dpAutoRigSystem

What dpAutoRigSystem is

dpAutoRigSystem is a free, open-source automatic rigging system for Maya, implemented as a Python script. Its modular, multilingual, object-oriented architecture lets users combine parts to build rigs. The documented workflow starts with guides used as blueprints, then parents them, configures rig attributes, adjusts controller shapes, skins the model, and cleans up and publishes it for animation. A rebuilding feature can update a rig when needed. Skinning tools create skinCluster nodes and add or remove joint influences on selected geometry. Users can copy skin weights using closest-point or UV-space methods, and export or import those weights as JSON files. To install it, place the dpAutoRigSystem folder in Maya's scripts directory or another MAYA_PATH, then launch it with Python in Maya's Script Editor. The project was created to help users make rigs themselves. It is GPL-2.0 licensed; the maintainers invite questions and suggestions and link to a wiki for documentation.