needs to be custom-made for your mesh.

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,302

    If the figure is humanoid you use DAZ Studio's trasfer rig utility and make the adjustments. That is almost all programming with just a few steps by the user. Search on YouTube or in the DAZ 3D store for one of the tutorials on how to do it. The Shape Rigger Plus mentioned earlier can help a lot which some details programmatically to but strictly isn't needed.

    I'm not sure if use can use DAZ's transfer utility to say, transfer DAZ Dog 8 mesh to other quadripeds and such but I don't think so. eg, A horse's bones are different than a dog's, but there is DAZ Big Cat 2, DAZ Horse 2, and other DAZ animals too.

  • colcurvecolcurve Posts: 162

    ascania: is there enough functionality in the daz sdk? i think the daz script did not have enough options.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,535

    rigging is not actually the hard part

    using the transfer utility is pretty straightforward 

    it's finding a redistributable figure as your base that's the issue

    you cannot use any DAZ figure for anything not made for and reliant on said figures 

    except of course for your own use, it cannot be redistributed even for free

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,066

    I was under the impression that the Auto-Rig button was next to the Make Art button... but I can't find it anymore...

    Actually Poser had or has a simple auto rig feature or something like that, but it sucks and doesn't really work the way it's implied... it might only be a rigging helper... either way it's not great.

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