What is PuppetSoul About?

Here you have the big picture :

• The idea behind PuppetSoul is
  • To be flexible as possible,
  • No pipeline restrictions
  • share the most as possible work across files,
  • Allowing custom scripts/rig
  • Procedural : allows changes of geometry, joints place, whatever
  • Procedural again : allow retakes (rig, skin, Uvs, etc...)
  • Fast for animator
  • Fast for riggers.

Puppet Soul Statements

• The BASE file is the file with joint and skin and custom place. No Puppet Soul Rig. It’s the working file
• Puppet Soul will keep the BASE skeleton structure as much as possible
• There is no human intervention after a Karma (Rig) Creation.
• A Puppet Soul file can be apply to another maya file since the objects name are the same.
• A Puppet Soul file is a mel file, so you can script rig in it.

About the BASE File and Puppet Soul File :

• The BASE file :All the rig work you do take place on a Maya file lighter as possible, with the fow rig as possible. Its the Base

• The puppetSoul file is actually a text file with MEL script instructions. This Mel file can technically be applied on any maya file.

• The user interface just change the Mel file on the fly (like the old Html editor did with internet pages)