mGear

Shenya is rigged with mGear 3.6 but updated to mGear 3.7.9 for the first release. In Version 2, the rig is again updated to use the latest version 4.0

mGear is required for the rig to work (See Why does animator need mgear installed)

You can download mGear 4.0 at github.

Install mGear

As of mGear 3.7.8, installation is easy as drag and drop.


Rig Features

mGear comes with some handy tools for working with the rig, like:

Hotkeys

You can assign hotkeys to some commands in Maya Hotkey Editor.

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  • M Gear Walk Transform Child Add can be particularly useful for selecting child controls (like hair controls).

Synoptic (for Animators) (WARNING: DEPRECATED, USE ANIM PICKER INSTEAD)

Note that Synoptic is not in development anymore. It is replaced by Anim Picker.

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  • For selecting controls

  • Basic operations

  • Space Switcher (ik/fk switch, etc)

  • Animation transfer IK/FK



Viewport Menus

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After enabling the Viewport Menu from mGear’s menu, you can access it by selecting any mgear control and right click (hold).