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Welcome to the *"Rigging isn't Scary" Course - Level 3*.
This is free blender rigging tutorial.
In this video we'll organize the rig since it's getting fairly complex.
Do NOT skip this step! :)
It also includes a special technique that makes our rig not only easier to understand but also easier to weight paint, and easier to export to game engines.

*Script mentioned in the video (Use at your own risk! May not work! Batteries not included!)*
#----START: DO NOT COPY THIS LINE---
import bpy

#if your rig is not called "Armature" change the rig_name
rig_name = 'Armature'

#a variable that will store the names of all selected bones
sel_bones = []

#get the bones data of the rig
#IMPORTANT: in Blender 4.0~4.5 replace "pose" with "data" in the line below
bones = bpy.data.objects[rig_name].pose.bones


#store the names of all selected bones into sel_bones
for bone in bones:
if bone.select == True:
sel_bones.append(bone.name)

#get the pose bones data of the rig (necessary for setting the constraints below)
pose_bones = bpy.data.objects[rig_name].pose.bones

#set the COPY_TRANSFORMS constraint on all selected bones
for bone_name in sel_bones:
current_bone = pose_bones[bone_name]
constraint = current_bone.constraints.new('COPY_TRANSFORMS')
constraint.target = bpy.data.objects[rig_name]
#the subtarget (Bone field) is set to the name of the bone itself
#but exluding the first 4 letters. This way we remove the "DEF-" prefix
constraint.subtarget = current_bone.name[4:]
#----END: DO NOT COPY THIS LINE---

0:00 Intro
1:19 Identify Deform Bones
4:54 Check Bone Names
5:47 Duplicate Deform Bones
8:52 Set Copy Transforms
14:10 Benefits
16:30 DEF Bones Hierarchy Explained
18:10 Parenting the DEF Bones
21:56 Parenting Test
23:40 Major Bone Types
24:21 DEF Names Check
25:08 Separate Controls and MCH
28:59 "Connective" Bones Check
31:38 MCH Bone Names
32:59 Controls Collections
37:10 Controls Sub-Collections
38:27 MCH Sub-Collections
42:21 Append Widgets
44:38 Bone Shape Orientations
49:10 Override Transform
50:55 Bone Shapes (Continued)
58:02 Selected & Acticve Bone Colors
1:01:38 DEF VS Controls

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