Releases: mgear-dev/mgear_dist
mGear 3.7.11
Initial support for Maya 2022:
- Only for Win10 and Python2
Please, visit the official installation support thread if you need help installing mGear in Maya 2022 http://forum.mgear-framework.com/t/official-installation-support-help/2119
3.7.11
Enhancements
- mgear_dist: New drag and drop installer [mgear_dist#62]
- Shifter: Extending the CustomShifterStep base class functionality. [shifter#109]
- mGear_core: Added meshNavigation.edgeLoopBetweenVertices [mgear_core#77]
- mGear_core: Added create raycast node function in applyop.py [mgear_core#90]
Bug Fix
- Shifter: Error when joint name start with number [shifter#111]
- mGear_core: Bad IKRot rol reference anim_utils.py [shifter#82]
- mGear_core: Remove compile PyQt ui menu command for Maya 2022 compatibility [shifter#81]
- mGear_core: Knots saved in json file and read if they exist [shifter#76]
- Rigbits: Fix missing import in menu.py [rigbits#68]
- Rigbits: rbf manager, import error catch and cleanup [rigbits#73]
- Rigbits: Fix eyebrow joint orientation [rigbits#72]
- Shifter_EPIC_components: Improve joint placement precision on arm, leg and spine. [shifter_epic_components#20]
- Shifter_EPIC_components: Fixed relation dict value of "knee" in EPIC_leg_01 which causes building failure in certain cases. [shifter_epic_components#19]
mGear 3.7.9
IMPORTANT NOTE: MacOS Catalina has heightened security restrictions on apps and plugins. Run this command in the Terminal, which removes the “quarantine” flag from when it gets downloaded:
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /PATH/TO/THE/MGEAR/SOLVERS/DIRECTORY/
3.7.9
Bug Fix
- Anim Picker: Error when toggling character selector [anim_picker#42]
- Rigbits: RBF manager hotfix, prevents new creation [rigbits#63]
mGear 3.7.8
NEW HOTFIX 3.7.9 AVAILABLE >>> https://github.com/mgear-dev/mgear_dist/releases/tag/3.7.9
IMPORTANT NOTE: MacOS Catalina has heightened security restrictions on apps and plugins. Run this command in the Terminal, which removes the “quarantine” flag from when it gets downloaded:
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /PATH/TO/THE/MGEAR/SOLVERS/DIRECTORY/
3.7.8
New Features
- CFXbits: Xgen IGS boost: New tool to create curve based grooming with xgen interactive grooming splines [cfxbits#1]
- mGear solvers: New matrixConstraint node [mgear_solvers#5]
- mGear_core: Add support for drag n drop of mGear filetypes, .sgt [mgear_core#79]
- mGear_core: Deformer weight IO module [mgear_core#75]
- mgear_dist: Drag and Drop easy installer [mgear_dist#56]
- Shifter: Configurable naming template. [shifter#83]
- Shifter: Joint orientation options. [shifter#73]
- Shifter: Plebes (a tool for rigging character generator characters with mGear). [shifter#96]
- Shifter_EPIC_components: New set of componets specially design for Unreal engine and Games in general.
Enhancements
- mGear_core: General update to add CFXbits required functions [mgear_core#63]
- mGear_core: Skinning mismatch vertex warning should include the name of the object [mgear_core#63]
- Shifter: Add support for #_blade in chain coponents. [shifter#107]
- Shifter: Attributes naming using component short name(instance Name) not component type name. [shifter#95]
- Shifter: IO return shifter rig object for NXT tools integration. [shifter#94]
- simpleRig: Improve automatic hierarchy creation [simpleRig#8]
Bug Fix
- Anim Picker: Create picker improvements [anim_picker#21]
- Anim Picker: Duplicate behavior creates instances [anim_picker#24]
- Anim Picker: Duplicating pickers, spacing issue [anim_picker#22]
- Anim Picker: Fail gracefully when space switch controls are not found [anim_picker#33]
- Anim Picker: save overlay offset when change windows size [anim_picker#19]
- Anim Picker: UI buttons hidden in OSX [anim_picker#34]
- Animbits: Channel Master: Channel Master: Sync with Graph editor. [animbits#54]
- Animbits: Channel Master: sync selected channels in the graph editor. [animbits#55]
- mGear solvers: added in the clamp values for the squash and stretch node [mgear_solvers#6]
- mGear_core: anim_utils: improve IK FK match pole vector calculation [mgear_core#65]
- mGear_core: Attribute module new functions: Make it work with control custom names [mgear_core#62]
- mGear_core: Mirro/flip pose not working with custom names [mgear_core#71]
- mGear_core: Mirror/flip pose fail [mgear_core#70]
- mGear_core: QApplication instance dont have widgetAt method on Maya 2020 [mgear_core#66]
- mGear_core: shifter_classic_components repeatedly added to sys.path [mgear_core#69]
- mGear_core: Stripe pipes from skinCluster names [mgear_core#64]
- mgear_dist: Incorrect grammar in UI [mgear_dist#26]
- mgear_dist: update menus to str command [mgear_dist#53]
- Rigbits: Add attr ctrl tweaks [rigbits#60]
- Rigbits: Add control and tweaks module controls need to create "isCtrl" control tag [rigbits#50]
- Rigbits: Facial rigger is compatible with Shifter's game tools [rigbits#37]
- Rigbits: Mirror controls required target shape to exist [rigbits#56]
- Rigbits: RBF manager mirror with custom names [rigbits#63]
- Shifter: Game tools fix connection issue with new matrix constraint node. [shifter#108]
- Shifter: Game tools is not disconnecting all the connections between rig and model. [shifter#68]
- Shifter: Guide component scale inconsistency at creation time. [shifter#97]
- Shifter: replaces backslashes with forward slashes for Mac OS. [shifter#101]
- Shifter: Set by default Force uniform scaling to ON. [shifter#79]
- Shifter_classic_components: Change on Shifter leg_2jnt_tangent component settings UI [shifter_classic_components#81]
- Shifter_classic_components: Control_01 component space switching with mgear viewport menu [shifter_classic_components#82]
- Shifter_classic_components: Fix for issue "Menu: Ctrl+Shift results in broken shelf items" [shifter_classic_components#87]
WARNING
- mgear_dist: dropping support for Maya 2017 and older [mgear_dist#60]
3.7.0 Beta1
Not production-ready 3.7.0 Beta 1
mGear 3.6.0
IMPORTANT NOTE: MacOS Catalina has heightened security restrictions on apps and plugins. Run this command in the Terminal, which removes the “quarantine” flag from when it gets downloaded:
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /PATH/TO/THE/MGEAR/SOLVERS/DIRECTORY/
3.6.0
New Features
- Shifter_classic_components: chain_spring_lite_stack_master_01: New component [shifter_classic_components#79]
Enhancements
- Anim Picker: Add create picker menu items based on selection [anim_picker#18]
- Anim Picker: Make select controls display more noticeable [anim_picker#16]
- Animbits: Channel Master: Add channels from any section in ChannelBox. [animbits#50]
- Animbits: Channel Master: Auto color options. [animbits#51]
- Animbits: Channel Master: option to configure channel order. [animbits#37]
- Animbits: Channel Master: Turn off real time update on scrubbing. [animbits#51]
- Animbits: Channel Master: Use selected channels for copy/paste keyframes. [animbits#52]
- Animbits: softTweak: add surface fallof option [animbits#53]
- mGear_core: attribute module new functions: get_selected_channels_full_path + collect_attrs [mgear_core#56]
- Shifter: Add Joint Names parameter for customizing joint names in guide settings. [shifter#85]
- Shifter_classic_components: lite_chain_stack_02 component: add blend option to turn off the connection [shifter_classic_components#78]
Bug Fix
- Animbits: Channel Master: Blendshape node channels bug. [animbits#49]
- Shifter: Importing old guides with missing parameters error. [shifter#69]
mGear Hotfix 3.5.1
IMPORTANT NOTE: MacOS Catalina has heightened security restrictions on apps and plugins. Run this command in the Terminal, which removes the “quarantine” flag from when it gets downloaded:
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /PATH/TO/THE/MGEAR/SOLVERS/DIRECTORY/
3.5.1
Bug Fix
- mGear_core: When copy skin, match the skinningMethod as well [mgear_core#55]
- Rigbits: RBF Manager mirror bug with Flex Add_attribute [rigbits#54]
mGear 3.5.0
NOTE: MacOS solvers for Maya 2020 included! :)
IMPORTANT NOTE: MacOS Catalina has heightened security restrictions on apps and plugins. Run this command in the Terminal, which removes the “quarantine” flag from when it gets downloaded:
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /PATH/TO/THE/MGEAR/SOLVERS/DIRECTORY/
3.5.0
New Features
- Animbits: Channel Master [animbits#14]
- Shifter: Auto Fit Guide (Beta preview). [shifter#82]
Enhancements
- Anim Picker: Make select controls display more noticeable [anim_picker#16]
Bug Fix
- Anim Picker: CentOS and windows Maya 2019/2020 TypeErrorr [anim_picker#15]
- mGear_core: dagmenu error when parent switch with keys on and rig with namespace [mgear_core#53]
- mGear_core: Fix loop crash when quering tag childrens [mgear_core#52]
- mGear_core: Fixed path handling in exportSkinPack if it is called with arguments. [mgear_core#37]
- mGear_core: getRootNode doesn't find the root correctly [mgear_core#51]
- mGear_core: Mirror function causes tag attributes to mirror their content [mgear_core#47]
- mGear_core: Parent switch dag menu not working when root node is parented under a non referenced heararchy. [mgear_core#48]
mGear 3.4.0
IMPORTANT NOTE: For the moment Maya 2020 only has the solvers compiled on Windows and Linux. OSX solvers are not available yet
IMPORTANT NOTE 2: MacOS Catalina has heightened security restrictions on apps and plugins. Run this command in the Terminal, which removes the “quarantine” flag from when it gets downloaded:
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /PATH/TO/THE/MGEAR/SOLVERS/DIRECTORY/
3.4.0
New Features
- Anim Picker: New Animation Picker [anim_picker#2]
- mGear_core: mGear viewport menu [mgear_core#38]
- Rigbits: SDK Manager [rigbits#42]
- Shifter_classic_components: SDK manager special component [shifter_classic_components#75]
mGear 3.3.1
Hotfix mgear-dev/rigbits#44
mGear 3.3.0
IMPORTANT NOTE: For the moment Maya 2020 only have the solvers compiled on windows and Linux. OSX are not available yet
Maya 2019 now have solvers for all platforms
This release include all the bugs from 3.2.1
NOTE: the release zip file has been updated to the hotfix release 3.3.1. Just updated here so nobody misses it.
3.3.0
New Features
- Shifter_classic_components: Cable component [shifter_classic_components#73]
- Shifter_classic_components: UI_slider and UI_container component [shifter_classic_components#66]
- Rigbits: New eyebrow Rigger [rigbits#40]
Enhancements
- Shifter_classic_components: Control_01: Expose more space switch options [shifter_classic_components#7]
3.2.1
Enhancements
- Shifter_classic_components: arm_2jnt_04: wrist align and plane normal [shifter_classic_components#58] [shifter_classic_components#59]
- Shifter_classic_components: S_Spine change the relative connections [shifter_classic_components#67]
- mGear_core: Added 2D guide root for Shifter components [mgear_core#36]
- Shifter: Build log window clears instead of reopening. [shifter#74]
Bug Fix
- Shifter: Fixed a guide renaming issue. [shifter#71]
- Shifter: Renamed Connexion to Connection in some places.. [shifter#75]
- Shifter: Renaming components will fail if the names are not unique. [shifter#70]
- Shifter_classic_components: foot_bk_01 component roll_ctrl issue [shifter_classic_components#68]
- Shifter_classic_components: Visual axis reference for control_01 and arm_2jnt_04 is not scaling correctly [shifter_classic_components#57]
- Shifter_classic_components: Fixes building of chain_01 when set to IK only [shifter_classic_components#65]
- Shifter_classic_components: spine_S_shape rename bug [shifter_classic_components#50]
- mGear_core: dag.findComponentChildren2 fails after a rig was built. [mgear_core#32] [mgear_core#35]
- mGear_core: QDragListView ignores drop event on self [mgear_core#34][mgear_core#33]