Pavel Barnev has a new tool that lets you set joint orientation with a click.

There are many banes for a rigging artist within Maya. One common pain is joint orientation. While the process for setting directions on joints in Maya is a straightforward one, it is a tedious and frequently maddening task.

True Joint Orientation Tool.

A new script from Pavel Barnev lets you set joint orientation easily and quickly. The script makes orienting joint chains easy. It also allows you to adapt part of a chain, as well as the ability to treat chains of independent joints. 

The script works with Maya 2015-2020 and focuses on minimum settings for maximum functionality.

Check out the True Joint Orientation Tool for Maya here.