Auto-Rig Quadruped

[7Losses]

Where can I find more information about the quadruped rig in Houdini 15.5?
Simple things like, adjusting number of toes/tail segments/spine segments.  Even basic things like simply positioning the seem troublesome!

Using the universal manipulator on some nodes reveals translate and manipulate handles but positioning with translate seems a bit off (can translate in x/y/z but not on a single axis.)

Edit:
Interesting, it looks like the small scale is causing problems for some reason.  If Setting the scale to 0.003 (The model is a small cat) the translate handles don't work. At 0.004 they work.  Is this just an issue with my computer?

Edited August 22, 2016 by 7Losses

[michael]

it's the scale - 0.003 is 3 millimeters - I find it difficult to imagine why your cat is this small.

Houdini has a cutoff on it's handles that disregards these tiny numbers.

so a few things

1 - don't use the current auto rigs - the rig you'll get isn't one that you'll want use.

2 - scale your cat up a bit and just scale the rig tools down a bit - then when you've built the rig you can scale it as you need.

 

[7Losses]

Hmmm that's strange!

Here is a standard size box next to the cat.  The shelf box comes in at 1x1x1 Meter correct?

Could you explain what you mean by "don't use current auto rigs"?  The only rig I can find is the auto quadruped rig.

[michael]

oh sorry - you mean you have to scale the auto rigs to 0.003, yeah that's no good.

the rigs that the current auto rigs produce are not, IMO, production rigs - they are slow and difficult to use/edit

[7Losses]

Any suggestions for learning quadruped rigs in Houdini?  Are there any updates planned for H16?

[michael]

the only real difference with quadrupeds is the back leg.

and yes there are updates planned for h16