Edy Susanto shows off his freely availaibe es_ToolPackS for Softimage which is a collection of tools geared towards the rigging process with:

  • es_ApplySkinOp: Store current geometry state to UserDataBlob and apply es_SkinOp to the input object.
  • es_ConnectSubD:Drive subdivided mesh with lower resolution mesh. The driven hi res mesh is the Catmul-Clark subdivision version on the driving mesh. This is mainly for deformation and speed purpose so it won’t update extra information like UV or cluster.
  • es_CreateEye: Create an Eyeball geometry with es_EyeballOp assigned. Also create a Custom property for easier control.
  • es_CreateOrderedMesh: Create an ordered polygon mesh from the selected geometry points. Only works for clean quad topology, means no tris, star, pole, etc.
  • es_Create3BLeg: A demonstration script about how to create a simple 3B leg setup from guide and call es_LinkThigh Command.
  • es_LinkThigh: Link and setup provided leg elements. Apply the es_ThighOp and adjust the operator parameters value.
  • es_RelativePose: Constraint object transform locally by reading the driving object transform relative to refeerence root object. Reference root object doen’t necessarily the direct parent of the driving object.

es_ToolPackS 1.2.0 from Edy Susanto on Vimeo.

es_EyeballOp v.2.1 from Edy Susanto on Vimeo.

For More information and download on es_ToolPackS check out the page at Edy Susanto’s site here.