Maya Python tool to automate spline IK joint chain setup on two given joints.

• Automatic stretchy spine setup (with volume-preserving squash and stretch)
• Automatic cluster controls setup (with adjustable joint chain length along spline)
• Option to automate joint chain setup (up to 100 joints) or use existing joints

• Place wy_splinify.py and wy_splinifyUI.py in your Maya Scripts folder, found in:

  • Windows: C:\Users\<Your-Username>\Documents\maya\<20xx>\scripts
  • OSX: /Users/<Your-Username>/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/<20xx>/scripts
  • Linux: /home/<Your-Username>/maya/<20xx>/scripts

• Restart/open Maya, then open the Script Editor by:

  • Going to Windows > General Editors > Script Editor

    or

  • Left-clicking the {;} icon at the bottom-right of your Maya window

• Copy/paste and run the following code in your Script Editor:

   import wy_splinifyUI
   reload (wy_splinifyUI)
   wy_splinifyUI.splinifyUI()
  

  to launch the Splinify tool UI.

• (Extra) Save the UI launch code to a shelf button:

  • Go to File > Save Script to Shelf in the Script Editor
  • Type in a name for the button (e.g. "Splinify"), and hit OK
  • Splinify should now be saved as a button in your shelf.

Technologies: Maya, Python

Developer: Wayne Yip

Contact: yipw@usc.edu