Rig Model Update (Rigging Automation Demonstration)
In this video we demonstrate a rig model update tool. The tool extracts model information into JSON format, and runs several comparison methods. The comparison methods use the spatial information of the vertices, bounding boxes, and other data to map split pieces of geometry in the new model to the old rigged model. The constraints and skin weights are re applied to the new model in the same way they were applied to the original model. The rig is restored without manual work.
This is a solution for model updates in a rigging pipeline when reference replace fails due to model name, and hierarchy changes.