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.
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.
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.
For selecting controls
Basic operations
Space Switcher (ik/fk switch, etc)
Animation transfer IK/FK