Rigging_Tools_Chains_Connect_Bone_Chains - Diffeomorphic/import_daz GitHub Wiki

Connect Bone Chains

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  • Selected: Connect selected bones.
  • Arms: Connect arm bones.
  • Legs: Connect leg bones.
  • Spine: Connect spine bones.
  • Neck: Connect neck bones.
  • Fingers: Connect finger bones.
  • Toes: Connect toe bones.
  • Tongue: Connect tongue bones.
  • Location: Where to connect parent and child bone.
    • Child Head, Connect at the head of the child bone.
    • Parent Tail, Connect at the tail of the parent bone.
    • Center, Connect at the midpoint between the parent tail and child head.
  • Unlock Last Bone: Remove location locks of the last bone in each chain for use as Auto self target.
  • Align Last Bone: Make last bone in each chain parallel to the second last one.

Here we have connected the neck, spine and legs.

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If the Selected option is enabled, the other options are not available.

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Connecting chains can also be useful for other types of figures. Here is a hair rig where all bones in the chains have been selected with the Select Chains tool. This illustrates what the Align Last Bone option does.

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