maya-rigging

name	maya-rigging
description	Authoring stage — character / prop rigging: joints, IK, skin clusters, deformers, blend shapes, control curves, skin weights, constraints, and optional rig framework detection. Use when constructing rigs. Not for keyframe animation (maya-animation), pose libraries (maya-pose-library), or final scene assembly (maya-scene-assembly).
license	MIT
allowed-tools	Bash Read
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maya-rigging (Authoring stage)

Joint hierarchies, IK handles, constraints, skin clusters, skin-weight transfer, deformers, blend shapes, optional rig framework detection, and control curves. Seventeen scripts cover the typical rigging loop.

Optional Frameworks

Use detect_rig_frameworks before relying on optional packages such as mGear, AdvancedSkeleton, MGTools, Go Skinning, Skin Magic, SI Weight Editor, or MetaHuman-style DNA tools. Built-in rigging tools remain the default path; optional frameworks are only used when detection reports available=true.