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A page to collect all the links to auto-rigging toolsets, skinning workflows and basic tips for rigging.
Advanced Skeleton
Get the tool: https://www.animationstudios.com.au/advanced-skeleton
Adv. Skel. - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdvancedSkeleton
Adv. Skel. - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdvancedSkeleton/videos
Adv. Skel - Rigging Blaze (Part 1)
Adv. Skel - Rigging Blaze (Part 2)
Adv. Skel - Rigging Sam (older toolset)
Paul Wollenzien: https://vimeo.com/465027935/e2dd755792
My CG Tutor - https://youtu.be/LEaVIvWPa9w
Animator Artist Life - 5 part series on using Advanced Skeleton
Part 1: Prep & Clean Model - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0W7cT2DUDY&t=40s
Part 2: Joint Placement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bqg6nhlSo
Part 3: Painting Skin Weights - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IoI4-ZOInc
Part 4: Face Rig - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCPBbn_QlOc
Part 5: Finalizing the Rig - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozfSLq1oaUg
+ additional tutorials
Slider joints - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf9i5HUixrk
Adv. Skel in UE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkamYIBPCUE
UV Layout
Headus UVLayout tool for Maya - try for free
Painting Skin Weights
Maya's Basic Documentation - Autodesk
Basic skinning in Maya 2017 - by FaexEditing
AntCGI - Rigging series, painting skin weights - Part 9 of a larger rigging series
Rigging for Beginners - by Monica. Shows using the component editor. Slow but precise
Some tips for painting skin weights in Maya - bindpose.com
Awesome Pro Tips here - by Kiel Figgins
Maya Weight Painting Tutorial (The Inside-out method) - by Daniel Arata. Crazy fast and simple.
NgTools - A plugin for Maya that adds better functionality to skin weight painting
Adding MoCap to an Advanced Skeleton Rig by Jeremy Dilks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=517&v=fVa83WBRPDY&feature=youtu.be
and... Dave's class teaches him the same thing:
https://youtu.be/zvkhOqf7iCY